The first tribute we have to pay is to the victims, the public servants who rushed to their aid and the intergovernmental and civil-society humanitarian organizations that demonstrated, in tragic circumstances, that the best response to both the sorrows and hopes of humankind is cooperating, extendi…
I would like to thank Special Representative
of the Secretary-General Sandra Honoré for presenting the report (S/2016/225) of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). We acknowledge her work and the results achieved, which are contributing to strengthe…
First of all, we welcome the invitation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, acting in its capacity as President of the Security Council, to participate in this
important open debate on “Post-conflict peacebuilding: review of the peacebuilding architecture”. We also welcome the statements made …
First, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for the
invitation to participate in this open debate, which is on an issue of such great importance to the international community, as well as to congratulate the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on its presidency of the Security Council for the m…
First of all, I would like to congratulate the Republic of Uruguay on its accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. I am grateful for the invitation to participate in today’s open debate on an issue of such importance for the international community — the situatio…
I should like at the outset to congratulate Uruguay on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January and to say how pleased we are to see Uruguay in the Council once again. Mr. President, based on your country’s diplomatic skill and experience, we are convinced th…
Argentina has joined the consensus on the adoption of resolution 70/226 owing to the importance it attaches to the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and seas and their resources. We also value the constructive spirit with which the negotiations were on the resolution were carried out. H…
My delegation aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/70/PV.76) and by the representative of Ecuador on behalf of the Community
of Latin American and Caribbean States (see A/70/ PV.77).
I would like to begin by than…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/70/L.27, entitled “Participation of volunteers, ‘White Helmets’, in the activities of the United Nations in the field of humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and technical cooperation for development”.
The White Helmets initiative celebrates 21 years…
Argentina welcomes the adoption of resolution 70/76, which seeks to preserve and safeguard the historic and cultural heritage of States. In particular, we would like to thank the delegation of Greece for conducting the negotiations.
The cultural heritage of a State is a clear and unequivocal testam…
First of all, allow me to thank the two coordinators, Ambassador Eden Charles of Trinidad and Tobago and Ms. Alice Revell of New Zealand, for having conducted the negotiations on the draft resolutions (A/70/L.19 and A/70/L.22) before the General Assembly today. I would also like to acknowledge the p…
We wish to speak in explanation of position on resolution 70/75, on sustainable fisheries.
Argentina joined the consensus on the resolution. However, we wish to inform the Assembly once again that none of the recommendations in the resolution can be interpreted to mean that the provisions of the Ag…
My country wishes to refer to “The situation in the Middle East” and “Question of Palestine”, agenda items 37 and 38, respectively. They deal with issues that Argentina is following, and historically has followed, with great concern.
It has been 68 years since the adoption of resolution 181 (II), w…
Last year the number of people displaced due to conflict and persecution reached 60 million, its highest level since the Second World War. Of that total, 21 million people were forced to seek refuge or asylum in host countries. More than 38 million men, women and children were displaced internally, …
Argentina would like to express its appreciation of and support for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its thanks for the Agency’s annual report for 2014 (see A/70/219). Argentina believes that the Agency plays a very important role in international cooperation for scientific and tech…
At the outset, I wish to express condolences, both personally and on behalf of my country, to the families, the people and the Governments of France and Lebanon for the victims of terrorist attacks in the past week. The problem of terrorism and its solution deserves an urgent and broad-based debate …
At the outset, I should like to express the particular satisfaction of the Argentine Republic upon receiving this first report (see A/70/350) of the new President of the Court, our compatriot Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, as well as to warmly congratulate her on her election. I should also like to e…
At the outset, we would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening the Assembly to exchange ideas with regard to the implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations and the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly.
The General Assembly is the most representa…
Allow me at the outset to express our gratitude for the convening of this meeting.
Argentina aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group (see A/70/PV.43).
I wish to take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Courtenay Rattray, fa…
At the outset, allow me to commend the work being done at the United Nations by the Group of Friends of Sport for Development and Peace, which aims to promote sports as a means for promoting citizenship and friendship. We also commend the expected adoption of draft resolution A/70/L.3, which was spo…