I would first like to reiterate my delegation’s congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly. You can count on our support during this intensive part of the session.
Ecuador would like to express its sincere solidarity with its African brother countries …
I would like, at the outset, to recognize the presence of Ms. Sandra Honoré, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). I would also like to express my gratitude to the Secretary- General for his report on MINUSTAH (S/201…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the Plurinational State of Bolivia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
I would like to start by thanking the co-Chairs of the Open Working Group for their efforts in leading all this work during more than a year and a …
The Government of Ecuador has strongly condemned the
disproportionate military operations of the Israeli army against the civilian population of the Gaza Strip, which have caused several hundred casualties — men, women and children, all of whom were innocent — without to date seeing any clear evide…
Since the new Government of the Citizens’ Revolution took office, Ecuador has adopted a Constitution that has brought radical change to the country, in particular in terms of what we understand as development and the conception of development we seek. We Ecuadorians have asked ourselves what type of…
I would like to highlight the importance of the issue before us — sexual violence — which particularly affects women in conflict situations and is an issue that gravely affects human rights. In that respect, this debate should directly involve the General Assembly. It is also necessary to stress t…
It is a special pleasure for my country to participate in this open debate organized by the presidency of the Security Council under the leadership of the representative of Lithuania, whom we thank for this opportunity.
My country firmly believes that the existence of a set of common values and pri…
At the outset, my delegation endorses the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (see A/68/PV.46).
I would also like to express my delegation’s appreciation for the new momentum that the President, Ambassador John Ashe, is giving to the process…
I should like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for having opened the door for an exchange of views on the situation in the Middle East, including, of course, the Palestinian question.
The question of Palestine continues to be a concern for nearly everyone. In spite of the recent resumption …
At the outset, I would like to endorse the statement made by Fiji on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/68/ PV.29), stressing that we should make progress on commitments made in the Monterrey Consensus and the Doha Declaration of 2008. As other delegations have mentioned, those are basic agr…
First of all, Ecuador echoes the condolences expressed in connection with the recent tragedy off the coast of Lampedusa.
Ecuador is a country where there exist the four characteristics of international migration. We are a country of emigration and a country of immigration, and many of those migrant…
It is an honour, Mr. President, for me to address the General Assembly. Things have changed since I was first here, and not only because time has passed and we have all become a little older — not that old age is a problem. The problem is how we approach it and, indeed, how we approach disability. T…
Mr. President, I would like to begin by thanking you for convening today’s open debate, which allows us to express our points of view on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestine question.
The Government of Ecuador expresses once again its concern over the Security Council’s prolong…
We thank you, Sir, for having convened this open debate. At the same time, I would like to reiterate the position of Ecuador that the Security Council, in recognition of the value of keeping the discussion of the serious topic before us today alive, must constrain its actions in keeping with the pro…
My delegation wishes to explain our vote on draft resolution A/67/L.58, submitted for the General
Assembly’s consideration on the arms trade treaty (ATT).
I should like to begin by recognizing the efforts of Ambassador Peter Woolcott and his team throughout the two-week process in trying to delive…
Some years ago, who could have imagined that today, on 20 February 2013, the world would turn its sights to a small grain of quinoa — a tiny grain but one with a nutritional, cultural and spiritual wealth that would reduce the problems of world hunger? That grain has a great similarity to my country…
I would first like to express Ecuador’s great pleasure in being able to participate in this commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in our capacity as a State party. This historic legal instrument is unpr…
Ecuador congratulates Palestine on the overwhelming vote in its favour cast by the international community yesterday,
29 November, when the Assembly adopted resolution 67/19. Our votes were the expression of our firm commitment to finding a lasting and fair peace for the Israelis and Palestinians. …
I am pleased to see Guatemala assume the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I thank your country, Sir, for having organized this meeting to consider the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), a matter of great importance in ou…
Mr. President, I would like to extend to you the congratulations of the Government of Ecuador on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session, for which we will provide whatever support you need to help achieve the international agenda’s commitments, especiall…
