I am honoured to introduce draft resolution A/58/L.12 on behalf of the African and Latin American member
States of the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic, which are the following: Benin, Brazil, Cape Verde, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Demo…
I have the honour of addressing this General Assembly on behalf of my Government on the occasion of our consideration of agenda item 40. In this respect, my delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his report in document A/58/320 on the “White Helmets” initiative, which has been so favou…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate, which enables non- members of the Security Council to express their views on the continuing deterioration of the situation in the Middle East, which poses great danger to the security of the region.
As the majority of r…
This debate is taking place at a critical moment for the Organization. Confidence in the capacity of the United Nations to resolve the most serious global problems has been weakened and damaged.
The international community is facing a number of difficult issues regarding the future of the multilate…
The events of the past year call into question the commitment made in the Millennium Declaration to share responsibility in tackling the threats against international peace and security by recourse to the multilateral tool embodied by this Organization.
That has led to deep division within the inte…
Mr. President, I should like at the outset to congratulate you and sincerely to thank you for having convened this debate.
The rule of law is a system in which the law provides a standard common to all individuals. The rule of law and justice legitimize the actions of Governments, securing dignity,…
I have come to this Assembly to convey, on behalf of President Néstor Kirchner, his satisfaction that Argentina has made convincing progress towards the targets agreed to in the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and is involved in joint activities with the other countries of the region, developi…
I wish at the outset to thank you, Madame President, for having convened this open debate on the priority item of the combat against terrorism and in particular the Al Qaeda organization.
It is particularly appropriate for this meeting to take place under your presidency. Spain has amply demonstrat…
I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency. I would also like to extend my congratulations in connection with the national day of the Russian Federation, a country for which I have particular affection, nourished during the years when I had the honour of representing…
I am grateful to the League of Arab States and the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries for requesting this open debate at a moment of such importance and seriousness, and to you, Mr. President, for convening the meeting without delay.
The position of my country has been clearly stated in three previo…
The Argentine Republic associates itself with the statement made by Peru on behalf of the Rio Group. We are grateful for this opportunity to continue the debate on international terrorism, which the foreign ministers of countries members of the Security Council began on 20 January. In Colombia, Indo…
First of all, I want to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate. I also wish to thank the delegation of South Africa for having requested this meeting.
I believe we should ask ourselves why we are gathered here once again today to deal with the question of Iraq. The answer is simp…
First, I believe we must thank you, Sir, for the efforts that you have made in the attempt to find a solution to this troublesome and disagreeable situation in which we find ourselves, and of which you, Sir, the General Assembly and all Member States are the victims.
I think we are at a point at wh…
I should like to endorse what has been said by the representative of Antigua and Barbuda, the Chairman of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.
Speaking on behalf of my own delegation, let me point out that I do not believe that I have said at any time that I was challenging the decisio…
Allow me at the outset to express to you, in your capacity as President, my sympathy, appreciation and respect, in the context of the unfortunate situation facing the General Assembly, the Member States and you yourself, for reasons beyond your control.
We are in a situation in which a nullificatio…
The Argentine Republic is very pleased to be participating in this commemoration. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has been a source of benefits and challenges for Argentina. The establishment of its sovereign rights over the natural resources in its exclusive economic zo…
The principal goal of the draft resolution that is to be introduced in due course before the General Assembly, and which my country intends to co-sponsor, will not be solely to conclude today the United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage. Rather — and especially — it will be to invite Member States …
In the last year, the situation in the Middle East has continued to deteriorate dramatically. As a result of the spiral of violence, vengeance and reprisal that began in September 2000, almost 2,000 Palestinians and more than 600 Israelis have been killed, and thousands more from both communities in…
At the outset, the delegation of Argentina wishes to express its highest appreciation to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations agencies and other members of the humanitarian community for their work in the humanitarian field under the guidance of the prin…
Bearing in mind the suggested time limit on statements, and notwithstanding the great importance of cooperation between the United Nations and each of the 19 entities we are considering under this agenda item, I shall on this occasion confine my comments to cooperation with the Organization of Ameri…