I have the honour to speak on behalf of Ecuador in today’s timely open debate, which you, Mr. President, have convened on the issue of participation of women in peacekeeping.
The Secretary-General, the Council and the representatives of individual Members themselves have addressed, on several occas…
Ecuador associates itself with the statements delivered by the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine and by the representative of Costa Rica, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, respectively.
For our country, employment is a u…
I thank the Permanent Mission of France for holding this open debate, and I welcomed the presence in the Security Council this morning of France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, to whom I extend my greetings.
We consider it essential for all States to be able to ex…
My country thanks the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for convening this open meeting to once again address the deep political, economic, social and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. We also thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for the important briefing she delivered to the Council.
Ecuador reaffirms the righ…
My country is grateful to the Dominican Republic for having convened this open meeting of the
Security Council amid the grave political, economic and social crisis in the brotherly country of Venezuela. I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
Ecuador reaffirms the right …
I welcome the Dominican Republic as it takes a seat on the Security Council for the first time and presides over it this month. The initiative to convene this debate on the impacts of climate-related disasters on international peace and security, as well as the presence of the Minister of Foreign Af…
My delegation wishes to congratulate the delegations of the Dominican Republic, Germany, Belgium, Indonesia and South Africa on recently joining the Security Council as non-permanent members for the period 2019-2020. We wish them success in performing their duties. We particularly congratulate the d…
My delegation is pleased to participate in today’s meeting of the General Assembly, following the endorsement of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration by members this morning through the adoption of resolution 73/195. We acknowledge the efforts made by the facilitators, the Amba…
Ecuador would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this high- level meeting to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognize…
My delegation abstained in the voting and would like to make the following explanation of vote.
As a Member State, we have a duty and responsibility to support diplomatic, regional and international efforts between the parties to ensure progress towards a political, definitive and fair solution for…
We thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting on a date of particular significance to the people of the State of Palestine and of Israel.
On 29 November 1947, the Assembly determined the establishment of two States, Israel and Palestine. On numerous occasions, my delegation and others p…
I would first like to thank the People’s Republic of China, in its capacity as President of the Security Council for the month of November, for convening this important open debate on the theme “Maintenance of international peace and security: Strengthening multilateralism and the role of the United…
In making this explanation of vote I wish to refer to the statement made by the President of the Republic of Ecuador, Mr. Lenin Moreno Garcés, in the general debate on 25 September. In that statement, he cited a passage from the Declaration of Independence of the United States on the intrinsic equal…
My delegation thanks the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, for presenting the report of the International Criminal Court on its work carried out in 2017 and 2018, contained in document A/73/334. We also welcome draft resolution A/73/L.8, submitted today by Mexico…
At the outset, allow me to thank Bolivia for convening this open debate and to congratulate its Permanent Mission on the work it has conducted throughout its Council presidency this month. We welcome the introduction of new issues for discussion, drawing attention to ways in which we might reinvigor…
First of all, I would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, for presenting the report on the activities of the Court for the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2018 (A/73/4).
One of the main objectives of our Organization, as enshrined in …
In 2005, Ecuador supported the adoption of resolution 60/1, unanimously endorsing the World Summit Outcome Document, which clearly defined the three pillars that should underpin the idea of the responsibility to protect (R2P). Since then, my country has been consistent in defending, at every occasio…
First of all, like other delegations, we wish to congratulate you, Madam, upon your assumption of the Office of President of the General Assembly. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you the very best in carrying out your important work and assure you of our full support throughout the se…
We would like to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s open debate. We thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special
Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing and for his ongoing efforts to achieve peace in the region.
Two weeks ago, we were warned that, in recent months, the situatio…
The General Assembly’s adoption of resolution 72/306,
entitled “Implementation of the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025)”, sends a clear message of optimism.
The Government of Ecuador promotes healthy food practices and assistance for the development of the agricultural secto…
