I would like to thank the Government of Senegal for organizing today’s open debate on water, peace and security, and for the related concept note (S/2016/969, annex). At the United Nations and in the principal international forums where water issues are discussed, as well as in the multilateral and …
I am grateful for the convening of this meeting and take this opportunity to recognize the exceptional work of Ambassador Sylvie Lucas, Chair of the intergovernmental negotiations at the previous session. I also wish to congratulate Romanian Ambassador Jinga and Tunisian Ambassador Khiari on their d…
Argentina wishes to express its gratitude to Ambassador Choi Kyonglim, President of the Human Rights Council, for his presence today in the General Assembly and welcomes the report (A/71/53) on the activities of the Council over the past year.
First of all, we would like to point out that we believ…
At the outset, the Republic of Argentina would like to thank the President of the International Criminal Court, our own Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, for the report on the Court’s activities contained in document A/71/342. I am also grateful for the presentation of the Secretary-General’s reports en…
At the outset, I wish to welcome the presence of Cuba’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, and to thank him for his very detailed statement.
Argentina fully aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of Thailand on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and b…
I would like to begin by congratulating the Russian Federation on having assumed the presidency of the Security Council for October and by thanking it for the invitation to take part in the open debate on a topic that is so important for the international community — the situation in the Middle East…
Allow me, at the outset, to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I also welcome the presence and briefing, via video teleconference, by Ms. Sandra Honoré, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Haiti. I also thank her and her team for their work and commitment. We also…
The first tribute we have to pay is to the victims, the public servants who rushed to their aid and the intergovernmental and civil-society humanitarian organizations that demonstrated, in tragic circumstances, that the best response to both the sorrows and hopes of humankind is cooperating, extendi…
First of all, we welcome the invitation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, acting in its capacity as President of the Security Council, to participate in this
important open debate on “Post-conflict peacebuilding: review of the peacebuilding architecture”. We also welcome the statements made …
First of all, let me begin by thanking the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Srgjan Kerim, for convening this singular event, as well as Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for the commitment he has shown in bringing a multilateral focus to bear on the scourge of climate change. The Argentine Republ…
I thank the delegation of Belgium for having chosen the subject the maintenance of international peace and security for today’s open debate of the Security Council. I would also like to thank Mr. Pascoe, the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council for t…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jan
Pronk, for his comprehensive briefing, of which we would like to emphasize the following elements. First, the observations concerning the limited progress in the parties’ fulfilment of their obligations under the Com…
Once again, a proposal has been introduced for our consideration to include in the agenda of the General Assembly an item related to Taiwan’s admission to the United Nations. The Argentine Republic rejects that request.
In 1971, resolution 2758 (XXVI) resolved once and for all the issue of China’s …
We thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting, Sir, on the conflict in Darfur, which, unfortunately, is overshadowed by deeply concerning circumstances.
We also recognize the participation of the representative of the Sudan. We welcome him to our meeting and rejoice that his Government has finally …
I thank Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his thorough presentation.
Argentina notes with satisfaction that the parties are generally complying with the cessation of hostilities called for in resolution 1701 (2006). However, the incidents that occurred on 19 A…
At the outset, the delegation of Argentina would like to thank you for having organized this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, as well as for the document you have prepared in order to inform our deliberations. We would also like to thank Mr. Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-…
Allow me to express my thanks for the timely convening of this meeting. The level of this Security Council meeting clearly attests to the importance that this body attaches to the question of Darfur.
After lengthy and extensive negotiations in the Abuja process, today we share some optimism about t…
Argentina voted in favour of the resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for a period of six months, because we understand that the presence of the Mission in Western Sahara continues to be necessary.
My delegation believes that …
Allow me to join other speakers in expressing my gratitude to Mr. Daudi Mwakawago,
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sierra Leone, for the comprehensive briefing he has just given us on the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) and on the preparations to establish the U…
Argentina has participated in the consensus in the adoption of resolution 1638 (2005) on the understanding that any process of post-conflict peacebuilding — in this case in Liberia — necessarily must be conducted with respect for the law and for justice.
Impunity sends a bad sign for the future. It…
