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2000-09-07
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  1. “I cannot conclude without expressing my gratitude to Africa, without whose substantial contribution and firm commitment to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter progress in areas such as decolonization, disarmament, human rights and development could not have been achieved. I wish to reaffirm Argentina's ongoing commitment to support the safety and security of United Nations personnel and of associated and humanitarian personnel. This is all the more relevant in the light of the assassination yesterday of staff members of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in West Timor, which we strongly condemn. We extend our condolences to the family of those selfless servers of humanity and to the entire United Nations family.”

    2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source

  2. “It has provided humanitarian assistance either directly or through the White Helmets. It has contributed electoral observers to South Africa, Eritrea and Algeria, and has promoted cooperation for development through the cooperation funds. In the multilateral area, together with our African partners we have emphasized the importance of the nuclear-weapon-free zones established by the Tlatelolco and Pelindaba treaties. Finally, I wish to underscore that in October 1998 Argentina hosted the last ministerial meeting of the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic. On that occasion, for the first time a plan of action was adopted to enhance cooperation and ties between the African and South American countries of the South Atlantic.”

    2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source

  3. “We recognize the valuable contribution made by the report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations, dated 21 August 2000, and we consider that this report should be promptly considered. The painful conflicts in Africa have diverse causes that require integrated responses which combine the essential elements of peace and security with sustainable development, representative democracy and the rule of law. These conflicts should be examined by the Security Council with special sensitivity, which can only be reached through direct knowledge of the reality and greater coordination with regional organizations and other United Nations organs. Consistent with this perspective, Argentina has been present in Africa. It has supported the maintenance of peace by participating in operations in Angola, Mozambique and Western Sahara.”

    2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source

  4. “The most recent conflicts have shown us that troops and civilian personnel should be efficiently trained. The experience gained by Argentina through 42 years of participating in these operations was reflected in the creation of the Argentine centre for joint training for peacekeeping operations, which has been operating since 1995 with the participation of personnel from other Member States, and the training centre for security forces on overseas missions. Argentina, which is the major troop-contributing country in the region and currently participates in nine peacekeeping operations, will continue, in accordance with international law, to provide armed troops and security and civilian personnel to the operations mandated by the Security Council.”

    2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source

  5. “When necessary the mandate should include rules on the protection of civilians. Srebrenica and Rwanda taught us that a false notion of impartiality cannot prevail in cases of genocide or crimes against humanity. In all cases, the mandate must be clear, realistic and adapted to the mission's goals. These mandates will only be effectively implemented if they are backed by political will concretely expressed through the contribution of adequate financial and human resources. The financing of peacekeeping operations should be sufficient, and the permanent Members of this Council have a special responsibility in this regard. The need for a gradual approach and the situation of developing countries should also be taken into account when reviewing the financing of these operations.”

    2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source

  6. “We believe that the principle of non-intervention must be respected, but at the same time we believe that a complementary value should be added: the principle of non-indifference. This non-indifference also means that the perpetrators of crimes that offend the common conscience of humankind cannot be left unpunished. Thus the creation of the International Criminal Court and the tribunals for Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia and Sierra Leone are important deterrents and indispensable components of stable, lasting and fair peace. Peacekeeping operations must also be adapted to the new realities. Sometimes their mandates will go beyond the observance of the ceasefire. As in the case of East Timor, a mandate may even include contributing to organizing the creation of a new State.”

    2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source

  7. “Since the beginning of the last decade, most conflicts considered by the Security Council have been essentially of an internal nature - even when they had international repercussions. In these conflicts the target has also been civilian populations, which have repeatedly been victims of serious and systematic violations of human rights and humanitarian international law. One of the greatest contemporary dilemmas is whether the United Nations can remain indifferent to these violations, committed within the borders of a State, when at the same time it advocates the defence of those very rights and freedoms? There is no simple answer to this question, because it is linked to values such as the sovereignty of States and to the principle of non-intervention.”

    2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source

  8. “Allow me to express the satisfaction of the Argentine Republic at seeing you, Sir, presiding over our deliberations. Argentina would like also to express its satisfaction at having been able to contribute to peace as part of the Security Council. Preserving international peace and security is a primary responsibility of the Security Council and it must be strengthened. If this responsibility is not fully exercised, none of the remaining activities of the United Nations can be successfully implemented. The end of the cold war has not changed the role of the Council as established by the Charter, but it has confronted the Council with a reality that entails new challenges: international security now also includes human security.”

    2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source