We welcome the presence of Secretary-General Guterres at the start of today’s meeting and thank him for his clear diagnosis of the seriousness of the situation in the Sudan. We are grateful to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Volker Perthes, for his briefing and above all for…
I welcome the briefing by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, as well as the valuable recommendations she made.
In line with the rule of law among nations, any violation of agreements involving aspects of peace and security, arms control, disarmament or non-prolif…
I am grateful for the decision to convene today’s meeting requested by Ukraine, and I also appreciate the briefing by High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu.
Ecuador’s well-known historical position is that there are no safe hands for nuclear weapons, as these weapons’ very exi…
I would like to begin by thanking the speakers for their valuable briefings this morning.
This is a key debate for the Security Council and the United Nations system as a whole, leading us to the premise that the current challenges to peace can be
overcome only through international cooperation an…
I would like to thank Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), and I welcome the participation in today’s meeting of the Permanent Representatives of the Demo…
I join others in welcoming you to the Security Council, Mr. President. I also thank Mozambique for convening this high-level debate on an issue that Ecuador considers extremely important. And we are grateful for the informative briefings by Secretary-General António Guterres and Mr. Assoumani, Presi…
I take the floor to explain Ecuador’s vote on draft resolution S/2023/212, on the incidents involving the Nord Stream pipelines. My delegation acknowledges and is grateful that the penholder took into account some of the suggestions that we made in the informal consultations on the text and from our…
We thank Mr. Tor Wennesland for his briefing this morning. We reiterate our full support for his efforts to reduce tensions and bring the parties together in an increasingly complex environment, which continues to concern us.
In presidential statement S/PRST/2023/1, which we adopted a month ago, th…
We align ourselves with the statement made by the representative of the Bahamas on behalf of the Group of Latin America and Caribbean States.
On 21 March 1960, in the city of Sharpeville, South Africa, 69 people were killed by law-enforcement officials, 180 were injured and nearly 12,000 were impri…
I welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea. I thank Assistant Secretary- General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing. I also thank the Security Council presidency for having convened this meeting at the request of several countries, including Ecuador, in the context …
Before addressing the substantive topic of today’s meeting, I would like to make it clear that Ecuador voted against the proposal to include Ms. Morozova as a third briefer, based on the original request of the Russian Federation to have her participate in an institutional capacity on behalf of a se…
I thank Mr. Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary- General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, for his briefing on the report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/280), as well as Mr. Bankole Adeoye, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, for his valuable briefing th…
I would like to begin by joining those who have expressed condolences to and solidarity with Malawi and your country, Mozambique, Mr. President, following the irreparable loss of life and damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Freddy.
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening the monthly briefing on the…
I am grateful for the information provided by Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, and for the testimony of Ms. Zubaida Akbar, civil society activist and representative.
Every year, 8 March is a renewed opportunity to reflect on women’s struggle for equality, justice a…
I thank Ms. Giovanie Biha, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Mr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), for their informative briefings. I also thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/202…
I join other delegations in congratulating Ambassador Egriselda Aracely González López, Permanent Representative of El Salvador, and Ambassador Mitchell Fifield, Permanent Representative of Australia, on their reappointment as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work o…
I wish you every success, Madam President, as you assume the presidency of the Security Council, and I thank you for convening this debate and for having broadly included in the Council’s agenda for the month of November the consideration of peacebuilding. We also thank the briefers for their import…
As established in Article 33 of the Charter of the United Nations, the peaceful settlement of disputes between States is an essential element in the promotion of the rule of law in the international system and the maintenance of peace and security. Given the current state of world affairs, that is o…
We would like to thank Brazil for having convened this open debate, and I would highlight the statements made by the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, and Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, as well as Mr. Patri…
I thank Karin Landgren, Executive Director of Security Council Report, and Loraine Sievers, co-author of The Procedure of the UN Security Council for their briefings. I also acknowledge their contribution, analysis and development of tools to enhance the effectiveness of Council member delegations.
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