I begin by acknowledging the work of Ambassadors Martin Hermann of Denmark and Alya Al-Thani of Qatar in leading the process of intergovernmental negotiations at the seventy-sixth session .
I also congratulate Ambassadors Michal Mlynár, Permanent Representative of Slovakia, and Tareq Albanai, Perma…
I would like to begin by acknowledging the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and by thanking Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi for presenting the Agency’s report (A/77/308 and A/77/308/Add.1) to the General Assembly.
Similarly, I would like to acknowledge Czechia for introd…
I thank the President of the International
Criminal Court (ICC) for his briefing (see A/77/PV.22) and his leadership, which has allowed that body to continue to play a very important role in combating impunity for crimes that offend the shared values of the international community. We also apprecia…
I thank Ambassador Munir Akram for his introduction to the important resolution adopted today (resolution 77/1). I endorse the messages of brotherhood and support conveyed by previous speakers.
The force of the floods that hit Pakistan and the resulting devastation can only be interpreted as an une…
I welcome the organization of this high-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day against Nuclear Tests. Ecuador wishes to add its own remarks to those voiced this morning, in particular the statement made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Community of …
Only 30 days after the first debate of the General Assembly on the implementation of resolution 76/262 (see A/76/PV.77 and A/76/PV.78), this mechanism was activated again when a veto was exercised in the Security Council (see S/PV.9068) during its consideration of a resolution on Syria under the age…
I would like to begin by recalling that my delegation supported resolution 75/277, which led to the inclusion of this item on the General Assembly’s agenda. In 2005, Ecuador also supported the adoption of resolution 60/1, which clearly endorsed, by consensus, the World Summit Outcome document that o…
I am pleased to take the floor on behalf of the 27 members of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group — Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Gabon, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Maldives, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea…
Ecuador appreciates the convening of this General Assembly meeting in accordance with the standing mandate of resolution 76/262, adopted by consensus just six weeks ago, with 83 sponsors, including my country. Through this effective transparency and accountability mechanism, we are strengthening the…
I will not limit my statement to General Assembly agenda item 67, the reason that we are meeting today. Considering the tensions at the border between Ukraine and Russia, I would like to discuss the maintenance of international peace and security as a higher goal to which this meeting should contrib…
First of all, allow me to express our deep gratitude to the President for convening this high- level meeting.
We the Member States today have an opportunity to assess achievements, reflect on existing challenges and chart the path forward for combating trafficking in persons, in accordance with the…
Just 11 days ago, more than 60 inmates died in one of Ecuador’s main prisons as a result of violence linked to transnational organized crime. A few days earlier, 119 more inmates lost their lives during the most lethal clashes in the history of my country’s prison system. Small arms and light weapon…
I wish to begin by acknowledging Ecuador’s gratitude for the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its contribution during the pandemic to supporting national and global efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease, in particular by delivering equipment and supplies for …
I should like to begin my statement by thanking Ambassador Joanna Wronecka of Poland and Ambassador Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of Qatar, for their leadership as co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform at the seventy-fifth session of the Gene…
My delegation thanks the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Piotr Hofmański, for presenting the report of the International Criminal Court on its activities in 2020 and 2021, contained in document A/76/293. It also welcomes the draft resolution introduced today by the Netherlands, …
I am grateful for the convening of this meeting. I would like to congratulate Ambassador Egriselda González López, the Permanent Representative of El Salvador, on her reappointment as co-Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work
of the General Assembly, which achieved a nu…
Allow me to begin by expressing our condolences on the very premature death of Judge James Crawford, a distinguished member of the International Court of Justice who served the international community. I would also like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Joan E. Dono…
I would like to thank the President for his invitation to contribute to this important matter, and I join in the acknowledgements of previous speakers.
On 10 September, Secretary-General António Guterres presented to the Assembly the document entitled Our Common Agenda. On that day, I thanked him f…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC).
First of all, let me express our deep appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the …
I thank President Bozkır and his team for their work. They have shown us that in difficult times and equally difficult conditions it is still possible to strengthen the work of the Assembly. I would also like to express Ecuador’s deep gratitude to the co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Rev…
