At the outset, my country associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. I would also like to join others in congratulating the co-facilitators of this process and their teams for their tireless work. Their experience and leadership w…
We find ourselves in one of the most complex stages of our history, which is why we must tackle the root causes that have led to an increase in conflicts and threats and created a more dangerous environment for United Nations efforts to maintain peace. That is why President Lajčák’s convening of thi…
In 2014, after the United Nations had been in existence for more than half a century, the first World Conference on Indigenous Peoples was held here. Ecuador supported the proposal to hold the conference from the start and took active part in organizing the event. It was a historic and special occas…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I have the honour to introduce to the General Assembly the draft resolution entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support”, as contained in document A/71/L.70/Rev.1.
The draft resolution highlights th…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate. I very much appreciate what was said by Ambassador Kamau, Ambassador Skoog and Ambassador Rosenthal this morning, for it touched on the very essence of what we want to talk about today. I also want to stress the fact that Mr. Rosenthal…
Allow me to convey to you, Mr. President, how extremely satisfied we are to see Venezuela presiding over this meeting of the Security Council. We would also like to express a special welcome to Ms. Delcy Rodríguez Gómez, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on behalf of President Rafael Correa and Minister…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
CELAC reaffirms the Guatemala Declaration, adopted at the seventh Regional Meeting on Enhancing International Humanitarian Partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean, while also reiterating ou…
