Allow me to begin, Sir, by expressing my appreciation for your kind words regarding my appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
I am honoured by the confidence which the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and the States Members of the United Nations have placed i…
On 24 September 1991, when the Security Council adopted its first resolution on the crisis in Yugoslavia, Ecuador, then a member of the Council, expressed its support for efforts to bring about a comprehensive, negotiated, peaceful settlement of the conflict based on the principles of the United Nat…
It is with profound grief that we pay tribute to the memory of the late President of the Republic of Fiji, His Excellency Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau.
President Ganilau served his country with distinction in a great variety of fields of endeavour. In his youth, he was a sports hero; during the Second W…
The death of Mr. Jozsef Antall, Prime Minister of Hungary, has brought us great grief. His contribution to the cause of democracy and the economic and social development of the Hungarian people will be remembered by all, not only for its intrinsic importance but also because of the exemplary manner …
The delegation of Ecuador welcomes the initiative of the States members of the European Community and by the Nordic countries in proposing to the Assembly, in draft resolution A/48/L.5, that a series of actions should be taken by the international community to deal with the serious problem of the mi…
The coup
d'etat that overthrew President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on 30 September 1991
moved world public opinion and in particular that of Latin America. Until
that moment, and for the first time this century, Haiti had enjoyed an
undeniably democratic Government, the result of free elections in …
As the representative of a country which is traditionally united with yours by the most cordial and brotherly ties, I have particular pleasure to congratulate you on the honour conferred on you by your election to preside over this General Assembly. The lofty responsi- bilities entrusted to you are …
I am happy to express to you, Sir, the satisfaction of the Government of Ecuador upon your well-deserved election as President of the General Assembly at its thirty-second session. That decision represents an express recognition by the Assembly of the dynamic international career of Yugoslavia, as w…
