I am grateful for the decision to convene today’s meeting requested by Ukraine, and I also appreciate the briefing by High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu.
Ecuador’s well-known historical position is that there are no safe hands for nuclear weapons, as these weapons’ very exi…
I would like to begin by thanking the speakers for their valuable briefings this morning.
This is a key debate for the Security Council and the United Nations system as a whole, leading us to the premise that the current challenges to peace can be
overcome only through international cooperation an…
I would like to thank Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), and I welcome the participation in today’s meeting of the Permanent Representatives of the Demo…
I join others in welcoming you to the Security Council, Mr. President. I also thank Mozambique for convening this high-level debate on an issue that Ecuador considers extremely important. And we are grateful for the informative briefings by Secretary-General António Guterres and Mr. Assoumani, Presi…
Ecuador aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Bahamas on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.
Ecuador is characterized by its plurinationality; it is a country whose social fabric is made up of Afro-descendants, indigenous peoples, mestizos a…
I take the floor to explain Ecuador’s vote on draft resolution S/2023/212, on the incidents involving the Nord Stream pipelines. My delegation acknowledges and is grateful that the penholder took into account some of the suggestions that we made in the informal consultations on the text and from our…
I appreciate the information provided by Special Envoy Pedersen and by the Acting Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Mr. Tareq Talahma.
We acknowledge the efforts of United Nations teams and their partner agencies on t…
As the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), I am honoured to address the Security Council on the work of the Committee since the previous briefing, on 14 March 2022 (see S/PV.8993).
Resolution 1540 (2004) remains a vital component of the global non…
We thank Mr. Tor Wennesland for his briefing this morning. We reiterate our full support for his efforts to reduce tensions and bring the parties together in an increasingly complex environment, which continues to concern us.
In presidential statement S/PRST/2023/1, which we adopted a month ago, th…
We align ourselves with the statement made by the representative of the Bahamas on behalf of the Group of Latin America and Caribbean States.
On 21 March 1960, in the city of Sharpeville, South Africa, 69 people were killed by law-enforcement officials, 180 were injured and nearly 12,000 were impri…
I welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea. I thank Assistant Secretary- General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing. I also thank the Security Council presidency for having convened this meeting at the request of several countries, including Ecuador, in the context …
Before addressing the substantive topic of today’s meeting, I would like to make it clear that Ecuador voted against the proposal to include Ms. Morozova as a third briefer, based on the original request of the Russian Federation to have her participate in an institutional capacity on behalf of a se…
Ecuador is grateful for the efforts of the co-penholders, the United Arab Emirates and Japan, in particular their efforts to incorporate the perspectives of all delegations and to propose a balanced text that responds to the situation with regard to the serious human rights violations perpetrated by…
I thank Mr. Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary- General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, for his briefing on the report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/280), as well as Mr. Bankole Adeoye, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, for his valuable briefing th…
I would like to begin by joining those who have expressed condolences to and solidarity with Malawi and your country, Mozambique, Mr. President, following the irreparable loss of life and damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Freddy.
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening the monthly briefing on the…
We have listened carefully to the briefers.
My delegation wishes to reiterate its unwavering rejection of all forms of racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in any context, whether it be in situations of peace or conflict, and regardless of their origin.
I must also reject cor…
I am grateful for the information provided by Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, and for the testimony of Ms. Zubaida Akbar, civil society activist and representative.
Every year, 8 March is a renewed opportunity to reflect on women’s struggle for equality, justice a…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this open debate on the women and peace and security agenda. We have taken note of the valuable information presented by Ms. Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN- Women; Ms. Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cros…
I, too, wish to begin by thanking Malta for its excellent work last month and wishing Mozambique every success this month.
I thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and Mr. Tareq Talah…
I thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Nakamitsu, for her briefing, which once again shows the lack of progress on the issue of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic.
Any incident that involves the use of chemical weapons must be dealt with in a transparent manner and …
