I have the honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement of His Excellency Mr. Lenin Moreno Garcés, Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador, at the general debate of the seventy-fifth session of the Assembly.
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for briefing the General Assembly on his report on the work of the Organization (A/74/1), whose content leads us to reflect on the relevance of multilateralism and to reiterate, once again, our common purposes and principles, especially this …
My delegation is grateful for the convening of this meeting against the backdrop of your concept note, Mr. President, which was published on 28 June (S/2019/537, annex). We thank your delegation for maintaining, in the course of your presidency of the Security Council this month, a common thread wit…
I appreciate the convening of this plenary meeting on an issue of great importance that requires serious and thorough analysis by the General Assembly. I would also like to convey my gratitude, through the President, to the Secretary-General for his report on the responsibility to protect (А/73/898)…
My country is grateful to the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting, which enables us to review our shared commitment to ending the HIV/ AIDS epidemic by 2030, as envisaged in the Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as to un…
My delegation is grateful for the convening of this meeting. We recall that the United Nations has reaffirmed the Security Council’s permanent responsibility
“with regard to the question of Palestine until the question is resolved in all its aspects in accordance with international law and relevant…
My delegation welcomes today’s first celebration of the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. Ecuador, a founding Member of the United Nations, is convinced of the value of multilateralism as a central element in the life of the international community.
Our constitutional no…
The delegation of Ecuador thanks the German presidency for the timely convening of this open debate on the devastating problem of sexual violence in armed conflict. We are grateful to the Secretary-General and the briefers for their statements this morning. We would particularly like to recognize th…
My delegation abstained in the voting and would like to make the following explanation of vote.
As a Member State, we have a duty and responsibility to support diplomatic, regional and international efforts between the parties to ensure progress towards a political, definitive and fair solution for…
I would first like to thank the People’s Republic of China, in its capacity as President of the Security Council for the month of November, for convening this important open debate on the theme “Maintenance of international peace and security: Strengthening multilateralism and the role of the United…
In making this explanation of vote I wish to refer to the statement made by the President of the Republic of Ecuador, Mr. Lenin Moreno Garcés, in the general debate on 25 September. In that statement, he cited a passage from the Declaration of Independence of the United States on the intrinsic equal…
At the outset, allow me to thank Bolivia for convening this open debate and to congratulate its Permanent Mission on the work it has conducted throughout its Council presidency this month. We welcome the introduction of new issues for discussion, drawing attention to ways in which we might reinvigor…
First of all, I would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, for presenting the report on the activities of the Court for the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2018 (A/73/4).
One of the main objectives of our Organization, as enshrined in …
We would like to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s open debate. We thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special
Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing and for his ongoing efforts to achieve peace in the region.
Two weeks ago, we were warned that, in recent months, the situatio…
I would like to thank the Permanent Mission of Sweden for convening this open debate. We believe it is essential that all States be able to express in the Security Council their concern about the situation of children in armed conflict.
Ecuador welcomes the report of the Secretary- General (S/2018/…
I thank and commend the President of the General Assembly for holding this plenary meeting on an issue of great importance that requires serious and thorough analysis by the General Assembly. We would also like to convey our gratitude, through the President, to the Secretary-General for his tenth re…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate on challenges to international peace and security. There is no doubt that the maintenance of peace and the prevention of conflicts are linked to a series of indubitably complex factors.
However, this is not a new reality. The United Nati…
First of all, allow me to join others in condemning yesterday’s terrorist act and to offer my condolences, on behalf of the people and the Government of Ecuador, to the Governments of the United States, Belgium and Argentina, all of which suffered losses in the attack.
Speaking in its national capa…
My delegation thanks the Permanent Mission of France for convening this open debate. Ecuador believes that it is
important that here, within the Security Council, all States be able to express their concern regarding the situation of children in armed conflict, especially given that, in addition to…
My delegation thanks France for convening today’s open debate on an issue of increasing importance to the Organization. I believe it is important for all of us here in the Security Council to draw the international community’s attention to the need to periodically revisit the issue of the role of wo…
