JAVIER GERARDO MILEI, President of Argentina, said he is not a politician but a liberal, libertarian economist and never aimed to be a politician.  Noting that this is his first speech before the General Assembly, he wanted to humbly alert different nations about the path they are moving down and the danger of this Organization failing.  He said he did not come to tell the world what to do, but to warn of the collective policies that are being promoted under the mantel of the 2030 Agenda. The UN was born out of the horror and the cruelties of two world wars and the international community aimed for these tragedies to never happen again, he said, adding that among the Organization’s fundamental founding principles was that all human beings were born free and equal.  Humanity has experienced a long period of peace and the UN has provided an international forum, he observed.

The Organization was able to achieve having five great Powers sit around one table with veto power, he said.  The world moved from two world wars through 70 years of relative peace and security as it integrated commercially and prospered.  Noting the success of trade over bullets, he said that under the UN’s watch, there were a few decades of outstanding success. “That cannot be overlooked”, he added. Yet that success stopped after the Organization diverted from its initial aims and started to change.  It spread through various tentacles to decide what countries  should be doing and imposed an ideology on its members with an endless list of rules. The Organization has become a model of supranational government, with international bureaucrats imposing a specific way of living on citizens.

The UN is going down a tragic path, he said, with the Secretary-General defining a new social contract.  For Argentina, the 2030 Agenda is imposing a supranational government, and violating the right to life and freedom.  While the 2030 Agenda purports to end poverty, its adoption is in line with privileged interests and does not represent the principles set down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  The Organization defended systemic violations of freedoms, such as the lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which were a crime against humanity.  It has voted against the State of Israel, the only State to defend a liberal democracy. The UN has promoted collective policies that disrupt natural economic processes.  It has imposed regulations on countries that wish to develop themselves. It has ridiculous policies, such as zero-emissions policies.  And it imposes on poor countries what they should eat, he said.

Issuing a warning, he said the “woke agenda is coming up against reality”.  If the 2030 Agenda fails, the response should not be another ill-conceived proposal.  There still is time.  “Argentina is in a time of profound change,” he said, adding that his country believes in the defense of life for all, the freedom of expression for all and trade for all.  He supported limited government.  Nations should be united in the defense of freedoms, he said, stressing that Argentina does not support any regulations that violate the rights of trade and people. He dissented from the Pact for the Future and urged all nations to support that view.  He said that Argentina would abandon its policy of neutrality and is on the vanguard of the defense of freedom.  “Long live freedom.  God damn it.  Thank you,” he said.