Milei presented himself as a “libertarian liberal economist” who never had the ambition to enter politics. During his speech of about 15 minutes, lashed out hard to the UNaccused her of deviating from her original objectives and He warned of what “will happen if the United Nations continues to promote collectivist policies”.
According to the president, the 2030 agenda “aims to solve poverty, inequality, and discrimination, with legislation that deepens them.” This would make the UN “one of the main drivers of the systematic violation of freedomsuch as the global quarantines during 2020.”
The event, which will run until September 30, revolves around the motto “Leaving no one behind: acting together to advance peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations”.
After his participation in the Assembly, the president will hold bilateral meetings with the president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboaand the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. She will also meet with Karan Bhatia, Vice President of Global Policy and Government Affairs at Google.
Argentina abandons its historical neutrality and proposes a “freedom agenda”
Along these lines, he anticipated that Argentina will abandon its position of historical neutrality and “will not support any policy that involves the restriction of individual freedomsof commerce, nor the violation of the natural rights of individuals.” Consequently, he anticipated the dissent of our country before the “Pact of the future” promoted by the UN. Instead, he proposed a “freedom agenda”.
Among the reasons he gave to criticize the international organization, Milei named the situation of the Falkland Islands. As he explained, “the organization has not satisfactorily fulfilled its mission of defending the territorial sovereignty of its members, as we Argentines know first-hand in relation to the Malvinas Islands.”
Defense of Israel and criticism of Venezuela and Cuba
The president questioned the repeated statements of the UN against the military actions of Israel in Gaza, “the the only Middle Eastern country that defends liberal democracy“Instead, he reproached him for his “total inability to respond to the scourge of terrorism.”
He did not stop there. He accused the UN of alleged inconsistency in its position of defending human rights by allowing the entry into the Human Rights Council of “bloody dictatorships like Cuba and Venezuelawithout the slightest reproach.”
Javier Milei at the UN
It is about the meetings of greater relevance within the General Assembliesas they offer leaders from different regions the opportunity to present their views on the topics addressed during previous sessions.
During the 79th edition taking place this week, the UN will hold three special meetings that will include representatives from around the world.
Topics include two plenary sessions on “existential threats from rising sea levels” and the “promotion and commemoration of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons”, scheduled for September 25 and 26. In addition, a high-level meeting will be held on September 26 to discuss the ““antimicrobial resistance”.
Source: Ambito
