My delegation welcomes the adoption of this resolution, which has been the fruit of a long and difficult process of negotiation undertaken in the defence of principles established in the Charter of the United Nations, such as fair treatment for each and every Member State of the Organization.
Ecuad…
I should like, on behalf of my Government, to express our rejection of the terrorist acts committed in Algeria yesterday and the feelings of profound solidarity of the people of Ecuador with the Government and the sister people of Algeria and with the United Nations, which has lost valuable friends …
My delegation wishes to thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for having introduced the third report of the Court to this Assembly.
Allow me to begin by stating that the full operational capacity of the Court and the constant and sustained work undertaken by it in four count…
I would like to thank the presidency of the General Assembly and associate myself with the statements made by the representatives of Pakistan and Chile.
The delegation of Ecuador believes that, while there have been several important points of progress in the Monterrey Consensus, there are other co…
Ecuador associates itself with the comments made by the representative of the People’s Republic of China. We reaffirm our position of respect for the Charter principles of territorial integrity, sovereignty and non- interference in the internal affairs of States. In that connection, we fully support…
Ecuador is a country recognized for its cultural and ethnic diversity. It is in that context that I speak before this plenary meeting of the General Assembly, stressing the strong commitment of my Government, with the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (re…
The Latin American and Caribbean countries avail themselves of this solemn opportunity, of such importance to the Organization, to reaffirm their faith and hope in the United Nations. We believe that the principles and purposes of the Charter are as valid and current today as they were upon their ad…
My delegation would like to thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his introduction of the Court’s second annual report (A/61/217).
The past year has been an especially important one for the Court’s work as regards the progress made in both investigations and pre-trial pr…
Ecuador firmly supports all attempts and initiatives for reform of the United Nations. In that spirit, we have participated for many years in all restructuring efforts that have taken place in the Organization.
Ecuador has not limited itself to supporting reform texts in resolutions of the General …
Since the Minister of Health of Trinidad and Tobago announced to the Assembly that his football team is at the World Cup, I would like to take this opportunity to state that Ecuador too is in the World Cup and that we hope to be in the championship finals against Trinidad and Tobago. I would also li…
Ecuador fully endorses the statements made by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of Guyana on behalf of the Rio Group.
Ecuador is one of a small number of countries that is both a country of origin and a country of destination for migrants…
It is a particular pleasure, Sir, to address the General Assembly under your presidency.
I would like to convey the condolences and the feelings of solidarity of the Government and the people of Ecuador to the Government and the people of Jordan for the recent unspeakable attacks against them.
Des…
Ecuador is pleased with the progress made by the International Criminal Court. Through the substantive work done over the past year, it has fully reaffirmed its judicial institutional character and operational capacity. The Court’s work has eliminated any scepticism that might have arisen concerning…
One of the principles underpinning the Monterrey Consensus was the recognition that it is the primary responsibility of each country to define and implement a national development strategy. That is why the Government of Ecuador has been very clear in pointing out that the formulation of economic pro…
My delegation would like to take this occasion to refer to the Declaration of San Francisco de Quito on the Establishment and Development of the Andean Zone of Peace, adopted in the city of Quito, Ecuador, on 12 July 2004, by the heads of State of the member countries of the Andean Community within …
First of all allow me to thank the Secretary-General for his report on progress made in follow-up to the commitments that appear in the outcome document of the twenty-seventh special session of the Assembly held in May 2002.
At that session, the delegations of 190 countries approved a declaration a…
At the outset, I wish to give thanks for the expressions of gratitude made by many delegations in the Hall for the work carried out by Chairman Hunte and the Vice-Chairpersons of the Working Group, in particular with respect to the report of the Working Group on Equitable Representation of the Secur…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization, which allows us to appreciate the important achievements and the limitations and difficulties inherent in meeting the challenges facing the international community.
The Secretary-General has …
I would like to extend to you, Mr. President,
the congratulations of my delegation. We are sure that under your able leadership during this session the General Assembly will have a successful outcome. I would also like to assure you that Ecuador is prepared to cooperate with you and to make a const…
I have the honour to represent the President of Ecuador, Mr. Lucio Gutiérrez Borbúa, and the people of Ecuador in this world forum of nations, to affirm once again that my country, Ecuador, is an ally of States committed to peace and the peaceful settlement of disputes. Ecuador is a law-abiding coun…
