It is clear that what the Ambassador of Peru has just said refers to a case in which there was a judgement in 1945. But it is clear from a map prepared by the aerial mapping service of the United States for a commission at the time that no such geographical element as the divortium aquarium between …
Its significance notwithstanding, the very existence of the Rio de Janeiro Protocol implies that a vast area has still to be delimited: an area of the divortium aquarium Santiago Zamora, which, geographically speaking, does not exist; therefore this question has no solution. The Dias de Aguiar verdi…
First of all I should like to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral, a renowned and distinguished academician and internationalist, on your well-deserved election as President of this historic session of the General Assembly marked by the commemoration of the fiftieth…
The delegation of Ecuador is a sponsor of the draft resolution contained in document A/49/L.66.
I wish to take this opportunity to reaffirm, first and foremost, the sentiments expressed by earlier speakers. After a half-century of existence for the United Nations, I believe that it is well worthwhi…
Allow me, on behalf of the Government of Ecuador, the family of Ambassador Leopoldo Benites and the Permanent Mission, to thank you, Mr. President, for the words you have just said in memory of my illustrious compatriot, who died a short time ago in Guayaquil.
Leopoldo Benites was an eminent Ecuado…
The report of the Secretary-General contained in document A/49/357 and Add.1 graphically describes the tragic effects of the existence of 110 million mines in various parts of the planet on millions of people and on the economy of many countries, whose basic rights, including the right of developmen…
The delegation of Ecuador abstained in the voting in the Special Political and Decolonization Committee on draft resolution A/C.4/49/L.4 because of some unclear ideas that the draft contains and because there is insufficient
Having obtained additional information, and despite some lack of clarity t…
In August of 1533, on the death of Atahualpa, the last ruling Inca of the Tahuantisuyo, one of the wise men of the Empire declared in profound sorrow and despair, “Chaupi Punllapi tutayarca” — “It became night in the middle of the day.” Few phrases manage to summarize with such clarity and vision th…
My delegation is pleased that the General Assembly has agreed to include this additional item on its agenda and that it is discussing the item today. This is a question of particular importance to the international community. My delegation therefore supports the Managua Declaration and the Plan of A…
The redefinition of the role of the United Nations in light of the changes on the international scene brought about by the end of the cold war began with the Assembly’s consideration of "An Agenda for Peace" and the adoption of resolutions 47/120 A and B. The Organization’s adaptation will not be co…
The solidarity of the people and the Government of Ecuador with the long-suffering people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the need to preserve the territorial integrity of States has prompted my delegation today to vote in favour of the resolution that has just been adopted.
However, we would like to…
After decades of paralysis caused by the ideological bloc confrontation, the increasing dynamism of the Security Council today and its decisive action in certain conflicts over the past three years suggest that the prospects are better for the smooth functioning of the collective security system est…
The question now before us has been thoroughly discussed by the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, of which Ecuador is a member. I wish to add a few brief comments.
First, may I convey my delegation’s congratulations to Ambassadors Insanally, Breitenstein and Chew, the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen re…
I would like to congratulate Mr Amara Essy, Foreign Minister of Côte d’Ivoire on his election as President of this important Assembly
I should also like to extend to Ambassador Samuel Insanally the congratulations of Ecuador on his brilliant performance during the last session.
During these last f…
Although Ecuador participated actively in the process of drawing up the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, we did not adhere or subscribe to the Convention or any other instrument deriving from the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea for the reasons we put forward in …
Allow me to begin, Sir, by expressing my appreciation for your kind words regarding my appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
I am honoured by the confidence which the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and the States Members of the United Nations have placed i…
On 24 September 1991, when the Security Council adopted its first resolution on the crisis in Yugoslavia, Ecuador, then a member of the Council, expressed its support for efforts to bring about a comprehensive, negotiated, peaceful settlement of the conflict based on the principles of the United Nat…
It is with profound grief that we pay tribute to the memory of the late President of the Republic of Fiji, His Excellency Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau.
President Ganilau served his country with distinction in a great variety of fields of endeavour. In his youth, he was a sports hero; during the Second W…
The death of Mr. Jozsef Antall, Prime Minister of Hungary, has brought us great grief. His contribution to the cause of democracy and the economic and social development of the Hungarian people will be remembered by all, not only for its intrinsic importance but also because of the exemplary manner …
Combining academic rigour and deep feeling, Mrs. Ana Milena Muñoz de Gaviria, First Lady of Colombia, presented to the Assembly the results of the regional preparatory meeting of Latin America and the Caribbean for the International Year of the Family. The proposals and guidelines of the Cartagena D…
