First, allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, on presiding over the Security Council for September. As we always do, we would like to say that we are grateful to be able to participate in meetings of the Security Council, in this case to analyse the current situation of and challenges facing…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General and Mr. Steiner for their statements. I also particularly welcome the presence here today of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Nauru, Mr. Marcus Stephen.
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China in t…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the Group of 77 (G-77) and China, a draft resolution entitled the “New Partnership
for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support”, contained in document A/65/L.69/Rev.1, under agenda item 62 (a). The Group would like to t…
Argentina supported the adoption of the draft resolution proposed by the 27 Members of the United Nations that are members of the European Union (resolution 65/276). We did so in particular in the light of the oral revisions made to the text during this meeting, which made it possible to achieve bro…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Group of 77 (G-77) and China to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/65/L.59.
I would first like to express the gratitude of the Group of 77 and China to Mrs. Isaura Duarte- Rodríguez of Colombia, who successfully …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September, and to express my thanks for the opportunity to participate in this meeting on the current situation in Haiti and the challenges facing the
United Nations Stabilizati…
Allow me to begin by congratulating Mexico and Italy on the initiative that triggered this high-level meeting on the important issue of responding to transnational organized crime. The informal panel discussion made possible a rich exchange of ideas for consideration. In particular, we thank Mr. Ant…
At the outset allow me to congratulate you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. I would also like to thank you for convening this open debate to consider the work of the sanctions Committees whose activities are related to the fight against terro…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this plenary meeting — at the initiative of the Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, which we commend and thank — on the issue of living in harmony with nature. There is no doubt that this meeting will allow for a fruitful…
At the outset, Argentina associates itself with the statements made by the representatives of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and of Chile on behalf of the Rio Group.
As we approach the time for the final assessment of the excellent intentions that the international community held at t…
On behalf of a interregional group of countries made up of Austria, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Pakistan and the Argentine Republic, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/64/L.27,
entitled “Institutionalization of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force”.
F…
We should like to express our views on the annual report of the Security Council (A/64/2) and then address the status of the reform process of that body. We thank the delegation of Uganda for the consultations it convened on this subject and the briefings it organized for the report’s submission dur…
Argentina expresses its appreciation and gratitude to Mr. Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court, for introducing the Court’s report to the United Nations, contained in document A/64/356. My country once again highlights the contributions of the International Criminal Court to…
First of all, I wish to note that my delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Uruguay on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti. I would also like to congratulate you, Madam, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for September and to …
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is one of the international instruments with major economic, strategic and political implications. Its provisions constitute a delicate balance of rights and duties of States which emerged after nine years of negotiations and as such it must be pre…
We thank the representative of Costa Rica, who holds the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November, for presenting the annual report of the Security Council, contained in document A/63/2.
As we can see from the report, the Security Council had another year of intense activity, in…
My delegation would also like to express its gratitude for
the initiative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to hold this high-level meeting. I should also like to thank the President of the General Assembly for agreeing to hold today’s meeting.
Argentina believes fully in the important role played by…
The delegation of the Argentine Republic is addressing the General Assembly to express its firm support for the draft resolution submitted by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, entitled “The world financial and economic crisis and its consequences” (A/63/L.22). The initiative from Caracas to urge…
The pillar of the United Nations system is international peace and security. The principal organ of the Organization with powers in this area is the Security Council. The whole of the collective security system is based on the fact that Members of the United Nations are duty bound to abide by the re…
The adoption of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy marked a milestone in the treatment of that very complex subject by the General Assembly, the most authoritative democratic body of the United Nations system. It also represents a political agreement at the highest level to addres…
