Overview
- Argentina’s Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno told an Open Debate of the UN Security Council on Tuesday that the United Nations must “recover purpose” and a clear capacity to react, warning a slow, bureaucratic body can be overwhelmed by fast-moving crises.
- Quirno used the recent Strait of Hormuz disruption as an example of a local incident with wide ripple effects to argue the UN needs quicker, more focused action on trade, energy and security shocks.
- He proposed concrete Security Council changes, including expanding non-permanent membership, reviewing overlapping mandates and streamlining structures so the Council can respond faster and deliver measurable results.
- Quirno formally reiterated Argentina’s support for Rafael Grossi, praising his technical experience and results-oriented record and presenting his candidacy as the kind of leadership the UN needs next.
- The speech, delivered under China’s rotating Council presidency and followed by a meeting between Quirno and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, ties President Javier Milei’s reform agenda to broader debates over UN legitimacy and the secretary-general selection process.