I thank Secretary-General António Guterres for the information provided on the worrisome situation in Lebanon.
Not even a week has passed since the Council last met to discuss this issue. The gravity of the events and their possible consequences for the entire region warrant our meeting.
Since the…
I would like to begin by thanking the delegation of Algeria for convening this meeting, acknowledging the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lebanon and the delegations of Israel, Syria and Iran in this Chamber. The extremely violent events that have taken place in Lebanon in recent day…
At the outset, I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing this morning. I reiterate Ecuador’s support for his work and that of all the staff of the United Nations and its agencies. I also thank Ms. Clark for her valuable contribution.
Gaza has been called the most dangerous place i…
I thank the Special Representative, Ms. Roza Otunbayeva, the Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Sima Bahous, and Ms. Mina, civil society representative, for their briefings.
Amid the interrelated crises facing Afghanistan, the increase in terrorist acts, the rise of violent extremism, the deterior…
I thank Ms. Martha Pobee, Assistant Secretary- General for Africa, and Ms. Joyce Msuya, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for their briefings. I acknowledge the presence of the representative of the Sudan in the Chamber.
Ecuador condemns the attack and the ensuing massacre th…
I thank Senior Coordinator Kaag and Executive Director Moreira da Silva for their briefings and renew my country’s support for their efforts.
Ecuador supports the efforts that the Office of the Coordinator is making with all parties to advance in the opening and reopening of additional crossings in…
I want to thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her briefing.
Ecuador is concerned about the risks posed by flows of arms and ammunitions and supports the recommendations that the High Representative has once again made on the measures needed to mitigate those…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg, Acting Under- Secretary-General Msuya and Ms. Al Obahi for their statements, and I welcome the Permanent Representative of Yemen to this meeting.
I would like to begin by reiterating Ecuador’s support for Special Envoy Grundberg’s efforts to ensure de-escalation in …
I thank Acting Under-Secretary-General Joyce Msuya for her report.
Since the last time the Council met to hear a report on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine (see S/PV.9682), we have witnessed alarming developments on the ground that have exacerbated tensions and continue to have a severe impact…
I would like to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peace Operations; Ms. Comfort Ero, President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Crisis Group; and Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Peace Institute, for their…
This being the first time I speak this month, I would like to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and by thanking Sierra
Leone for its excellent leadership of the Council last month. My delegation appreciates the br…
I wish to thank Coordinator Wennesland and Dr. Baxter for the information they provided.
First, I would like to touch on the health situation in Gaza and the grave risk posed by the re-emergence of polio, given that diseases resulting from the lack of basic services, water and sanitation are also c…
I thank Sierra Leone for giving us the opportunity to address the central theme of peacebuilding and prevention as the best way to ensure lasting peace. I also thank the briefers for their valuable reflections. My delegation appreciates and takes note of the assessment provided by the Peacebuilding …
I thank the speakers for their briefings.
This timely meeting, as we see from its unfolding, is only one sliver of what could be said and should be done to fill a vacuum that exists in the Security Council and in the institutions of global governance due to the underrepresentation of Africa and oth…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov and Executive Director Gherman for their briefings.
Terrorism continues to pose a danger to international stability and security. Its impact transcends borders and affects communities indiscriminately, disrupting the social fabric and undermining the rule of…
I want to thank Ms. Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Martha Pobee, Assistant Secretary- General for Africa, and Ms. Kholood Khair, the civil society representative, for the information they provided, and to tell them that the topic of gender is a priority for Ecuador, particularly in…
I welcome the convening of this meeting. I thank Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Mr. Stephen Omollo, Assistant Executive Director for Workplace and Management of the World Food Programme for their briefings. I also …
As this is the first meeting under your leadership, Mr. President, allow me to wish you the very best for this month and to say that you may count on the support of Ecuador. Likewise, I would like to join others in congratulating the Russian Federation for the considerable work it performed and its …
I too want to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing. And once again, I would like to reiterate the support of Ecuador for the work of the United Nations and all its organs.
Throughout its term as elected member of the Council, Ecuador has repeatedly called on the actors in…
I would like to thank Deputy Commissioner-General De Meo and Deputy Special Coordinator Hadi for their reports on the humanitarian situation in Gaza and for their invaluable and tireless work.
As a consequence of more than nine months of war, almost 200 staff of the United Nations Relief and Works …
