I express my sincere congratulations to Viet Nam, Estonia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Niger and Tunisia on having begun their work in
the Security Council. I also join other countries in expressing appreciation for the work of Peru, Poland, Equatorial Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire and Kuwait dur…
At the High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace held on 13 September we commemorated the twentieth anniversary of the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, the implementation and the follow-up of which we are assuring through draft resolution A/74/L.23, which Ecuador has the hon…
Ecuador associates itself with the statement read out by the observer of the State of Palestine on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. Ecuador reiterates its support and underlines the need to step up cooperation commitments towards the 32 Landlocked
Developing Countries around the world on their …
Allow me to begin by thanking the previous co-facilitators, Ambassadors Christian Braun of Luxembourg and Lana Zaki Nusseibeh of the United Arab Emirates, for their hard work and dedication during the previous session of intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform. I also especially wi…
First of all, I would like to thank Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice, for presenting the report on the activities of the Court for the period from 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2019 (A/74/4).
One of the main objectives of the United Nations, as stated in the P…
Mr. President, our delegation welcomes the convening of today’s debate under the South African
presidency, and, especially, under your guidance. We wish to reiterate that the question of Palestine is an issue of ongoing importance for Ecuador. In this regard, we align ourselves with the statement m…
My delegation expresses its gratitude for the convening of this commemoration of the International Day against Nuclear Tests.
Ecuador is constitutionally bound to condemn the development, production, threat of use and use of nuclear weapons. In that regard, Ecuador also condemns, as it always has, …
I thank the Permanent Mission of Poland for convening this open debate. As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1882 (2009), we reaffirm the importance of monitoring prevention efforts, particularly in relation to the implementation of resolution 2427 (2018).
The situati…
Our delegation welcomes the convening of this debate under Peru’s presidency and wishes to reiterate that the question of Palestine is of vital importance to the international community and the Security Council, which bears the primary responsibility conferred on it to ensure prompt and effective ac…
Twenty-five years ago, 179 Government representatives met at a decisive point in the history of international cooperation. The International Conference
on Population and Development enjoyed considerable consensus, reflected in its Programme of Action, which addressed global issues, including equali…
We welcome the Assembly’s adoption today of resolution 73/300, establishing 21 June as the International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice. My country had the honour of promoting and facilitating the negotiations on the text. With the adoption of the resolution, we mark a new international mile…
We are pleased that you, Mr. President, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia — a country that has played an active role in peacekeeping missions since 1957 and is currently one of the largest troop-contributing countries — are presiding over this important debate on the theme “I…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Ecuador in today’s timely open debate, which you, Mr. President, have convened on the issue of participation of women in peacekeeping.
The Secretary-General, the Council and the representatives of individual Members themselves have addressed, on several occas…
Ecuador associates itself with the statements delivered by the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine and by the representative of Costa Rica, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, respectively.
For our country, employment is a u…
I thank the Permanent Mission of France for holding this open debate, and I welcomed the presence in the Security Council this morning of France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, to whom I extend my greetings.
We consider it essential for all States to be able to ex…
My country thanks the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for convening this open meeting to once again address the deep political, economic, social and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. We also thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for the important briefing she delivered to the Council.
Ecuador reaffirms the righ…
My country is grateful to the Dominican Republic for having convened this open meeting of the
Security Council amid the grave political, economic and social crisis in the brotherly country of Venezuela. I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
Ecuador reaffirms the right …
I welcome the Dominican Republic as it takes a seat on the Security Council for the first time and presides over it this month. The initiative to convene this debate on the impacts of climate-related disasters on international peace and security, as well as the presence of the Minister of Foreign Af…
My delegation wishes to congratulate the delegations of the Dominican Republic, Germany, Belgium, Indonesia and South Africa on recently joining the Security Council as non-permanent members for the period 2019-2020. We wish them success in performing their duties. We particularly congratulate the d…
My delegation is pleased to participate in today’s meeting of the General Assembly, following the endorsement of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration by members this morning through the adoption of resolution 73/195. We acknowledge the efforts made by the facilitators, the Amba…
