The commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development provides us with an opportunity to assess the efforts that have been carried out in this area and to reaffirm the commitments that we undertook in Cairo.
The grave crisis that affected my countr…
We would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, and your delegation for having convened this debate and for the able manner in which you have been guiding the Council during this month of May. As you have only recently come to the United Nations and to the Council, assuming the presidency of …
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Madam President, for this timely open debate on a subject of great importance: the work done and the progress achieved by the Peacebuilding Commission. Like you, we believe that the General Assembly surely is the appropriate forum to address these questions…
At the outset, I should like to state that Argentina voted in favour of resolution 1737 (2006), just adopted, because the resolution reaffirms the inalienable right enjoyed by all States parties to the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons under articles I and II of the Treaty to devel…
My delegation thanks you, Madam, for the opportunity to deliver this statement following the adoption by the General Assembly of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, an instrument of utmost importance to my country and its history. It is also a …
I would like to share some reflections, in my personal capacity, with members of the Security Council before concluding my mandate as Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities. These have been …
I would like at the outset to refer to the Sanctions Committee on Rwanda. During 2006, I had the honour of chairing the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 918 (1994) concerning Rwanda.
As the Council is aware, the restrictions imposed by paragraph 13 of resolution 918 (19…
Argentina, too, was a sponsor of today’s resolution, on which France and the United States did the preliminary work. In my capacity as Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), which provided the framework for debate, I thank all Committee members for their constructi…
Many thanks, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al- Thani, for convening this open Council debate. Argentina recognizes the deep commitment of the State of Qatar to the Middle East peace process and wishes to thank you for the efforts that you personally have made this year in that regard.
My delegat…
A few days before the end of the year, we gather here in the General Assembly today, as we do every year, to
analyse the Security Council’s report and to exchange once again our views on the state of its reform, the one pending issue necessary to increase its credibility and legitimacy. It seems al…
First of all, on behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, I would like to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Peru. We are honoured to have him preside over today’s debate, the subject of which is of great importance to our country.
We thank the Secretary-General for his report on this…
I too would like to thank the President for convening this meeting. I would like to welcome the Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Jan Egeland. We express our gratitude and appreciation of his regular reports and we hope that we will continue to h…
First of all, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to join all those who have expressed their condolences on the tragic death of Pierre Gemayel, Minister of Industry of Lebanon. Through you, Mr. President, we would like to extend our condolences to the Gemayel family, a family which, unfortunate…
Argentina is also gravely concerned about the recent events in the Gaza Strip and, in particular, about the rising death toll of innocent civilians as a result of the Israeli military operations.
My country unequivocally and energetically condemns the military operation carried out in the residenti…
First of all, we would like to welcome Mr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative and European Union Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to renew the full commitment of my delegation to his important function. We would also like to welcome to the Council the Chairman of …
At the outset I thank Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his presentation of the report on the activities on the Agency last year. As it approaches its fiftieth anniversary, the Agency, under the guidance of Mr. ElBaradei, has demonstrated i…
First of all, let me thank the Japanese presidency for the organization of this open debate that reflects the commitment of the Security Council to the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). I am also
grateful for the participation of those speakers who preceded me, whose statements give us a cl…
At the outset, I should like to welcome, on behalf of my delegation, the new Permanent Representative of Peru, Mr. Jorge Voto-Bernales Gatica. We wish him every success in the Security Council for the remainder of this year and throughout next year.
I would also like to thank the Special Coordinato…
Argentina has supported Security Council resolution 1718 (2006) condemning the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for its proclamation of possession of nuclear weapons, its withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, launching ballistic missiles and the recent nuclear …
On behalf of the Argentine Government, I should like to welcome the presence in New York of Judge Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which provides an opportunity for the General Assembly to welcome him and to receive the Court’s second annual report (A/61/217) on …
