I am grateful for the convening of this meeting and take this opportunity to recognize the exceptional work of Ambassador Sylvie Lucas, Chair of the intergovernmental negotiations at the previous session. I also wish to congratulate Romanian Ambassador Jinga and Tunisian Ambassador Khiari on their d…
Argentina wishes to express its gratitude to Ambassador Choi Kyonglim, President of the Human Rights Council, for his presence today in the General Assembly and welcomes the report (A/71/53) on the activities of the Council over the past year.
First of all, we would like to point out that we believ…
At the outset, the Republic of Argentina would like to thank the President of the International Criminal Court, our own Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, for the report on the Court’s activities contained in document A/71/342. I am also grateful for the presentation of the Secretary-General’s reports en…
At the outset, I wish to welcome the presence of Cuba’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, and to thank him for his very detailed statement.
Argentina fully aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of Thailand on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and b…
First, I would like to thank the Russian Federation for the invitation to take part in this important open debate on women and peace and security on the sixteenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), which Argentina supported as a non-permanent member of the Council in 2000.
The m…
I would like to begin by congratulating the Russian Federation on having assumed the presidency of the Security Council for October and by thanking it for the invitation to take part in the open debate on a topic that is so important for the international community — the situation in the Middle East…
Allow me, at the outset, to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I also welcome the presence and briefing, via video teleconference, by Ms. Sandra Honoré, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Haiti. I also thank her and her team for their work and commitment. We also…
The Republic of Argentina joined the consensus on resolution 70/304, entitled “Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution”. In doing so, Argentina reaffirms its strong commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the …
We thank President Lykketoft and the countries that asked for the convening of this debate, which gives us the opportunity to discuss a challenge whose solution is essential to the future of peacekeeping missions and the image of the United Nations in general.
Argentina expresses its ongoing and ti…
First of all, I want to thank the delegation of Malaysia for convening this open debate.
The United Nations, and the Security Council in particular, has repeatedly stressed that the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction poses a threat to international peace and security. The Council sent a c…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Malaysian delegation, through you, Sir, for the initiative in convening this open debate and for the concept note (S/2016/662, annex) circulated to inspire our interventions. We also thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Zerrougui and Mr. Lake for their briefings.…
Argentina welcomes the adoption of resolution 70/295, entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support”. We support that strategy aimed at resolving the major challenges currently facing the African continent, such as the need for African count…
I wish to thank Japan for convening this open debate on
the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the adoption of presidential note S/2006/507, the first note of the President of the Security Council on the working methods of the Council. I also wish to express my country’s appreciation for Japan’s …
At the outset, I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the progress of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (A/70/826) and the President of the General Assembly for having convened this fifth review, which I have had the honour to co-facilitate with my colleagu…
I wish to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International development of France, His Excellency Mr. Jean-Marc Ayrault, for having convened this high-level open debate on an issue to which Argentina attaches a great deal of importance in its capacity as a country contributing troops and poli…
The Argentine Republic is strongly committed to the respect for and promotion and protection of all human rights. Our Constitution recognizes health as an essential right that must be guaranteed for all its citizens, without exclusions. Argentina is convinced that the global commitment to ending the…
I deliver this explanation of position on behalf of the following Member States: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greec…
I wish to thank France for having organized this open debate of the Security Council on such an important topic for the international community. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Bangura, Ms. Giammarinaro and Ms. Davis, who provided briefings this morning.
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For Arge…
I would first like to thank the Egyptian presidency for the invitation to participate in today’s open debate on an issue of such importance to the international community. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General for his statement earlier and all the briefers for theirs.
Argentina co…
The Argentine delegation is taking the floor in this debate to express its approbation of today’s joint adoption by the Security Council and the General Assembly of substantively the same resolution on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture (resolutions 2282 (2016) and 70/262, r…
