US walks out on France at UN meeting to protest human rights criticism
US diplomats briefly walked out of a UN Security Council meeting while France was speaking, after France criticised the Trump administration’s human rights record. The incident highlights a sharper public dispute between two close allies and wider strains between Washington and European governments over security and multilateral institutions.
The row followed the UN General Assembly’s 144–10 vote to reappoint human rights chief Volker Türk for four years; the US opposed the decision while France supported it. France’s UN mission said the US had become isolated on human rights, while US deputy ambassador Dan Negrea accused France of condescension; France’s ambassador did not directly address the walkout.
- US diplomats walked out during France’s UN remarks.
- The dispute followed Volker Türk’s reappointment.
- The episode exposed wider US-European tensions.
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