I thank Ambassador Munir Akram for his introduction to the important resolution adopted today (resolution 77/1). I endorse the messages of brotherhood and support conveyed by previous speakers.
The force of the floods that hit Pakistan and the resulting devastation can only be interpreted as an une…
I welcome the organization of this high-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day against Nuclear Tests. Ecuador wishes to add its own remarks to those voiced this morning, in particular the statement made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Community of …
Only 30 days after the first debate of the General Assembly on the implementation of resolution 76/262 (see A/76/PV.77 and A/76/PV.78), this mechanism was activated again when a veto was exercised in the Security Council (see S/PV.9068) during its consideration of a resolution on Syria under the age…
We would like to thank Brazil for having convened this open debate, and I would highlight the statements made by the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, and Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, as well as Mr. Patri…
My delegation is grateful for the organization of this high-level meeting, which guides the actions, measures and commitments that countries must implement in order to make progress on addressing road-safety challenges.
Globally, road-traffic crashes cause nearly 1.3 million preventable deaths and …
I thank Karin Landgren, Executive Director of Security Council Report, and Loraine Sievers, co-author of The Procedure of the UN Security Council for their briefings. I also acknowledge their contribution, analysis and development of tools to enhance the effectiveness of Council member delegations.
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I would like to begin by recalling that my delegation supported resolution 75/277, which led to the inclusion of this item on the General Assembly’s agenda. In 2005, Ecuador also supported the adoption of resolution 60/1, which clearly endorsed, by consensus, the World Summit Outcome document that o…
I am pleased to take the floor on behalf of the 27 members of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group — Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Gabon, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Maldives, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea…
Ecuador appreciates the convening of this General Assembly meeting in accordance with the standing mandate of resolution 76/262, adopted by consensus just six weeks ago, with 83 sponsors, including my country. Through this effective transparency and accountability mechanism, we are strengthening the…
Today, with the adoption of resolution 76/262, we have established an effective mechanism for transparency, coherence and accountability. We have strengthened
not only the relationship between the General Assembly and the Security Council but also the United Nations system, as outlined in agenda it…
I will not limit my statement to General Assembly agenda item 67, the reason that we are meeting today. Considering the tensions at the border between Ukraine and Russia, I would like to discuss the maintenance of international peace and security as a higher goal to which this meeting should contrib…
My delegation is grateful for the Secretary-General’s report on oceans and the law of the sea (A/76/311 and A/76/311/Add.1), which sets out the major challenges facing the health and sustainability of the oceans and the challenges facing those whose lives and livelihoods depend on the sea in the cur…
It is a special privilege for me to address the General Assembly while it is being presided over by the Permanent Representative of the brotherly country of Costa Rica, with whom we share the ideals and principles of peace and democracy.
Ecuador welcomes the report of the Secretary- General (A/76/3…
It is a privilege for me on behalf of Ecuador to sponsor the draft resolution entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal” (A/76/L.13).
Ecuador does not have a tradition in winter sports, but it will probably be present next year in Beijing with a small delega…
First of all, allow me to express our deep gratitude to the President for convening this high- level meeting.
We the Member States today have an opportunity to assess achievements, reflect on existing challenges and chart the path forward for combating trafficking in persons, in accordance with the…
Just 11 days ago, more than 60 inmates died in one of Ecuador’s main prisons as a result of violence linked to transnational organized crime. A few days earlier, 119 more inmates lost their lives during the most lethal clashes in the history of my country’s prison system. Small arms and light weapon…
I wish to begin by acknowledging Ecuador’s gratitude for the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its contribution during the pandemic to supporting national and global efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease, in particular by delivering equipment and supplies for …
I should like to begin my statement by thanking Ambassador Joanna Wronecka of Poland and Ambassador Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of Qatar, for their leadership as co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform at the seventy-fifth session of the Gene…
My delegation thanks the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Piotr Hofmański, for presenting the report of the International Criminal Court on its activities in 2020 and 2021, contained in document A/76/293. It also welcomes the draft resolution introduced today by the Netherlands, …
I am grateful for the convening of this meeting. I would like to congratulate Ambassador Egriselda González López, the Permanent Representative of El Salvador, on her reappointment as co-Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work
of the General Assembly, which achieved a nu…
