Argentina is pleased about the recent adoption of the development Agenda for the next 15 years (resolution 70/1). We are sure it will provide new a new focal point for Government action, including with regard to eradicating poverty, improving health and promoting education and sustainable developmen…
The Argentine Republic and its people are the children of a struggle for liberation. The Argentine Republic recognizes the right to self-determination of peoples and the territorial integrity of States. The Argentine Republic believes that the only entity with the right to decide on the existence of…
On behalf of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and the people of Argentina, I would like very much to thank the great majority of United Nations Members that have understood the importance of resolution 69/319, which favours economic stability, peace in our societies and development. Today, d…
Allow me to express Argentina’s pride at seeing the sister Republic of Chile as a member of the Security Council and, on this occasion, at seeing you,
Madam, preside over it. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on joining the Council, and …
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, for the invitation to participate in this debate and to thank the Secretary-General for his informative briefing. Likewise, I would like to greet my colleague from Luxembourg and the high representative…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate your country, Sir, on its presidency of the Security Council during the month of March and to thank you for inviting me to participate in today’s open debate on children and armed conflict. I also acknowledge the presence of the Deputy Minister of Lithuania and …
The horrific spectacle that moved the world on 21 August was neither an isolated nor an unpredictable event. Week after week for more than two years, and especially after we joined the Security Council in January, we heard nothing but reports detailing more deaths, more refugees, more displaced pers…
Before turning to the topic of today’s debate, I wish to convey the condolences of the people and Government of Argentina to the United Nations, the Governments of the countries of the victims and to the families of those individuals who died in the service of peace in Afghanistan as a result of the…
