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lines on the record: 158
first: 2013-01-15
most recent: 2023-12-07
sittings or episodes: 24
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“Despite the progress that has been made in strengthening the global response, transnational networks and new protagonists continue to contribute to threats to international peace and security. As the Secretary-General recognized in his report on Our Common Agenda (A/75/982), we urgently need to renew our efforts to coordinate more effective responses and manage emerging risks.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Effective international cooperation requires us to ensure the full implementation of the Palermo Convention. In that regard, we should recall that the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is charged with helping to implement the Convention on the ground. It provides technical assistance and training for building legal frameworks and improving national capacities to implement the law. It also serves as a centre for disseminating best practices and compiling data on criminal activity. Transnational organized crime is constantly evolving and adapting to various political, economic and social situations, creating new forms of crime. It extracts profits through its various and increasingly complex networks and methods, and it recruits and impacts young people.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In an increasingly complex global world, the fight against transnational crime, including trafficking in persons, the smuggling of migrants and the illicit trade in weapons, is an enormous challenge that requires dialogue and policy coordination among countries of origin, transit and destination, as well as greater technical cooperation among States. The prosecution, investigation and trial of such complex criminal activities demand that we speak the same language, enabling coordination among the various legal traditions and State institutions with a view to achieving satisfactory outcomes. Improving international legal cooperation is therefore essential to preventing and combating transnational organized crime in all its manifestations.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497Resumption1 (2023) · source
“My delegation believes it is crucial to ensure that any action aimed at preventing and combating organized crime must be carried out within a framework of full respect for international human rights law, with regard to both the alleged perpetrators and the victims of such criminal activities. In combating organized crime, it is important to bear in mind three fundamental elements — strengthening domestic legislation; ensuring the rule of law and multilateral cooperation, particularly through information exchange; and establishing mutual legal assistance and extradition.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497Resumption1 (2023) · source
“It is a multifaceted phenomenon that is manifest in various ways, including the trafficking of human beings, the illicit smuggling of migrants, the illicit trade in arms, and money-laundering, among other things. Such crimes undermine the ability of States to provide their citizens with basic services. They fuel violent conflicts and subject people to intolerable suffering. The primary legal instrument for combating transnational organized crime is the Palermo Convention, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Its States parties are obliged to promote the full implementation of their obligations under the Convention and its three protocols, including the obligation to criminalize all the crimes cited in the instruments within their domestic criminal law.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation would first like to congratulate the Ecuadorian presidency of the Security Council for this month and to commend the delegation of Ecuador for its efforts in these very difficult times. We are also grateful for the convening of this important open debate. In recent decades, the world economy has become increasingly globalized, and so too has organized crime. The global impact of transnational crime has significantly increased. Criminal groups have adapted to new technologies and diversified their activities, and the result has been an unprecedented level of international crime. Transnational organized crime is one of the greatest threats to the security of States, and it affects peoples’ economic, political, social and cultural development.”
2023-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9497Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The women and peace and security agenda must be one of the priorities not only of the Security Council but also of the United Nations as a whole. Women are agents of change and pillars of the community. Argentina remains committed to that vision and understands that the women and peace and security agenda is a key element in efforts to strengthen international peace and security.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Finally, bearing in mind that it has been 23 years since resolution 1325 (2000) was adopted and that work has been undertaken within the United Nations to strengthen the women and peace and security agenda and given the tenor of the most recent international conflicts, I would like to call on all of us to assume to our collective responsibility to protect and guarantee compliance with and observance of all Security Council resolutions on women and peace and security, to not to give up in the face of the harrowing evidence of the power of extreme violence and to continue to bet on multilateral diplomacy to ensure the operational effect of the international norms agreed in the framework of the United Nations so that they do not become empty words.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Another regional achievement were the adoptions, in the framework of the Meeting of Ministers and High- level Authorities on the Women of MERCOSUR, at the request of Argentina, of the recommendations on the participation of women in peacekeeping operations and humanitarian assistance in 2008 and the strengthening of the Regional Network of Women Mediators of the Southern Cone in 2023.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In particular, I would like to highlight the Santiago Commitment, adopted in 2020, whereby the parties agreed to promote measures to ensure the full and effective participation of women at all levels and at all stages of peace processes and mediation, conflict prevention and resolution initiatives; peacekeeping, peacebuilding and post-conflict recovery; and the Buenos Aires Commitment of 2022, whereby States call for the promotion of multilateral cooperation to implement the provisions of international humanitarian law and maintain international peace and security, in compliance with resolution 1325 (2000).”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Within the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Argentina has also promoted that agenda in the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean through regional consensus, which is a commitment among the Governments of Latin America and the Caribbean to ensure the physical, economic and decision-making autonomy of women.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The study recommended that States, regional organizations and agencies within the United Nations system earmark a minimum of 15 per cent of all funding relating to peace and security for programmes whose principal objective is to address women’s specific needs and advance gender equality. In that regard, regional organizations play a critical role in advancing the agenda. For that reason, in the regional context, Argentina has promoted the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) in various forums.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“It also reaffirms Argentina’s commitment to the women and peace and security agenda, in addition to constituting a pioneer project in Latin America and the Caribbean, on which we have been working together with Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. For Argentina, the creation of the Network was a regional achievement and an achievement of our foreign policy. And we will continue to work together to ensure it continues to grow. Another fundamental component for the advancement of the women and peace and security agenda is funding. The 2015 global study on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) highlighted a persistent failure to adequately finance the women and peace and security agenda.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Upon Argentina’s request, the Regional Network of Women Mediators of the Southern Cone was launched in 2021, which was an important regional achievement brought about by joint efforts by the Southern Common Market partners and Chile. It was created in line with the relevance assigned by the United Nations Secretary- General to the role of preventive diplomacy, conflict prevention and mediation in the current international context. Likewise, it represents a contribution from the countries of the Southern Cone to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 16, which is linked to the creation of more just, inclusive and peaceful societies.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Given the impact of conflict on women’s lives, it is essential that those who have the power to influence the composition of the negotiating table ensure that women have a seat and the opportunity to participate in an equitable and substantive manner. But women’s participation cannot be meaningful when their physical protection is not guaranteed. It is a regrettable fact that women negotiators, activists, politicians and human rights defenders continue to be attacked for their involvement in peace processes, including through sexual violence. In that connection, I wish to highlight the importance that Argentina bestows upon the meaningful participation of women in mediation processes.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“However, beyond the progress recorded in international regulations on the subject and the national plans, already in their third and fourth iterations in some countries, important gaps remain, and little progress has been recorded in their full implementation. Unfortunately, the achievements made are not reflected on the ground. The reality of current events shows us that there is a growing number of armed groups for whom gender inequality is a strategic objective, with misogyny a part of their central ideology. On the other hand, the exclusion of women from participation in peace processes remains a constant. Such exclusion necessarily gives rise to agreements that, on the one hand, do not take into account women’s rights and needs and, on the other, undermine the sustainability of peace processes.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We are committed to continuing to support all gender policies that seek to achieve peace and equality and to pursuing such policies in our country through the implementation of our second national action plan for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions. The action plan, adopted in 2022, is aimed at deepening gender policies in relation to women’s meaningful participation in decision-making settings; protecting their human rights, particularly with respect to zero tolerance for sexual violence in conflicts; and the fight against trafficking in persons, in a cross-cutting and intersectional manner within various national organizations. Likewise, specific measures are being introduced on preventive diplomacy and mediation, cybersecurity and climate change.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The implementation of Security Council resolutions related to women and peace and security is a primary axis of Argentine foreign policy and in line with our position regarding respect for human rights and international humanitarian law, as well as our long-standing participation in peace missions and the provision of humanitarian assistance through the White Helmets Commission. My delegation supports a comprehensive vision of peace in which international commitments related to gender mainstreaming and the defence of women’s rights must be guaranteed at the national level in order to then be adequately reflected in the actions that the country undertakes in the international arena through its foreign policy, especially in relation to peace and security and humanitarian assistance.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, we wish to thank Brazil for convening this important open debate. Through resolution 1325 (2000), the Security Council recognized for the first time the central role that women must play in the prevention and resolution of conflicts. Since then, the world has become more aware of the positive contribution of women in conflict situations and why their meaningful participation in prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding processes is necessary. In that sense, I want to highlight the priority afforded by our Government and Argentine society to achieving gender equality and equity at both the national and international levels.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Furthermore, the international community should not lose sight of the fact that the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip will require significant and sustained international assistance for the reconstruction of the basic infrastructure, homes and buildings that have been destroyed. Thousands of people have died since the beginning of this crisis. Therefore, before concluding, I would like to convey on behalf of the people and the Government of Argentina our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, be they Israeli, Palestinian or of other nationalities. As it has done in the past, Argentina will continue to support all peace efforts and initiatives for the benefit of the people of Palestine, the people of Israel and all the peoples of the Middle East.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“On the contrary, it is only through good-faith negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians and on the basis of the vision of two States living side by side in peace and security within secure and internationally recognized borders that a definitive peace in the region can be achieved. The United Nations and the international community as a whole must recommit to the Middle East peace agenda. The risks of inaction are more than evident, and we have been observing them in horror in recent days. The Security Council and the General Assembly have responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations and must assume those responsibilities. The credibility of the United Nations system depends on it.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We hope that is a first step towards the sustainable provision of essential supplies in a safe and unhindered manner. Argentina is willing to collaborate with international humanitarian efforts through the White Helmets Commission. We have conveyed our willingness in that regard to both Israelis and Palestinians. My country is concerned about the increase in tensions on Israel’s borders with Syria and Lebanon, which could lead to a further deterioration of regional stability. We therefore appeal to all parties to avoid an escalation of confrontations, consequences of which are impossible to predict. Argentina is convinced that there is neither a military solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict nor one imposed through terrorist attacks.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Those institutions must be respected without exception, and any attack on them constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law. Argentina condemns the attack on the Al Ahli Arab Hospital located in the northern Gaza Strip, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries. As various United Nations agencies have confirmed, the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic. The Palestinian population living in Gaza must have access to essential public services in order to be able to meet their fundamental basic needs. It is imperative that safe humanitarian corridors be opened so that international aid can reach those in need as quickly as possible. In that connection, we welcome the reopening of the Rafah crossing for the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In that context, I would like to emphatically and unequivocally reiterate, as my Government did on 7 October, Argentina’s firm condemnation of the terrorist acts perpetrated by Hamas against Israel. Argentina demands the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages of all nationalities, among whom are Argentine citizens, and we hold those who kidnapped them directly responsible for the well- being of those citizens. My country recognizes Israel’s right to self-defence and to protect its population, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. The civilian population must be protected in all circumstances, in accordance with international law. Experience in the Middle East has shown us that hospitals, schools and United Nations facilities are the places that civilians most often turn to for shelter.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): Argentina considers it a priority to prevent the escalation of the clashes between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Moreover, every effort must be made to ensure that the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip does not continue to worsen and that humanitarian assistance reaches those in need. It is essential that the civilian population be protected, regardless of nationality. Hamas must release the hostages immediately and unconditionally. My country joins all calls for a sustainable ceasefire. Argentina shares the concern of the international community over the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East. We condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and consider that terrorist acts are unacceptable, unjustifiable and should be deplored by the international community as a whole.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The creation of that binational safeguards institution is unique in the world and allowed the vision of a nuclear- weapon-free Latin America to be consolidated. While the Council has improved its interactions with regional and subregional organizations over the past two decades, those contacts have not always been utilized in the context of conflict prevention. It is therefore our responsibility to deepen the Council’s contribution. The survival of humankind depends on us working together. We need cooperation, not confrontation. Argentina has been and will continue to be a firm supporter of multilateralism and a defender of the use of diplomacy for peace.”
2023-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9448Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Argentina also actively participates in the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, which has maintained a strong commitment to disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation since its creation on the basis of the Treaty of Tlatelolco. It also supports the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones in the understanding that they make an effective contribution to international peace and security. We also wish to highlight the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials, which celebrates its thirty-second anniversary this year. The Agency is the corollary of a strategic approach and a trust-building process through which Argentina and Brazil signed an agreement on the exclusively peaceful uses of nuclear energy.”
2023-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9448Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Argentina is part of the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, which is composed of three South American States — Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina — and 21 African States, and is recognized as such by General Assembly resolution 41/11, of 1986. Similarly, Latin America and the Caribbean is a zone of peace, which was formally proclaimed during the second Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, held in Havana in January 2014, as well as a zone free of nuclear weapons. It advocates the peaceful resolution of controversies and promotes the application of a system based on friendly relations and cooperation among its member States and with other regions and countries on a reciprocal basis in order to eliminate once and for all the threat and use of force.”
2023-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9448Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The organizations of Latin America and the Caribbean have repeatedly expressed the region’s interest in reaching, as soon as possible, a solution to the prolonged sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland over the Malvinas Islands and South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime spaces, in accordance with the relevant resolutions, and they have supported the legitimate rights of Argentina in that dispute. Argentina highlights the relevance of the various alternatives adopted at the regional and subregional levels in matters of peace and security, in particular the creation of nuclear-weapon-free zones and zones of peace and the positive contribution that those can make to the global peace architecture.”
2023-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9448Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Regional and subregional organizations are in an optimal position to understand the root causes of conflicts and to seek to open the doors for dialogue, given their thorough knowledge of the realities of the region in which they operate. It is within those organizations that the cultural affinities shared by neighbouring countries are best projected, and it is through them that a better framework for the dialogue that is necessary to reach understandings and resolve conflicts can be facilitated. We can reaffirm that with first-hand knowledge in the light of our own history and reality. The subregional processes for building trust in Latin America have allowed us to move from a logic of confrontation to a logic of cooperation, making South America a zone of peace.”
2023-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9448Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, we would like to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month and to commend you and your delegation for the efforts being undertaken at such a difficult time. In that vein, we welcome the convening of this important open debate. Conflict prevention is the cornerstone of the peace architecture. The United Nations has long recognized the importance of regional and subregional organizations in conflict prevention, because they have the capacity to complement the work of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security, as provided for under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, in which the international community is called on to resort to those fundamental tools in the promotion of and search for peace.”
2023-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9448Resumption1 (2023) · source
“That is why Argentina welcomes the constructive discussions that have taken place on this matter within the framework of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform.”
2023-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9410 (2023) · source
“Along those lines, we believe that progress could be made in the following areas: improving due process in the Sanctions Committees, improving the quality of the contents of the annual report submitted to the General Assembly, convening frequent briefings for non-members of the Council on the issues discussed in the Council’s informal consultations, minimizing closed meetings and informal consultations in favour of meetings in an open format, making draft resolutions and presidential statements available to non-members in a timely manner. In conclusion, I would like to stress that what is at stake in improving the Council’s working methods is its decision-making culture and the effectiveness of its performance.”
2023-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9410 (2023) · source
“Beyond that, the Council’s dialogue with other bodies, whether within the United Nations system or elsewhere, is essential to the fulfilment of its functions. Among the bodies that we consider crucial to the Council’s fulfilment of its mandate are the Peacebuilding Commission, the International Criminal Court and humanitarian assistance organizations. The Security Council has a multiplicity of responsibilities and effective coordination with other actors is essential if it is to fulfil them. However, that does not imply that the Security Council, which is entrusted with the maintenance of international peace and security, should take over the functions of other organs. While we recognize the efforts undertaken by various States Members of the Organization in recent years to improve working methods, much remains to be done.”
2023-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9410 (2023) · source
“With regard to the Security Council’s annual report to the General Assembly in particular, Argentina advocates that it should be less descriptive and more analytical in order to enable a broader consideration of the Council’s work. Only then will the Security Council be able to demonstrate its willingness to do its work more efficiently, transparently and democratically while improving the relationship between the two organs. Argentina supports regular evaluations of the implementation of presidential note 507 and subsequent notes, and the identification of successful practices and possible shortcomings, as well as the consideration of necessary adjustments. In that regard, we call for the Informal Working Group to continue working on a single comprehensive document in order to consolidate and streamline all decisions on working methods.”
2023-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9410 (2023) · source
“It is worth pointing out that during its presidency of the Security Council in February 2000, Argentina urged the adoption of a note by the President by which newly elected members of the Council would be invited to participate as observers in informal consultations during the month prior to the beginning of their term as elected members. During Argentina’s chairship of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions in 2013 and 2014, numerous presidential notes were adopted on topics such as consultations with troop- and police-contributing countries, dialogue with non-members of the Council and the participation of Council members in the drafting of Council products and their broader drafting responsibility, among other things.”
2023-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9410 (2023) · source
“In that regard, we are guided by the conviction that the Council can and should be more transparent and democratic in its relationship with the States Members of the United Nations without affecting the effectiveness of its decision-making. There can be no doubt about the improvements that have been made in recent years to the working methods of this organ thanks to the endeavours and initiative of its non-permanent members, who with patience and commitment have been and continue to be the architects of those achievements.”
2023-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9410 (2023) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): Argentina thanks Albania for convening this open debate on a subject that has always been of particular interest to us. Given the increasing demands on the Security Council and the associated expectations, there is a growing need for clarity on the Council’s procedure and working methods. In that regard, the note by the President S/2017/507 and subsequent notes have broken new ground in addressing the Council’s working methods, as they are valuable instruments that embody best practices and contribute to increasing the Council’s transparency, inclusiveness and efficiency. Argentina has historically supported all efforts to improve transparency, inclusiveness, openness, democratization and efficiency in the work of the Security Council.”
2023-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9410 (2023) · source
“Argentina again calls on the parties to return to the path of negotiations in order to achieve just and final peace, in accordance with international law and the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We reiterate our firm condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and believe that the indiscriminate firing of rockets from the Gaza Strip and the south of Lebanon towards Israel is unacceptable. In recent months, we have reiterated our condemnation of attacks perpetrated against Israeli citizens, and we again extend our condolences to the families of the victims. With regard to the situation in East Jerusalem, Argentina believes that it is an issue for which the final status should be determined by the parties in bilateral negotiations, in line with the relevant United Nations resolutions. We call on all parties, in particular the Israeli authorities, to respect the legal, historical and religious status of the holy sites.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In that context, my country has expressed its concern about the decision of the Government of Israel to legalize outposts and construct new housing in existing settlements. In the light of the decisions taken by the Government of Israel in June to approve more than 5,700 new settlements and the changes to the approval process that facilitate swifter approval of their construction, the Argentine Republic reiterates its concern and calls for an end to settlement expansion. Similarly, we condemn the reprehensible violence perpetrated by some extremist settlers against Palestinians. Argentina recognizes the right of Israel to legitimate self-defence, stressing that it is important that measures taken respect international humanitarian law, in particular with regard to the principles of distinction and proportionality.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“With that in mind, on several occasions, my country has spoken about the alarming escalation of violence this year and has repeatedly called on the parties to avoid increased confrontation and conflict. The Argentine Republic is deeply concerned about the ongoing violence and loss of life in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. The gravity of the situation related to Israeli settlements has been recognized by the General Assembly and by the Security Council in resolution 2334 (2016), the terms of which we fully reaffirm. The resolution underscores that the settlements established by Israel in the West Bank and East Jerusalem have no legal validity, are at variance with international law and an obstacle to peace and undermine prospects for the two-State solution.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): Argentina supports a peaceful, definitive and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue and reiterates its unwavering commitment to the two- State solution, respecting the legitimate aspirations of Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side, in peace and security. In that regard, Argentina reaffirms its support for the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and to establish an independent and viable State, recognized by all nations, as well as the right of the State of Israel to live in peace with its neighbours, within secure and internationally recognized borders.”
2023-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9387Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, we would like to remind the Council that in 2015, at the initiative of Argentina and the United Kingdom, the General Assembly adopted resolution 69/293, proclaiming 19 June the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, with a view to raising awareness of the need to end conflict- related sexual violence, honour the victims and survivors of sexual violence and pay tribute to all who have bravely dedicated their lives to the struggle to end such crimes and have lost their lives in that endeavour.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In that regard, we want to draw attention to the Safe Schools Declaration, which is an intergovernmental political commitment to ensuring safe education and preventing sexual violence in conflict. We therefore encourage all States that have not yet done so to subscribe to the Declaration, which has already been endorsed by more than 100 countries.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“When a State is unwilling or unable to investigate and prosecute international crimes, including conflict- related sexual violence, the international community should take the necessary measures to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court. The Rome Statute clearly criminalizes rape and any other form of sexual violence as war crimes and crimes against humanity. One area where acts of sexual violence occur is in schools or on routes to and from schools. Resolution 2601 (2021) on the protection of education during armed conflict expresses concern about the consequences of attacks that women and girls may suffer, including rape and other forms of sexual violence, which may prevent them from continuing their education.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Crimes associated with sexual violence have a gendered impact. The discussions of those crimes typically focus on violence perpetrated by men against women and girls. However, we must expand discussions to include the impacts of those criminal acts when they are also directed against men, boys and LGBTIQ+ persons. In such cases, there is a high level of underreporting, which, coupled with reprisals, discrimination and stigmatization, contributes to widespread impunity for perpetrators. Holding perpetrators of sexual violence to account is vital to ensure justice for victims and as deterrence for the perpetration of future crimes. Perpetrators of such crimes can be individually prosecuted under international law, and States have a primary obligation to do so.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Despite numerous international instruments calling for the protection of civilians from sexual assault in armed conflict and recognizing that such acts can constitute war crimes, conflict-related sexual violence continues to prevail in a culture of near total impunity. Conflict-related sexual violence may be exacerbated in contexts where extreme gender inequality prevails, contributing to its normalization. Gender inequality is both an underlying cause of sexual crimes and an obstacle to their prevention. Preventing systematic and widespread sexual violence begins in peacetime with the adoption of national laws that are sufficiently robust in terms of criminalizing such behaviour. States must have legislative mechanisms and judicial institutions that are prepared to comprehensively address that issue.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): We are grateful for the convening of this important open debate and for the briefings by Special Representative Pramila Patten and the representatives of civil society. We are also grateful for the work undertaken by Ms. Patten. Throughout history, rape and sexual violence have been used as weapons of war and often as a deliberate strategy in the conduct of hostilities. Since the adoption of resolution 1820 (2008), there has been a growing public awareness of those crimes and their consequences. Sexual violence perpetuates conflict and instability. Its long-term, destructive nature has devastating effects, not only on the survivors of this crime but on entire communities.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The Council must continue to seek political solutions to ongoing conflicts and promote the protection of children during conflict prevention and resolution. In addition, it is important that the Council speak with one voice in order to improve compliance with international humanitarian law, respect for human rights and accountability for all violations and abuses against children.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source