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Kirchner

lines on the record: 13
first: 2005-09-14
most recent: 2005-09-14
sittings or episodes: 1
sources: un-security-council

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“There can be no cultural leadership imposed by force. We firmly defend diversity and plurality. There will be no peace without justice. Defending human rights must be at the heart of our agenda. In this fight, we will be fulfilling our moral obligation and our duty to future generations.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“We must consider all issues that might affect those elements, including violence and massive human rights violations, weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, organized crime, poverty and disease, as well as a general concern with regard to unilateralism, the continuance of trade barriers in developed countries and the inequities characterizing the current international financial system. We must recognize that much remains to be done, particularly given the terrible situation of social problems facing the international community. But there is also much that can be done to lessen the effects of the evils we face. We must mobilize ourselves to fight for the defence and dignity of the human person. We are convinced that today's world can accommodate different civilizations and different religions.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“Therefore, Argentina calls for reform of the multilateral system that will result in true strengthening of the United Nations, which reform is essential if the Organization is to carry out its functions of maintaining international peace and security, promoting social and economic development and eradicating hunger and poverty. It is imperative that we take an all-inclusive approach to reform of the Organization, one based on development, security and full respect for human rights.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“Firmly attached to the purposes and principles of the United Nations, we are convinced of the need to build consensus aimed at strengthening international law and promoting universal values associated with peace and security, representative democracy and respect for human rights. We believe it is essential, if that vision is to be effective, to have a Security Council whose actions and legitimacy cannot be called into question. The strengthening of multilateralism - a crucial principle of collective security - requires a constant search for agreed responses. Argentina will continue to play its role in that important process.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“The Security Council was created to maintain peace and prevent wars, those manmade disasters that are born in the human heart, when humankind observed with incredulity the great savagery and brutality that had occurred. Today, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, the dynamics of international relations demand, more obviously than ever before, that we make multilateral mechanisms stronger and more robust as appropriate means to preserve international peace and security and that we respond in a balanced manner to the situation of global instability confronting us.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“If we are to be successful, we must also energetically confront unresolved conflicts and deal with situations of deep-seated injustice, social exclusion, extreme poverty, famine and illiteracy. In other words, we must address, in a comprehensive way, all threats to international peace and security; that is the only way to ensure that the Council properly fulfils its mandate. As recent events show, working for peace is not an easy task. There are many conditions that have to be met. But above all, we need a commitment to collective political action. The United Nations was created on the basis of the resolve of all States that collective action was the only basis for taking measures to maintain international peace and security.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“Pursuant to Security Council resolutions, States need to strengthen and maximize their cooperation to prevent funds from being used in support of acts of terrorism and terrorist groups, freezing such funds by means of effective arrangements. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the danger of their falling into the hands of terrorists is one of the greatest threats to international peace and security. Argentina, which is the only Latin American country that is party to the five non- proliferation regimes, attaches great importance to resolution 1540 (2004). The international community has made commendable efforts to curb terrorism, responding to a challenge to all of humankind. In this context, Argentina reaffirms its readiness to work together with the rest of the world to combat this scourge.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“Argentina fully cooperates with the Counter- Terrorism Committee set up by resolution 1373 (2001), as well as the Committee set up pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999). The General Assembly is also doing outstanding work in the area of combating terrorism. We must encourage that and take it further. Recently, after years of efforts, the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism was adopted, and we hope that the comprehensive convention against terrorism will soon be adopted. International cooperation is vital. Judicial cooperation - that is, extradition and mutual legal assistance - is fundamental, because if it does not work properly, any norm or antiterrorist legal regime will be rendered ineffective and illusory. Combating the financing of terrorism is also essential.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“Terrorist acts can no longer be considered national or transnational crimes; they are a threat to international peace and security. The vulnerability of all nations - large and small, rich or poor - demands international action that is intelligent, coordinated and sustainable, based on legitimacy, respect for human rights, proportionate response and the support of international public opinion. In combating terrorism we must ensure respect for international law, human rights and international humanitarian law, as well as refugee law. When we respond to specific events, it is in the defence of individuals and their rights that the raison d'etre of this Organization and its Member nations is revealed.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“We experienced two terrible terrorist attacks during the 1990s - against the Israeli embassy and against the headquarters of the Argentine- Israeli Mutual Association. We share the pain and despair of those who suffered as a result. That is still an open wound at the heart of our society. We know that in order to tackle terrorism successfully, our response must be legitimate and must have the support of the international community. This requires us to look at the problem from a broader perspective; the response cannot be purely military or unilateral in nature. We must understand - and make sure that others understand - that peace and development are mutually reinforcing. We must stress the close relationship between respect for human rights and the fight against terrorism.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“Those who take shelter behind their own security are forgetting that this is no longer the twentieth century; they should know that a threat to one will, sooner or later, also affect all - including those who believe themselves to be safe. These new threats make us understand at last the true meaning of solidarity among nations. Terrorism is a threat to life and human dignity, an affront to civilization and humankind. Argentina regards all terrorist acts as criminal and unjustifiable. No ethnic, religious, ideological or other motivation can justify the slaughter of innocent civilians. The Argentine people express their full solidarity with the victims of terrorism throughout the world and with their families.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“Preventing conflict is always better than reacting after a conflict has already broken out, because prevention avoids loss of life and ensures stability, as well as being much less costly. But effective preventive action requires more of us. It requires us to respond in a just manner to longstanding disputes and injustice, to the deepest and most abject poverty, hunger and terrible pandemics such as those affecting Africa. This is also an important issue for Latin America. Such instability highlights what must be the dominant agenda for Security Council action. Within that context, it is necessary to understand that peace is preserved through the participation of all nations and peoples.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“I should like at the outset to commend you, Madam, and your delegation, for having chosen this subject for today's debate - a subject of the utmost importance for the international agenda. Unfortunately, it must be acknowledged that today, in spite of the efforts made by the international community through the United Nations, peace and stability in the world are still a distant goal. From our perspective, threats to peace and security result not only from the criminal activities of terrorists, but also from weapons of mass destruction, violations of human rights and the lack of much- needed participation. Peace is much more than the absence of conflict. It requires a positive stance and ongoing dynamic action designed to foster dialogue and understanding.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source