I thank the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Director General of the Palestine Red Crescent Society for their timely reports this afternoon, reminding us of the bleak picture that we face in this conflict.
I wish to acknowledge and express appreciation for the heroic …
I thank Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for presenting the Agency’s annual report (see A/78/304) to the General Assembly, and I congratulate him on his reappointment to the position until December 2027. I would also like to thank the Republic…
I thank Assistant-Secretary General Miroslav Jenča of the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations for his informative briefing.
Ecuador remains consistent in its support for the principle of safeguarding and protecting civilian populations anywhere, under any circums…
My delegation thanks the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and his team for the presentation of the twenty-sixth report on the situation in Libya, whose Permanent Representative we welcome to this meeting.
Impunity undermines efforts to resolve conflicts in societies and perpetuates cy…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa Tetteh for their informative briefings. I also acknowledge the presence of the representatives of the Sudan and South Sudan.
Ecuador highlights the efforts of the United Nations Interim Securit…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the delegation of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (see A/78/PV.24).
Ecuador thanks the President of the International Court of Justice for presenting the report (A/78/4) of the activities of the Court from 1 August…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate China and its team on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council during the month of November. I would like to reiterate our delegation’s support in working with you, Mr. President, and wish you, Sir, every success. I would also like to once …
I thank High Commissioner Filippo Grandi for the information he provided.
Ecuador recognizes the work that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is doing for people who are displaced, refugees, stateless and in need of international protection, and we commend it fo…
We thank the Director of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, for his informative briefing and, above all, for the always valuable work done by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in facilitating and coordinating
humanitarian responses…
My delegation thanks the President of the International Criminal Court for his briefing on the Court’s annual report (see A/78/322).
The adoption of the Rome Statute in 1998 brought into being the first permanent judicial body capable of investigating and bringing to justice individuals accused of …
We thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Director Edem Wosornu of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for their briefings. We welcome the presence in the Chamber today of the representatives of Iran, Syria and Türkiye.
Ecuador opposes the violence that is imperilling the lives a…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, Ms. Lisa Doughten and Ms. Catherine Russell for their grim reports this afternoon and for all the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian A…
We listened carefully to the briefings of the speakers this afternoon.
We share the concerns of the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Adedeji Ebo, in particular about the risks posed by the influx of arms and ammunition. We support his recommendations, in particular wit…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Valentine Rugwabiza, for her briefing and welcome Sylvie Valérie Baipo Temon, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic. I recognize the presence of the representative of Angola in the Chamber.
I would also like to…
As I said yesterday (see S/PV.9451), the Council must not become an arena for rivalries among its members but rather a space for reconciliation and international peace and security.
The Council’s draft resolutions must be understood as tools that contribute to achieving our collective goals. They m…
We thank Brazil for convening this open debate on women’s participation in international peace and security, from theory to practice. We also thank the Secretary-
General for his report (S/2023/725), and we take note of the statements we heard this morning from the other briefers, whom we have list…
We voted in favour of draft resolution S/2023/792, which we have just considered in the Council. It was introduced after a negotiating process in which many members of the Council participated. The resulting draft resolution contains elements of great urgency and relevance. For example, it reaffirms…
I wish to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his briefing this morning and by reiterating Ecuador’s recognition and support for his efforts, which are more valuable and necessary than ever. We would also like to thank Mr. Wennesland and Ms. Hastings for their briefings.
Today’s open debate…
I welcome the presence of Her Excellency Ms. Ana Brnabić, Prime Minister of Serbia, and thank Special Representative Caroline Ziadeh for her report. We have also taken note of Ms. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu’s statement.
The Secretary-General’s latest report (S/2023/735) is not encouraging, considering tha…
Ecuador, Latin America and the Caribbean will always be mindful of Haiti’s historical contribution to achieving freedom in our countries and our region, as well as throughout the world. And what better way to repay the Haitian people than by demonstrating the genuine solidarity and unity of the inte…
