Argentina would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for presenting her fifth report pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011).
The problematic and much-discussed question of peace and justice is one that the international community has faced many tim…
I should like to join the other members of the Security Council in welcoming Minister Leonid Kozhara and congratulating him on his assumption of the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I also thank him for his briefing on the priorities that his country ha…
I will try to be brief, since my positions coincide with a number of the suggestions made by my colleagues. I would like to thank Rwanda for having organized this meeting on the work of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), and the Chair of the PBC and Mr. Abulkalam Abdul Momen of Bangladesh for their…
I would like at the outset to thank Under-Secretary- General Feltman for his briefing and for his reflections. I wish also to thank the Permanent Representative of Israel, who was here with us in the Chamber until just a few minutes ago, and the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine for their…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for having organized this open debate and for your presence here, which shows your commitment to this issue. I would also welcome the statements by the Secretary-General and his Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Bangura. We welcome…
I would like to note your presence here today, Madam President, and to warmly welcome you among us. I would also like to welcome the presence of Mr. Elliot Ohin, Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Togo. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and Ambassado…
I wish to extend a special welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and la Francophonie of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Argentina joined the consensus on resolution 2098 (2013) for three main reasons.
The first reason is the concern among the international commun…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his latest report (S/2013/72) on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his detailed presentation of that report. We welcome …
I would like to begin by welcoming the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nigel Fisher, and thanking him for his informative briefing and presentation of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2013/139). At a time when we are focusing on his work at the helm of the United Nations…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and his recent report on the situation in Afghanistan (S/2013/133). I should also like to thank Ambassador Tanin for his important contribution. I should also like to recognize the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-Ge…
As a woman in politics, I have learned that we must not merely interpret leaders’ ideas. What we must do is freely choose to take them up as shining lights before us — lights in the darkness of mediocrity, indifference and forgetfulness. Out of respect and affection, and for the sake of consistency,…
At the outset, we congratulate Ambassador Gary Quinlan on assuming the chairmanship of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) and thank him for presenting the quarterly report on the work of that subsidiary organ. We also acknowledge his committed and transparent work.
During …
At the outset, I would like to convey our most heartfelt condolences to the family and to the people and Government of the sisterly Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the death of their President, Hugo Chávez Frías. The ideals of solidarity with the continent that he
embodied are an inspiration fo…
On 1 February, the countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) officially joined the launch of the International Year of Quinoa, and we asserted that quinoa played an important role in ensuring food and nutrition security, which we need and deserve. On that occasion, we…
I would like to thank you for convening this meeting, Mr. President, and to thank the High Representative
for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, Baroness Catherine Ashton, for her briefing.
The Republic of Argentina welcomes cooperation between the United Nations and region…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I also commend you for having convened this important open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. As in every open debate on the subject, Argentina reiterates that the Se…
We thank Pakistan for organizing this open debate on an issue that Argentina, as a country that has contributed troops and police to United Nations operations since 1958, deems of particular importance, We currently have more than 1,000 personnel participating in the armed and security forces of sev…
At the outset, Argentina wishes to express its sincere
condolences to the people and Government of Pakistan and to the families of victims of the recent terrorist attacks in that country.
I congratulate Pakistan on having assumed this month’s presidency of the Security Council and on the effective…
I am very grateful to the delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco for convening today’s open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General and the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh, Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for their statements.
As we said in our statement in the most recent…
It is an honour for me once again to introduce to the General Assembly a draft resolution on the White Helmets initiative (A/67/L.32). Against a backdrop in which global economic and financial difficulties are affecting international humanitarian cooperation, the effects of climate change are ever m…
