Controversy at the UN: Argentina was the only country that voted against “eliminating forms of violence against women and girls”

After the controversial vote against the rights of indigenous peoples at the United Nations (UN), Argentina was the only country to reject a resolution in the international organization to “intensify efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls”which obtained 170 votes in favor and 13 abstentions.

This vote comes after the dismissal of former Foreign Minister Diana Mondino and the announcement of an “audit” of diplomats to check which ones accompany the “ideas of freedom” raised by President Javier Milei.

With its vote, Javier Milei’s government differentiated itself from the United States and Israel, two of its main international allies, who made up the group of 170 countries that supported the initiative. Among those who abstained are Russia, Nicaragua, Iran and Senegal.

The vote against a UN resolution on the rights of indigenous peoples

In the first vote of the UN General Assembly with Gerardo Werthein as chancellor, on November 11 Argentina It was the only one of the 168 countries that took part in the meeting in voting against a resolution on indigenous peoples’ rights.

During the meeting in New Yorkthe document that proposes adhesion, in general terms, to the protection of the rights of indigenous communities on issues like justice, environment and preservation of spiritual beliefsancestral knowledge and languages.

The proposal was promoted by Bolivia, Dominica, Ecuador, Liberia, Mexico, Paraguay and Venezuela and also bears the signature of Armenia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Norway, Nicaragua, Peru and Sweden.

The document was supported even by USAa country to which Javier Milei’s administration usually aligns itself, and there were only seven abstentions: France, Laos, Lithuania, Mali, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia.