At the outset allow me to congratulate you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. I would also like to thank you for convening this open debate to consider the work of the sanctions Committees whose activities are related to the fight against terro…
I wish at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having given us the opportunity to participate in this meeting to discuss the present situation and the challenges facing the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in the light of the most recent report of the Secretary-General…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this plenary meeting — at the initiative of the Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, which we commend and thank — on the issue of living in harmony with nature. There is no doubt that this meeting will allow for a fruitful…
At the outset, Argentina associates itself with the statements made by the representatives of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and of Chile on behalf of the Rio Group.
As we approach the time for the final assessment of the excellent intentions that the international community held at t…
On behalf of a interregional group of countries made up of Austria, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Pakistan and the Argentine Republic, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/64/L.27,
entitled “Institutionalization of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force”.
F…
Since the Assembly adopted resolution 49/139 B in 1994, during its forty-ninth session, the White Helmets Initiative is this month finishing its fifteenth year. as part of the United Nations system. I should like to express our satisfaction with the work that has been done in the United Nations duri…
Argentina joined the consensus to adopt resolution 64/72 on sustainable fisheries. Nevertheless, we would like once again to point out that none of the recommendations contained in the resolution should be interpreted as meaning that the provisions of the Agreement for the Implementation of the Prov…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the delegations of Brazil and Argentina in connection with agenda item 15, “The situation in the Middle East”. I wish in particular to explain the votes of our delegations with regard to resolution 64/21, entitled “The Syrian Golan”, which the General Assembly…
We should like to express our views on the annual report of the Security Council (A/64/2) and then address the status of the reform process of that body. We thank the delegation of Uganda for the consultations it convened on this subject and the briefings it organized for the report’s submission dur…
Argentina expresses its appreciation and gratitude to Mr. Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court, for introducing the Court’s report to the United Nations, contained in document A/64/356. My country once again highlights the contributions of the International Criminal Court to…
I would first of all like to speak about the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). In that regard, we welcome the important progress made by the Commission in the two years that it has been operational, as indicated in the report of the Secretary-General contained in docume…
At the outset, I would like to convey to the Assembly the greetings of our President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Argentina is very happy to join in this gathering as we commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development, which offers an important…
First of all, I wish to note that my delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Uruguay on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti. I would also like to congratulate you, Madam, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for September and to …
My delegation is grateful for the convening of this meeting, which we deem to be timely and appropriate. Implementing the responsibility to protect demands careful and detailed debate, and we believe that the General Assembly is the right place for such a discussion.
Argentina welcomes the report p…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. The delegation of Argentina wishes first of all to express its support for the statements made by the Permanent Representative of Mexico on behalf of the Rio Group and by the Permanent Representative of Chile on behalf of the Union of…
My delegation would like to align itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Mexico, who spoke on behalf of the Rio Group. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General for the report presented on the progress and challenges of the implementation
of the commitments agreed…
Argentina joined consensus on draft resolution A/63/L.43, on fisheries. However, we wish to indicate once again that none of the recommendations of that resolution can be interpreted as meaning that the provisions of the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Conven…
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is one of the international instruments with major economic, strategic and political implications. Its provisions constitute a delicate balance of rights and duties of States which emerged after nine years of negotiations and as such it must be pre…
We thank the representative of Costa Rica, who holds the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November, for presenting the annual report of the Security Council, contained in document A/63/2.
As we can see from the report, the Security Council had another year of intense activity, in…
Argentina understands and shares the concern of the small island developing States and other countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. In that respect, my country has always
promoted appropriate treatment of that particular vulnerability.
However, as we h…
