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Squeff

lines on the record: 158
first: 2013-01-15
most recent: 2023-12-07
sittings or episodes: 24
sources: un-security-council

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“One of the strengths of that agenda has been dialogue with parties to conflict, with hundreds of commitments, including action plans established by parties to conflict to better protect children. We reiterate our strong support for the work carried out by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mrs. Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, in the exercise of her mandate, while highlighting the important work carried out by the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism for grave violations, whose actions on the ground are crucial for the protection of children in armed conflict. Achieving peace is the best protection for children. If war continues, it will result only in more violence against children. The Security Council can and must do more to protect children around the world.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The military use of schools by parties to conflicts can have a devastating impact on children and can make schools targets for opposing forces. When a school is destroyed during an attack, it can take years to rebuild. In the meantime, hundreds of students may be deprived of their right to education. To better protect schools, students and educators, States must support and implement the Safe Schools Declaration, an intergovernmental political commitment to protect education during conflict, to which Argentina, along with more than 100 other countries, is a party. The United Nations agenda on children and armed conflict has a multitude of robust tools and initiatives developed at different levels to protect children from grave violations.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We urge the implementation of all necessary actions to prevent them and stress the need of providing children with humanitarian assistance commensurate with their needs, based on a human rights-based approach centred on the child as victim of these grave violations, and of ensuring the adequate accountability of perpetrators. Grave violations against children must stop immediately. The six grave violations against children identified in the Council resolutions flout the limits set in international humanitarian law and defy the essence of human conscience. The international community must urge all countries to ratify and implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child and to increase financial and technical support in order to help the countries concerned improve their ability to protect children.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): We appreciate the convening of this important open debate, as well as the briefings by Special Representative Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi and Ms. Violeta, a civil society representative. We also express our appreciation to the Secretary- General for the preparation of the latest report (S/2023/363). In that regard, we share the serious concern that the number of children affected by grave violations increased in 2022, compared to 2021. It is also alarming that there was a 112 per cent increase in attacks on schools and hospitals. We strongly call for an immediate end to grave violations against children.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In that regard, there is a crucial need for coordination among the main organs of the United Nations, while avoiding working in separate silos and seeking to achieve systemic coherence in peacebuilding strategies.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Ultimately, the success of a transition from conflict to peace requires that justice and accountability be taken seriously. Justice is an essential component of reconciliation. A failure by Governments to ensure justice and end impunity could lead to sabotaging peacebuilding efforts and, ultimately, to reigniting conflicts. Faced with new global challenges, we must ask ourselves what the correct United Nations structures and mandates for conflict resolution with sustainable peace are. The transition from war to peace is not a technical exercise, but a highly political process in which different principles, priorities and approaches must be brought together.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Women must play an active role across the spectrum of conflict prevention and resolution and post-conflict peacebuilding. There is evidence that women’s empowerment and gender equality are linked with peace and stability in societies. In particular, when women influence decisions in their communities, crises are more likely to be resolved without resorting to violence. Broad consultations and participatory mechanisms that do not exclude any group or segment of society serve to consolidate the legitimacy of the State and foster trust among all its citizens. Contrariwise, a lack of inclusion threatens peace and reconciliation processes and the stability of the State itself. The participation of all citizens in building peace helps to achieve inclusive agreements and lasting peace and stability.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Through its actions, the Council can send important signals that help discourage violence and open up a channel of dialogue between the conflicting parties, which will facilitate, for example, the work of the Secretary-General and his Special Envoys when it comes to good offices. Many ceasefire and peace agreements are initially unsuccessful. When insufficient attention is paid to the needs of societies emerging from conflict, the consequences are serious for all concerned. That is why peacebuilding aims not only to resolve conflicts, but also to build societies, institutions, policies and relations that are more capable of sustaining peace and justice over time. Inclusion is another crucial aspect of sustainable peace. Conflict prevention and resolution and peacebuilding processes and efforts must involve all sectors of society.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“That step is also key to safeguarding successful transitions from conflict to lasting peace. Strengthening the resilience of States, building legitimate, accountable and effective institutions, and consolidating the rule of law are long-term efforts that require national leadership and responsibility and sustained international support. The Security Council has a fundamental role to play in supporting preventive diplomacy efforts. In recent years, the Council has increased its engagement and flexibility to address emerging threats before they escalate and come onto the Council’s formal agenda.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Argentina has supported the development of the concept of sustainable peace as understood to mean a continuous process that involves the peacebuilding system not only in the post-conflict stage, but also before and during conflicts. That is also based on a comprehensive approach that must take into account the need to combat the root causes of conflicts by means of, among others, strengthening the rule of law, promoting sustained economic growth and eradicating poverty, while promoting social development, democracy and respect for human rights. Conflict prevention is the first step in the peace architecture. As an integral part of preventive diplomacy, the international community should focus on institutional and capacity-building in States where situations of potential or imminent conflict exist.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): As new forms of conflict demand innovative responses, States that manage to end a conflict often fail to maintain the peace they have achieved over time. Many conflicts take place in countries that were already at war, while the relapse rate has increased every decade since the 1960s. Empirical analysis of eight decades of international crises shows that peacekeeping efforts often succeed in the short term and fail in the quest for peace in the long term. Since the Security Council and the General Assembly adopted historic and identical resolutions on sustainable peace in April 2016, Member States have begun to reflect on what that concept means.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“With that in mind, the Association concluded that the question of the effects of sea level rise on boundaries should be considered much more broadly in the context of the importance of the principles of certainty and stability of treaties, in particular those relating to international boundaries and limits. In conclusion, I would like to stress that given the complexity of this issue and the various political and legal aspects involved, it merits further in-depth analysis by the entire membership of the United Nations, within the General Assembly, taking into account the Assembly’s competence, the views and practices of Member States and international jurisprudence.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In the latter ruling, the Permanent Court of Arbitration underlined that maritime delimitations, like land boundaries, must be stable and definitive to ensure a peaceful relationship between the States concerned in the long term. It added that in the view of the Tribunal, neither the prospect of climate change nor its possible effects can jeopardize the many maritime boundaries established around the world. That applies equally to maritime boundaries agreed on between States and those established by international adjudication. In the same vein, in its study on the issue of sea level rise, the International Law Association recommended an interpretation of UNCLOS that favours the preservation of rights to maritime spaces.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“With regard to the effects of changes in coastlines along agreed maritime boundaries, it is vital to emphasize that the concept of a fundamental change of circumstances, also known as the rebus sic stantibus clause, is not applicable to boundary agreements, as set out in article 62 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. Both international jurisprudence and prominent jurists agree on that view. Examples worth mentioning in that regard include the judgment of the International Court of Justice in the case Aegean Sea Continental Shelf (Greece v. Turkey), in addition to the Bay of Bengal Maritime Boundary Arbitration between Bangladesh and India (Bangladesh v. India), to cite only two.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Regarding the effects of sea level rise on the boundaries of maritime spaces, it should be noted that in terms of legal certainty, it seems appropriate to consider that once the baselines and outer limits of the maritime spaces of a coastal or archipelagic State have been duly determined in accordance with the requirements of UNCLOS, which also reflects customary international law, States should not be required to readjust those baselines and boundaries in the event that sea level change affects the geographic reality of the coast.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In that context, the starting points for measuring maritime spaces under national jurisdiction are baselines that are customarily measured from the low-water lines along coasts. With regard to the protection of persons affected by this scourge, there are a vast number of international norms aimed at preserving the integrity and well-being of the individual. In that regard, careful consideration should be given to whether a draft treaty would be necessary to address the issue or whether solutions could be provided within the framework of existing international law.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“With regard to statehood and its continuity in the event of loss of territory, it should be noted that the International Law Commission is the competent body for addressing the legal aspects of the issue, in accordance with its mandate, which includes the progressive development of international law and its codification. With regard to the legal framework applicable to this issue, various instruments of international law contain provisions relevant to the issue of sea level rise and its effects. The first of these that we want to highlight is the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), since it is the framework for the regulation of all activity in the oceans and seas.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): We thank Malta for convening this important meeting. The issue of sea level rise has been addressed by Member States in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which notes that the phenomenon is severely affecting coastal areas, including in many least developed countries and small island developing States, and thereby slowing progress on sustainable development. As is widely accepted, for many small island developing States sea level rise poses one of the greatest threats to survival and opportunities for growth, and it can even lead to loss of territory for some.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Consequently, Argentina believes that the General Assembly’s decision as expressed in resolution 77/247 must be respected. We also believe that we must bear in mind that the legal decisions issued in advisory opinions do not have less weight or authority than those issued in judgments of the International Court of Justice. The international community should take into account what the Court decides in accordance with the advisory opinion requested. In conclusion, Argentina wishes to once again urge the Palestinians and Israelis to resume peace talks, in good faith, with flexibility and in accordance with international law and relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, in order to seek an agreement on outstanding issues relating to the final status of Palestine in all its aspects.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Therefore, it is not appropriate for a State Member of the United Nations — even if it disagrees with a decision — to establish unilateral sanctions or other types of measures of that nature against another State based on what has been legitimately decided by that organ. An action of that nature affects not only the country against which such measures are taken but also the entire international community, including those States that did not vote in favour of that decision, since it jeopardizes the very mechanism available to countries to seek solutions by peaceful means in their international relations. Argentina believes that it is crucially important to respect international law in general and United Nations resolutions in particular.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Israel’s use of that request for an advisory opinion to the International Court of Justice as an argument to support the sanctions against Palestine is questionable. Indeed, the Statute of the International Court of Justice establishes, in Article 65, that the Court may give an advisory opinion. At the same time, the Charter of the United Nations establishes, in Article 96, that the General Assembly may request the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on any legal issue. General Assembly resolution 77/247 was adopted in accordance with international law.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We firmly believe in the principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes and therefore consider it important to seek a negotiated solution to the conflict between Syria and Israel with the aim of ending the occupation of the Golan Heights as soon as possible, in accordance with resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and the principle of land for peace. Argentina has taken note with particular concern of the recent measures adopted by the Government of Israel against the Palestinian National Authority as a result of the General Assembly’s recent adoption of resolution 77/247, which requests the International Court of Justice to render an advisory opinion. My country voted in favour of that resolution.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“My country believes that the Old City must be a peaceful meeting place and that Jews, Muslims and Christians must be guaranteed free access to the holy sites. Any attempt to deny or minimize the historic link and profound significance of those sites for any of the three monotheistic religions is completely unacceptable. That will not contribute to the objective of finding a solution to the conflict, but instead will reinforce prejudices and mistrust between the parties. Argentina considers the final status of Jerusalem to be an issue that should be defined by the parties in bilateral negotiations. With regard to the Syrian Golan, Argentina maintains a principled position on the illegality of the acquisition of territory by force and respect for the territorial integrity of States.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The Palestinian leadership needs to sincerely address Israeli security concerns. In that context, we recognize Israel’s right to exercise self-defence, while emphasizing the importance that, in taking such actions, Israel fully respect its obligations under international humanitarian law, in particular with regard to the principles of distinction and proportionality. With regard to the situation in East Jerusalem, Argentina reaffirms the special status of Jerusalem in accordance with the relevant resolutions, including resolution 478 (1980). In that regard, we reject any unilateral attempt to alter that status quo, in particular with regard to the Old City, which has a special significance for the three great monotheistic religions.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We reaffirm our support for international law and 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 alongside its neighbours within secure and internationally recognized borders. We reiterate our concern at the persistent and continuing growth of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and call for a halt to their expansion. The gravity of the situation was recognized by the Security Council in resolution 2334 (2016), the terms of which we fully subscribe to. Argentina also condemns the indiscriminate firing of rockets from Gaza against civilians in Israel, as well as all violent actions by Hamas and other armed groups.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): Argentina continues to believe that a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict can be achieved only through negotiations between the two sides aimed at reaching an agreement on the final-status issues identified in the Oslo Accords — namely, Jerusalem, the refugees, the settlements, the borders and security measures. My delegation supports a peaceful, final and comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian question on the basis of a two-State solution within the 1967 borders and in line with whatever the parties determine in the course of negotiations, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Council reform, however, is part of a broader reform of the multilateral system as a whole. In this regard, Argentina reiterates its commitment to a stronger, reformed and revitalized multilateralism, with a United Nations at its core that is more agile, effective and better able to serve those most in need on the ground. The survival of humankind depends on us working together. We need cooperation and not confrontation. Argentina has been and will continue to be a strong supporter of multilateralism and an advocate for the use of diplomacy for peace. To this end, we remain committed to upholding the rule of law and the rules-based international order and to supporting international cooperation.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In this regard, Argentina continues to advocate a reform of the Security Council to make it more democratic, transparent and effective. Enlarging the Security Council seems to be one of the most reasonable ways to improve its representative nature and thereby strengthen its legitimacy. Enlargement of the Security Council is necessary, but it is only an increase in non-permanent members that could foster a new working dynamic and give elected members greater influence within the Council and greater participation in the decision-making process. This is what we mean by a reform of the Security Council that is focused on non-permanent elected seats, and which enhances rather than diminishes the democratic character, accountability and effectiveness of the Council.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The only way to resolve conflicts in today’s world is amicably, through dialogue, diplomacy and other participatory approaches. Unilateral or coercive methods are illegal. Any deviation from these universally accepted norms, wherever and by whomever committed, seriously undermines the ideals of multilateralism enshrined in the United Nations Charter. The United Nations, and particularly the Security Council, has a unique legitimacy for the maintenance of international peace and security. There is a great expectation that the Security Council will deliver on bringing stability, peace and security to the world. At the same time, there is a growing demand for the Council to adapt to new political realities and improve its working methods.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We must therefore modernize our multilateral institutions and make them fit for purpose and better equipped to address the global and intergenerational challenges that we are facing. We have learned from the coronavirus disease pandemic that we must strengthen our collective capacity to anticipate, prevent and manage complex risks. The pandemic laid bare the reality that renewed multilateralism continues to be an urgent moral, political and existential imperative, but it must also be anchored in the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, which are the pillars of the multilateral architecture agreed on in 1945 and today are more relevant than ever. One of the central functions of the multilateral system is avoiding disputes and, when that is not possible, resolving them.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): The United Nations is at the heart of the international system. The fact that the world has united to create an organization that seeks to resolve international disputes through multilateralism is extraordinary in and of itself. However, even more astonishing is that the Organization, despite its challenges and shortcomings, has stood the test of time. It has demonstrated that the path to a better, more peaceful and sustainable future can be achieved only through more multilateralism. However, the classic multilateral system was built primarily to resolve inter-State challenges, not problems that cross boundaries, such as financial crises, pandemics, terrorism, organized crime and climate change.”
2022-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9220Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We understand that peacekeeping operations must form part of a holistic strategy that includes conflict prevention, peacekeeping and sustainable peacebuilding, integrating the perspective of sustainable development and addressing the root causes of conflict.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106Resumption1 (2022) · source
“My country contributes to several peace missions in Africa — the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic and with police observers in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, as well as missions in other regions. The main motive for our participation in peacekeeping operations is our commitment to the development of a transparent and democratic collective security system within the framework of the United Nations, with consolidated multilateral institutions and mechanisms that serve to fulfil international law.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Partnerships with the African Union and African Member States are vital to achieving collective efforts for peace and security in Africa. A case in point was the signing of the Joint United Nations-African Union Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security, whose fifth anniversary we marked on 19 April. That agreement solidified the relationship between the two organizations and their shared quest for peace and security in Africa. Finally, let me emphasize that United Nations peacekeeping operations are an essential instrument for achieving the Organization’s goal of maintaining international peace and security. Argentina’s active presence in those missions is a clear manifestation of our commitment to the system. Argentina has been participating in peacekeeping operations since 1958.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106Resumption1 (2022) · source
“A partnership between the African Union and the United Nations for the implementation of Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda will help accelerate development and reduce conflict. Similarly, Governments and societies can strengthen other objectives, such as the promotion and protection of human rights, the consolidation of democracy and the rule of law and constitutional order. Governments must take the necessary measures to put an end to internal conflicts and civil wars and eradicate armed gangs and transnational crime and terrorist groups. The international community’s cooperation and coordination is also required to make peace a reality. With the assistance of the United Nations, much progress has been made by African States, the African Union and other subregional organizations in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In order to achieve and maintain a virtuous circle of development and peace, countries need internal structural changes to enable them to address poverty, exclusion and marginalization, increase health and education services, reduce inequality and lack of opportunity and address hunger, food insecurity, environmental degradation and water scarcity, among other things. Those much- needed economic, security, social and environmental structural changes, among others, are all part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will lead to more inclusive and socially cohesive societies. The SDGs are closely related to the African Union’s Agenda 2063, its strategic vision for a prosperous and peaceful Africa.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): Argentina congratulates the Government of China on holding this debate on a topic of such importance for the international community, as well as the approach it has chosen. Argentina recognizes that the responsibility for peace and security in Africa, including the ability to address the root causes of conflicts and resolve them by peaceful means, lies primarily with African countries. At the same time, we recognize the need for the international community and the United Nations to support them, taking into account the Organization’s responsibilities in that area in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. Sustainable development, conflict prevention and resolution and peace are interdependent and must be addressed as such.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, Argentina wishes once again to urge the Palestinians and Israelis to resume peace talks, acting in good faith and with flexibility and in line with international law and the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council, in the endeavour to reach an agreement on the outstanding final-status issues for Palestine in all of their aspects.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We also reaffirm the need for the international community to develop appropriate responses to ensure that it has the necessary funds to guarantee that its services are not interrupted. In relation to the Syrian Golan, Argentina maintains a principled position with regard to the illegality of the acquisition of territories by force and respect for the territorial integrity of States. We firmly believe in the principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes and deem important the quest for a negotiated solution to the conflict between Syria and Israel so as to put an end to the occupation of the Golan Heights as soon as possible, in line with resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and the principle of land for peace.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“With regard to the situation in East Jerusalem, Argentina reaffirms the special status of Jerusalem, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions, including resolution 478 (1980) and, in this regard, rejects any unilateral attempt to modify it, in particular with regard to the Old City, which has a special significance for the three great monotheistic religions. Argentina believes that Jerusalem is one of the issues whose final status must be defined by the parties in bilateral negotiations. In view of the financial difficulties being experienced by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Argentina wishes to reiterate its full support for the Agency’s work, which contributes to preventing a further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The gravity of the situation has been recognized by the Security Council in its resolution 2334 (2016), the terms of which we fully reaffirm. On the other hand, Argentina condemns all violent actions by Hamas and other armed groups. It is necessary for Palestinian leaders to sincerely address Israeli security concerns. In this context, we recognize Israel’s right to exercise its legitimate self-defence, emphasizing the importance of Israel acting in ways that respect the country’s obligations under international humanitarian law, taking into account, in particular, the principles of distinction and proportionality.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Argentina reaffirms its support for the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and to the establishment of 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. Likewise, Argentina reiterates its concern over the persistent and continuous growth of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and urges the cessation of their expansion. As the General Assembly has repeatedly stated, settlements are contrary to international law, hinder peace, weaken the prospect of a two-State solution, with the two States living side by side in peace and security, and thereby promote the perpetuation of an unsustainable status quo.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): We thank the Brazilian delegation for facilitating today’s important debate. Argentina continues to believe that the only solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is through negotiations between both parties aimed at seeking agreement on the final-status issues identified in the Oslo Accords, namely, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements, borders and security measures. My country supports a peaceful, definitive and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian question, through a two-State solution on the basis of the 1967 borders and on what the parties determine in the negotiation process, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council.”
2022-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9099Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Only by working towards a humanitarian approach to development and peace can we achieve a sustainable outcome ensuring respect for human rights and the successful reintegration of all children.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We must work for a renewed and broader approach to reintegration, not only in terms of immediate humanitarian assistance, but also as a long-term commitment to ensuring that children’s reintegration programmes look towards the future, involve all of society’s stakeholders and focus on children’s specific needs. In conclusion, we must conceive concrete actions while incorporating the cross-cutting principle of leaving no one behind. Argentina reiterates the urgent need to agree on and implement concrete measures. That task must be carried out within a framework of absolute respect for international humanitarian law, international human rights law and international refugee law.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In that regard, we call firmly for immediately ending grave violations against children, promoting the implementation of all necessary measures to prevent such violations and providing children with humanitarian assistance that will meet their needs, based on a human rights-based approach and treating children as victims of such violations, while ensuring that their perpetrators are held to account. We also applaud and support Special Representative of the Secretary General Virginia Gamba de Potgieter in the important work she is doing.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“For example, kidnappings and cases of sexual violence increased by more than 20 per cent, and attacks on schools and hospitals increased by 5 per cent in a context of school closures owing to the pandemic, the military use of schools, insecurity and disregard for children’s rights to education and health care. Argentina has been an active and strong supporter from the start of the Safe Schools Declaration, endorsed at the Oslo Conference on Safe Schools, in the understanding that education is critical to development and the full enjoyment of human rights. Continued access to safe education is crucial as a protection mechanism for children and youth in armed conflict, as it enables them to reach their potential and contribute to building stronger communities.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): We commend the Government of Brazil, through its Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Fernando Simas Magalhães, for convening this debate on such a critical topic. We are also grateful for the briefings by Special Representative Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and Mr. Patrick Kumi, whose recommendations we also value. We also thank the Secretary-General for his most recent report (S/2022/493) on children and armed conflict. In that regard, we share the serious concern about the fact that despite a slight decrease in grave violations compared to 2020, alarming trends remain, together with increases in other related areas.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, we know that the goal here is to improve the working methods of the Security Council and its culture with regard to making decisions and ensuring its effectiveness. That is why Argentina welcomes the constructive discussions on the issue during the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform.”
2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In that regard, we urge the Informal Working Group to continue its work with a view to creating a single comprehensive document that can consolidate and streamline all decisions on working methods. Dialogue between the Council and other bodies, whether within the United Nations system or not, is essential to enabling the Security Council to carry out its functions. The organizations that we consider crucial to fulfilling the mandate of the Council include the Peacebuilding Commission, the International Criminal Court and humanitarian assistance organizations. The Security Council has many responsibilities, and fulfilling them demands effective coordination with other stakeholders. The Council’s job is to maintain international peace and security and Argentina does not want to see it absorbing the functions of other bodies.”
2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079Resumption1 (2022) · source