We are once again addressing the situation in Palestine and Israel — an issue whose solution can be found in the principles and goals already outlined by the United Nations some time ago. We must acknowledge that we have not met those goals. Argentina remains deeply concerned about the outbreak of …
First of all, my delegation would like to thank the Secretary- General for his report (A/75/863) and emphasize its importance in the current international situation in the context of the coronavirus disease pandemic, in which vulnerabilities have been exacerbated and new challenges have arisen with …
My delegation, as it has traditionally done, voted in favour of resolution 75/265, on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which we have just adopted. The Chemical Weapons Convention is the main instrument that the international …
In response to the statement delivered by a Member State in the current debate on oceans and the law of the sea, Argentina wishes to state the following.
Argentina’s request during the preparation of the second World Ocean Assessment, in line with its communications submitted in a timely fashion to…
It is my honour to take the floor on agenda item 130, in particular on cooperation between the United Nations and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL).
Organized crime is a phenomenon that undermines borders and jurisdictions by unscrupulously targeting vulnerabilities, be it t…
First of all, I would like to express our gratitude for the outstanding work carried out by the Ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates and Poland in the difficult task of co-facilitating the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform during the seventy- fourth session of the General …
The Argentine delegation abstained in the voting on decision 75/510, on a procedure for decision-making in the General Assembly when an in-person meeting is not possible. We did so in the belief that a significant modification of the decision-making procedure and rules of procedure of the General As…
First of all, allow me to thank Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi for his comprehensive presentation of the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (see A/75/303), as well as the delegation of Canada for presenting draft resolution A/75/L.9, co-sponsored by Argentina, through wh…
I would like to begin by thanking the President of the Human Rights Council for her briefing to the General Assembly on the Council’s report (A/75/53 and A/75/53/Add.1).
As underscored by the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, at the General Assembly (see A/75/PV.5), the defence of human ri…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice for presenting the report (A/75/4) detailing the work carried out by the Court over the most recent period, as well as the report of the Secretary-General on the Secretary-General’s trust fund to assist States i…
I would first like to thank Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji for his presentation of the report on the activities of the International Criminal Court over the past year (see A/75/324 and A/75/324/Corr.1). Argentina also hopes that draft resolution A/75/L.5, on the report of the International Criminal Court, w…
It is an honour for me to introduce the video statement by the President of the Argentine Republic, Mr. Alberto Fernández.
A pre-recorded video statement was shown in the General Assembly Hall (annex X and see A/75/592/Add.1).
Address by Mr. Egils Levits, President of the Republic of Latvia
My delegation wishes to thank the Permanent Representatives of Afghanistan and Croatia and their teams for their outstanding efforts, which led to the adoption of the omnibus resolution of the General Assembly on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (resolution 74/306), reaffirming the key role of thi…
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the presentation of his report on the work of the Organization (A/74/1) and to convey the Argentine Republic’s appreciation for the work of the United Nations over the past year. We will soon celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of its…
I take this opportunity to thank you, Sir, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the invitation to participate this open debate. I also welcome the new non-permanent members of the Security Council and wish them good luck.
Our participation is part of Argentina’s firm commitment to the Charter …
Argentina would like to speak in explanation of vote on resolution 74/18.
Although Argentina joined the consensus on resolution 74/18, on sustainable fisheries, it wishes to once again stress that no recommendations in the resolution can be interpreted as signifying that the provisions contained in…
Allow me to begin by thanking Singapore and Norway for leading the negotiations on draft resolutions А/74/L.21 and А/74/L.22, which the General Assembly has before it today.
Like every year, my delegation would like to reiterate that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is o…
I would like to welcome the convening of this high-level midterm review meeting of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014-2024. The Vienna Programme of Action is of great importance to our country, given that Argentina is a transit country for two neig…
Argentina wishes to speak on the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine, General Assembly agenda items 35 and 36, respectively.
A quarter of a century having passed since the Oslo Accords, the hope of a solution to the Palestinian- Israeli conflict still seems far off, as we are…
Argentina expresses its solidarity with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and reaffirms its unwavering stance against sexual violence.
I would first like to express our gratitude for the outstanding work carried out by Ambassadors
Nusseibeh of the United Arab Emir…