I thank Ms. Doughten and Ms. Howarth for their detailed briefings.
Ecuador notes with concern how the conflict in Ukraine is worsening and spreading, exacerbating the suffering of the civilian population and creating additional risks that may affect regional and global stability. The statistics are…
I appreciate the information provided by the Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths, whom Ecuador thanks for his steadfast commitment to the humanitarian causes of the Organization since May 2021. I welcome the Permanent Representative of Yemen to the Chamber.
Ecuador reitera…
I begin by extending my congratulations to Malta’s outstanding work in leading the Council during the month of April. I take this opportunity to extend my best wishes to Mozambique, which assumes the presidency of the Security Council for May. I thank Under-Secretary- General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting in compliance with the provisions of resolution 76/262, due to the veto exercised by the Russian Federation in the Security Council on 24 April (see S/PV.9616) when considering draft resolution S/2024/302, submitted by the delegation of Japan and the Unit…
Ecuador expresses its gratitude for the report of the Secretary-General issued under the agenda item “Culture of peace” and entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace” (A/78/591).
I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate Ecuad…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting in accordance with the provisions of resolution 76/262, owing to the use of the
veto in the Security Council on 18 April (see S/PV.9609) as it considered draft resolution S/2024/312, submitted by the delegation of Algeria, on …
I thank Ms. Cvijanović, the Serbian member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for her briefing. I also thank High Representative Schmidt and Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for their detailed briefings, and I welcome the presence of the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia a…
I am grateful for the information provided by the briefers.
Since September 2022, Ecuador has expressed its concern about the explosions that affected the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
The investigation conducted by Denmark determined that the destruction of the pipelines wa…
I am grateful for the valuable information provided by Special Envoy Pedersen, by the Director of Coordination of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, and by Ms. Helen Hayford, representing civil society.
Ecuador agrees with Special Envoy Pedersen’s conce…
Ecuador voted in favour of draft resolution S/2024/302, submitted by Japan and the United States. It also voted in favour of proposed amendment S/2024/323, submitted by China and the Russian Federation.
Ecuador values and defends the exclusively peaceful use of outer space and opposes its anarchiza…
I thank Mr. Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for the Great Lakes Region, for his briefing. I also thank Ms. Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and Ms. …
I welcome the presence of the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza in today’s meeting and the briefing that she has just provided. I reiterate Ecuador’s support for the efforts of Ms. Sigrid Kaag and the work of her entire team to create a mechanism to facilitate and speed up …
I am grateful for the information provided by Special Representative Pramila Patten, Goodwill Ambassador Danai Gurira and civil society representative Niemat Ahmadi.
Ecuador takes note of the contents of the Secretary- General’s report on conflict-related sexual violence for 2023 (S/2024/292) and d…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting on the second anniversary of the adoption of resolution 76/262, also known as the veto initiative, through which the General Assembly established a permanent mandate for a debate to be convened every time a veto is cast in the …
I am grateful for the information provided by Ms. María Isabel Salvador, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), as well as Ms. Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, and Ms. Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the Un…
Ecuador once again welcomes Foreign Minister Borg to this Chamber and thanks him for his detailed briefing. The dual mandate of Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and President of the Security Council reflects the importance his country attaches t…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Director Wosornu and High Representative Chambas for their informative briefings and recognize the presence of the representative of the Sudan in this Chamber.
Ecuador is distressed at the devastating consequences that a year of conflict has inflicted on the…
Historically, Ecuador has supported the Palestinian people in their legitimate right to have a State free from foreign occupation and has supported the processes leading to their self-determination and full independence, in accordance with the fundamental principles of international law and the Char…
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing this morning, and I also acknowledge the presence of the Ministers who have joined us in the Chamber today.
The Security Council has held quarterly open debates for a number of years on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian questi…
Allow me to congratulate Malta for organizing this high- level debate. I recognize the presence in the Chamber of high-level officials, and I thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing. In particular I would welcome the youth and address the youth today.
The role of young people is key to achievin…
