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Arguello

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2009-08-05
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2009-08-05
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  1. “By considering the draft resolutions that, inter alia, renew the mandate of the mission in Haiti, the Group helps to maintain the support of Member States for the mission, ensuring both the continuity of efforts and the unity of objectives. Permit me to conclude by highlighting the fact that in 2008 my country celebrated 50 years of uninterrupted participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations. Currently, nearly 900 troops deployed in six missions throughout the world continue to demonstrate Argentina's clear commitment to the maintenance of international peace and security.”

    2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source

  2. “In addition, my country believes that in order to improve the effectiveness of United Nations action, it is necessary to improve the communication and coordination between the members of the Security Council, who formulate the mandates of peacekeeping operations, and the Secretariat and the troop- and police-contributing countries, which must carry out those mandates on the ground. Argentina is a member of the Group of Friends of Haiti, together with other countries in the region and various members of the Council. The Group of Friends of Haiti is a clear example of the importance of this kind of informal mechanisms.”

    2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source

  3. “In that regard, I wish to emphasize that, in Argentina at the national level, we have two training centres for personnel participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations - one for police officers and the other for military personnel. Likewise, in 2007, convinced of the need to strengthen cooperation in the training of personnel participating in peacekeeping operations, we established a network in the region comprising the training centres of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru and Uruguay.”

    2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source

  4. “We must act bearing in mind the need to strengthen local institutions so that local authorities can assume responsibility for their own security at the appropriate time. Here, it is important to recognize the fact that, nearly 10 years after it was issued, the Brahimi report (S/2000/809) remains valid. We should recall that among its principal recommendations is the necessity that mandates be appropriate and realistic and that they include provisions for the security of personnel and civilians, with solid rules of engagement. Sufficient financing for operations and the centrality of training of personnel continue to be absolutely essential factors.”

    2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source

  5. “There is a consensus among States Members of the Organization regarding the need to strengthen the capacity of the United Nations to advance peacekeeping operations. There is also agreement that peacekeeping operations are not and cannot be a sole solution applicable to all conflict situations. If the Organization is to be more effective in its action, we must refine the tools that we have been using for the past 50 years. We must incorporate elements that will enable us to more precisely measure progress in the implementation of mandates. What is more, we must establish peacekeeping operations with a clear plan setting out successive stages that will enable us to lay the groundwork for an exit strategy and avoid precipitous withdrawal, which could oblige us to return later and remain indefinitely on the ground.”

    2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source

  6. “At the same time, we believe that, ultimately, the Organization's success will be proved the day its presence, in particular through the deployment of peacekeeping operations, is no longer necessary. Mindful of that objective, my country particularly values the efforts being made in various areas of the Organization to strengthen its capacity to deploy peacekeeping operations as well as to improve the coordination of activities on the ground. Likewise, my country believes that the French-British initiative regarding the Council and the concepts set out in the New Horizon non-paper contribute valuable elements for consideration in the debate on the future of peacekeeping operations.”

    2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source

  7. “The United Nations is the foundation of the international collective security system, which, as stated in the Preamble of the Charter, was established to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and, to that end, to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security. However, to mitigate the non-functioning of the mechanisms intended to carry out that purpose it was necessary to create peacekeeping operations. Since 1948, peacekeeping operations have become one of the Organization's most effective tools for fulfilling its mandate, which is why my country considers that, in their various forms, they continue to be a valid and essential tool to maintain and strengthen international peace and security.”

    2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source

  8. “Mr. Arguello (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): First, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your endeavours as President of the Security Council for the month of August and to thank you, above all, for convening this open debate on a subject to which my country attaches great importance. I would like to take advantage of this opportunity to reiterate to you and, through you, to the other members of the Security Council the need for the Council to hold frequent open meetings so as to allow all Members of the Organization to express their opinions and to interact with the Council members. Likewise, I would like to thank Ms. Susana Malcorra and Mr. Alain Le Roy for their briefings this morning, which we followed with great attention.”

    2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source