My delegation wishes to express the pleasure of my Government for the organization of today’s High-level Meeting.
As Article I of the Political Constitution of Ecuador states that my country is a constitutional State of rights and justice — social, democratic, sovereign and independent. Under those…
My delegation would very much have preferred for action to be deferred. As that has not been possible, we support the amendment that Syria has put forth and we call on other countries to support it.
My delegation also supports the motion put forward by the representative of Syria to defer the voting. We also support its backing by the delegations of Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Egypt.
Allow me at the outset to convey the gratitude of the delegation of Ecuador for the presentation of the seventh annual report on the activities of the
International Criminal Court (ICC) (see A/66/309), which we received from the President. The report reflects the painstaking work done by that high …
I welcome the presence in the Hall of Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba. Through him, we once again express to our brother country of Cuba our most sincere congratulations on this new triumph of the truth.
The great support that resolution 66/6 received in the votin…
In June 2009, humankind was still witnessing with perplexity the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and its devastating consequences on employment, hunger, poverty, trade, foreign direct investment, credit, tourism, remittances and health and education. At that time, my country, Ecuado…
We in the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Ecuador would like to express our satisfaction with the agreement expressed at this and previous meetings regarding progress in the collective and global development of actions and strategies to prevent and control chronic non-communicable diseases.
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I thank the President of the General Assembly. For the Government of Ecuador of our comrade Rafael Correa, it is truly a source of pride to be here. We consider ourselves democratic Governments — some Governments in Latin America that are finding alternative tracks to development in which we have ch…
On behalf of the President of the Republic of Ecuador, of the Government of the People’s Revolution and the Minister of Public Health, David Chiriboga, I bring warm greetings to the General Assembly. I would like to express our gratitude for this important opportunity to voice on my country’s behalf…
Consistent with its policy of respecting and defending human rights and promoting peace, Ecuador condemns the prevailing violence in Libya, which has already caused enormous bloodshed. My country has taken this stance on the basis of its own convictions and the provisions of its Constitution.
Ecuad…
On behalf of the Republic of Ecuador, I wish to refer to an aspect of draft resolution 65/37, which we have just adopted, regarding biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
The importance of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction is clear, and it is of significant envi…
The delegation of Ecuador is pleased, Sir, to see you presiding and with the way you are conducting this portion of the debate.
The delegation of Ecuador has taken due note of the report by the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, contained in document A/65/313, and …
First of all, allow me to express solidarity — as many have this morning and this afternoon — with our brother country Barbados for the untimely passing of its Prime
Minister David John Howard Thompson, who has left this world too soon, and to express the solidarity of the people and Government of …
I would like to commend the election of His Excellency Mr. Joseph Deiss as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session and to welcome his excellent proposal for the main subject of the general debate, “Reaffirming the central role of the United Nations in global governance”. This is…
My delegation welcomed the presence of the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, His Excellency Mr. Evo Morales Ayma, on Wednesday, and thanks him for his focus on this fundamental issue one year after the adoption of resolution 64/292 on the human right to water and sanitation.
The Cons…
The delegation of Ecuador would like to start by affirming its endorsement of the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
The situation that currently prevails in the Conference on Disarmament is most certainly of concern to all States. In t…
The delegation of Ecuador associates itself with the statement that has just been made by the representative of Cuba. We welcome Venezuela’s membership in the
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people and are resolutely convinced that the sisterly republic of Ven…
For Ecuador, the phenomenon of transnational organized crime, being a global problem, should be addressed collectively by the international community. My country also believes that bilateral cooperation is fundamentally important, particularly among neighbouring countries, as a coordination mechanis…
Ecuador appreciates the Secretary-General’s
report on human security (A/64/701), which we are discussing today, and recognizes it as a useful tool in our efforts to establish common positions on this subject. My delegation has followed and will continue to follow with interest the development of th…
On behalf of the delegation of Ecuador, I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this meeting. I would also like to congratulate the Plurinational State of Bolivia on its initiative to call for this meeting.
Today we celebrate the first anniversary of International Mothe…
