I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
CELAC welcomes the decision of the General Assembly to devote this high-level plenary meeting to commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the World Summit for Social Develop…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
CELAC reaffirms the Guatemala Declaration, adopted at the seventh Regional Meeting on Enhancing International Humanitarian Partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean, while also reiterating ou…
First of all, I would like to express our deepest condolences and solidarity with the Government and people of France, in particular to the families of the victims of the heinous terrorist attacks perpetrated Friday night in Paris, as well as to the Governments and peoples of Lebanon and Russia for …
At the outset, I would like to express our condemnation of the terrorist attacks that took place last Friday in Paris, our condolences and our solidarity with the people and the Government of France. As the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, said, our hearts are with France and the families of tho…
The delegation of Ecuador would like to acknowldge the presence at the General Assembly of the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, to present the report (see A/70/350) on the work of the Court in the period spanning 2014-2015, dated 28 August.
Th…
The delegation of Ecuador would like to begin by expressing its gratitude to the Permanent Representatives of Croatia and Namibia, Ambassadors Emvula and Drobnjak, respectively, and to their teams for the very wise, efficient and patient manner
in which they have been leading the work of the Ad Hoc…
For Ecuador, as for the great majority of Members of the United Nations, reform of the Security Council is urgently needed in order to make this body more democratic, transparent and effective and to bring it into line with the realities of today’s world and the membership of the Organization. To be…
The delegation of Ecuador would like, first and foremost, to express its gratitude and congratulations to the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Sam Kutesa, for his leadership. We would also like to pay due tribute to the work carried out by the Permanent Representative of Jamaica, Ambassador Co…
We all aspire to see malaria eradicated throughout the world. The Government of the Republic of Ecuador therefore has designed and implemented policies and programmes that have cut by more than 99 per cent the number of cases of malaria among our people over the past 10 years.
Having read the repor…
The delegation of Ecuador would first like to express its heartfelt thanks for the efforts of the Permanent Representatives of Croatia and Namibia, Ambassador Vladimir Drobjnak and Ambassador Wilfried Emvula, and their teams for deftly and with great patience guiding us to the outcome of our work, t…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Ecuador.
I would first like to express my appreciation to the co-facilitators of the negotiation process and to all those who participated in the working groups and to the Secretariat for their commitment and…
Allow me to express our most heartfelt sorrow and sincere condolences upon the passing of the Permanent Representative of Djibouti, Mr. Roble Olhaye.
I thank the people and the Government of Ethiopia for organizing the third International Conference on Financing for Development, and commend the co-…
Ecuador adds its voice to the statements made on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of Jamaica in his capacity as Chair of our regional Group, which also reflects the position of the States members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
I would l…
Before beginning my statement, I would like express to you, Mr. President, my best wishes on the occasion of the lunar new year. I also wish to extend my best wishes to all who are celebrating that holiday. I also wish to congratulate China for having proposed a subject for today’s open debate that …
I bring fraternal greetings from President Rafael Correa, Minister for Foreign Affairs Ricardo Patiño Aroca and our citizens revolution. My delegation would like, at the outset, to express its pleasure at seeing you, Madam President, presiding over this meeting of the Security Council and our gratit…
I associate myself with the statement made by the representative of the Plurinational State of Bolivia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. I want to thank the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing for the work
carried out on the report on sustainable develo…
It is of special importance for my delegation to take the floor at today’s plenary meeting of the General Assembly to celebrate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and to express the fraternal greetings …
On behalf of the Republic of Ecuador, I am honoured to welcome the presence here of Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of our sister Republic of Cuba, and laud the overwhelming outcome achieved today in favour of resolution 69/5, which condemns the blockade imposed by the Uni…
While we endorse the consensus and the democratic process, I have asked through you, Madam President,
to speak to the Security Council once again, within the framework of the process to renew the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), in my capacity as representati…
What an honour it is to be at the General Assembly and to represent Ecuador and our citizens’ revolution. I would like to begin by congratulating President Sam Kutesa on his election to lead the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I want him to know that he will have the full support of the…