Here’s why US walked out on France at UN meeting

US diplomats walked out of a United Nations Security Council meeting on Monday while their French counterparts were speaking. This action protested French criticism regarding the US human rights record. Tensions rose after France’s UN Mission in Geneva criticized the US for voting against the reappointment of Volker Türk, the body’s high commissioner of human rights. The walkout occurred amid these diplomatic frictions, reflecting the strained relationship between the two countries over human rights issues at the UN.