I would like to thank Mr. Jan Eliasson, Ms. Caroline Anstey, Ms. Rebeca Grynspan and Mr. Kofi Annan for their statements.
Like other colleagues, we condemn the attack on the United Nations Office in Mogadishu, and we would like to express our solidarity with the people and Government of Somalia.
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I would like to say that I am delighted that this open debate is being held. I would like to thank you,
Mr. President, and your Foreign Secretary, as well as the representatives of the various countries here today. I also welcome the participation of the Secretary- General, and I am grateful for th…
Argentina thanks the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for her presentation of this report in accordance with resolution 1593 (2005). We should view the Prosecutor’s report not with frustration but as a challenge to us to shoulder the responsibility of acting …
Argentina would like to reiterate and explain its support for the important work carried out by the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). By “important” work, we mean substantive work, transformational work and emancipatory work, because when a Government or an entire socie…
With regard to what the representative of the United Kingdom said about the Malvinas Islands, the Argentine delegation would like to reiterate everything that was just said in our previous statement, as well as the statement by the President of Argentina to the Special Committee on Decolonization on…
In response to the views expressed by the delegation of the United Kingdom on the question of the Malvinas Islands, the delegation of Argentina categorically reiterates the statements made by the President of Argentina before the Special Political and Decolonization Committee on 14 June 2012 and bef…
Argentina is proud to be a sponsor of the draft resolution just introduced by the representative of Uruguay. We became a sponsor on the basis of the conviction that the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic is extremely important. This is an initiative that was taken in 1986 by Brazil …
The representative of the Republic of Korea often says that I am wont to mention elements of philosophy, and, yes, that is what I studied. I think that when we think about Bosnia and Herzegovina it cannot be, as has sometimes been done, a conditioned response — we set up a model and automatically th…
Let me, first of all, express my thanks to the Permanent Representatives of the Republic of Korea, Morocco and Australia for their informative briefings and for the work they are doing at the head of the subsidiary bodies that they are chairing. I wish to express the gratitude of our delegation for …
Argentina would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for presenting her fifth report pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011).
The problematic and much-discussed question of peace and justice is one that the international community has faced many tim…
I will try to be brief, since my positions coincide with a number of the suggestions made by my colleagues. I would like to thank Rwanda for having organized this meeting on the work of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), and the Chair of the PBC and Mr. Abulkalam Abdul Momen of Bangladesh for their…
I would like at the outset to thank Under-Secretary- General Feltman for his briefing and for his reflections. I wish also to thank the Permanent Representative of Israel, who was here with us in the Chamber until just a few minutes ago, and the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine for their…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for having organized this open debate and for your presence here, which shows your commitment to this issue. I would also welcome the statements by the Secretary-General and his Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Bangura. We welcome…
I would like to note your presence here today, Madam President, and to warmly welcome you among us. I would also like to welcome the presence of Mr. Elliot Ohin, Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Togo. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and Ambassado…
I wish to extend a special welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and la Francophonie of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Argentina joined the consensus on resolution 2098 (2013) for three main reasons.
The first reason is the concern among the international commun…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his latest report (S/2013/72) on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his detailed presentation of that report. We welcome …
I would like to begin by welcoming the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nigel Fisher, and thanking him for his informative briefing and presentation of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2013/139). At a time when we are focusing on his work at the helm of the United Nations…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and his recent report on the situation in Afghanistan (S/2013/133). I should also like to thank Ambassador Tanin for his important contribution. I should also like to recognize the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-Ge…
As a woman in politics, I have learned that we must not merely interpret leaders’ ideas. What we must do is freely choose to take them up as shining lights before us — lights in the darkness of mediocrity, indifference and forgetfulness. Out of respect and affection, and for the sake of consistency,…
At the outset, we congratulate Ambassador Gary Quinlan on assuming the chairmanship of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) and thank him for presenting the quarterly report on the work of that subsidiary organ. We also acknowledge his committed and transparent work.
During …
