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Cristian Espinosa Cañizares

lines on the record: 54
first: 2020-10-29
most recent: 2021-05-25
sittings or episodes: 10
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“On the other hand, it is crucial for the Council to consider the evident impact of violence and conflict on women, while promoting and ensuring the participation of women in conflict prevention and peacebuilding processes, including in efforts for the protection of civilians. Finally, as we are only one month away from commemorating one year since the joint declaration of 172 States in support of the global ceasefire and resolution 2532 (2020), Ecuador considers it appropriate for the Security Council to adopt a mechanism for compliance and monitoring of the implementation of the ceasefire at the global level.”
2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source
“For that reason, Ecuador co-sponsored resolution 2573 (2021) of 27 April, which strongly condemns attacks directed against civilians. We are particularly concerned by the military use of schools during armed conflict and call for the implementation of the Safe Schools Declaration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of children were left without access to education due to the digital divide. Furthermore, there is harassment and violence in schools. We regret and condemn the fact that children continue to be the most affected segment of the population in conflict settings.”
2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source
“One year ago, which coincided with the first year of the decade of action for the Sustainable Development Goals, the report of the Secretary-General (S/2020/366) pointed to an extremely precarious and tragic situation, as well as huge gaps and challenges, including that of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Today, the situation has not changed and the conditions on the ground have deteriorated as a result of the pandemic. Likewise, Ecuador continues to insist on the need for all members of the Organization and all its organs, in particular the Security Council, to rise to meet that existential challenge, for which it is essential to ensure the implementation of resolution 2565 (2021) in order to facilitate access and humanitarian aid corridors, as well as the implementation of all resolutions aimed at protecting the population.”
2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source
“Ecuador is concerned by the information contained in the report, which documents the violence, threats and attacks that health-care providers continue to suffer, even five years after the adoption of resolution 2286 (2016). Ecuador rejects and condemns the continued attacks on health services, including the destruction of hospitals. We also condemn and reject the use of cyberspace to destroy or affect critical infrastructure, including in the area of health. Despite a robust normative framework, little has been achieved by the international community in the past biennium, following the commemoration of the seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions in 2019.”
2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source
“Ecuador wishes to express its appreciation to the Chinese delegation for the manner in which it has conducted the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. We thank the President for convening this debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, which complements the open debate held on 27 April on indispensable civilian objects (S/2021/410). We also appreciate the briefings given by Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, as well as the contributions of civil society and the report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/423), which covers the situation of the protection of civilians during the year 2020 and reflects on how the coronavirus disease pandemic has intensified suffering in conflict zones.”
2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/505 (2021) · source
“Ecuador respectfully urges the Security Council to continue providing a platform for dialogue on this topic, which helps mobilize the efforts required on the part of the international community. In conclusion, I must stress the importance of implementing resolutions 2532 (2020) and 2565 (2021) to facilitate humanitarian corridors and access for humanitarian assistance, as well as all resolutions on the protection of civilians, which are also of relevance to the security of peacekeeping personnel.”
2021-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/501 (2021) · source
“Against that backdrop, on 27 April Ecuador joined the Group of Friends on the Safety and Security of United Nations Peacekeepers, co-chaired by Brazil, China, Indonesia and Rwanda, with the aim of raising awareness on safety and security needs as well as strengthening coordination with the Secretariat and promoting actions that contribute to the peace and security objectives of the Organization. It is in the same spirit that today I align myself with the statement submitted on behalf of the Group of Friends by the Permanent Representative of Brazil, Ambassador Ronaldo Costa Filho (annex 19). I also underscore the progress made in implementing the 2018 Action Plan to Improve the Security of Peacekeepers.”
2021-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/501 (2021) · source
“For that reason, we were privileged to co-sponsor the Arria Formula meeting of the Security Council on the theme “Protecting the peacekeeper: suppressing the deployment of improvised explosive devices against peace operations”, convened by Kenya on 26 March. On that occasion, I called on the Council to strengthen uniform performance standards and capabilities through specialized training. In addition to technology, progress must continue in the area of intergovernmental capacity-building cooperation. I also reiterated the need to ensure an appropriate intelligence overview of the theatres to which peace missions are deployed.”
2021-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/501 (2021) · source
“In August 2020, Ecuador also co-sponsored resolution 2538 (2020), on women in peacekeeping operations, in which the Council called upon Member States and the Secretariat to ensure safe, enabling and gender-sensitive working environments for women in peacekeeping operations, with adequate infrastructure, facilities, sanitation and protective equipment. The security of peacekeepers, which we must ensure, encompasses an environment free of violence, including sexual harassment. Ecuador is concerned about the risks posed by terrorist attacks against peacekeeping missions, in particular the risk posed by improvised explosive devices.”
2021-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/501 (2021) · source
“In that regard, I would like to recall Ecuador’s statement of 18 February, during the general debate of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, when we commended the responsive measures taken by the Secretariat to incorporate mechanisms to mitigate the spread of the pandemic, thereby protecting the health of peacekeeping personnel and communities alike without disrupting operational continuity. The principal aim of peacekeeping operations is undoubtedly to protect civilian populations, and it is precisely to achieve that aim that it is necessary to ensure that personnel have adequate tools at their disposal.”
2021-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/501 (2021) · source
“I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation for the convening of this debate on the safety and security of peacekeeping personnel one year on from the adoption of resolution 2518 (2020), which Ecuador was honoured to co-sponsor and which was adopted on 30 March 2020 (see S/2020/268) during our presidency of the Security Council. The adoption of that resolution was all the more relevant amid the pandemic. While it does not mention the coronavirus disease, it contributed to health-protection efforts.”
2021-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/501 (2021) · source
“Finally, we reiterate our support for the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and Their S/2021/346 Destruction, also known as the Ottawa Convention, and invite all States Members of the United Nations to better coordinate the work of the Organization and deepen synergies with the goals of the Convention, including by acceding to it.”
2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source
“On the same date, Ecuador, as co-sponsor of the Arria Formula meeting of the Security Council on improvised explosive devices, stated that the efforts of the Organization to protect the civilian population, peace missions and humanitarian personnel could be effective only if they were comprehensive and addressed all dimensions of the threats posed by explosives. During the First Committee debate on this topic, I stressed that Ecuador is committed to laying a foundation for development instead of landmines on its borders, and invited all States to do the same.”
2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source
“On 10 and 11 February, Ecuador participated in the Regional Dialogue on Humanitarian Demining, with the attendance of delegations from several countries and organizations involved in humanitarian demining processes around the world. On 26 March, at the 22nd meeting of national anti-personnel mine action authorities, we assessed the current status of explosives clearance and demining of the common border, adversely affected in 2020 as a consequence of the health emergency caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic.”
2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source
“Four years after the adoption of resolution 2365 (2017), Ecuador believes that it is now appropriate to consider the adoption of a resolution that would update the mandate of resolution 2365 (2017) on the basis of progress made in its implementation; reiterate the need to continue to support demining around the world, including through international cooperation; and focus on promoting efforts to improve mechanisms to protect civilians, including from explosive remnants of war and cluster munitions. The role of regional and subregional organizations is key in that regard. I wish to highlight the milestones achieved by Ecuador and Peru in the field of demining, and our commitment to move towards a mine-free Latin America and the Caribbean.”
2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source
“Michelle Yeoh, United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador; and Ambassador Stefano Toscano, Director of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining. This debate serves to review the status of implementation of the first mine- related resolution — resolution 2365 (2017), adopted on 30 June 2017. I also stress that the Secretary-General’s report on a comprehensive approach to mine action (S/2018/623) is invaluable.”
2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source
“I thank Viet Nam for organizing this open debate on the theme “Mine action and sustaining peace — stronger partnerships for better delivery”, as well as for adopting a substantive work programme for the month of April, with five interlinked open debates that mutually reinforce today’s debate, including one on regional cooperation and one on the protection of civilians. I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Bui Thanh Son on his appointment as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam and Ms. Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh, Manager of Project RENEW, an all-woman demining team, for her contribution to the debate. Ecuador also appreciates the briefings by Secretary-General António Guterres; Mr. Daniel Craig, United Nations Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Other Explosive Hazards; Ms.”
2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source
“Ecuador reaffirms the right of everyone to have access to healthy, sufficient and nutritious food, in keeping with the right to adequate food and the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger. We recognize that a significant number of the world’s poor people live in rural areas and that rural communities play a central role in development and peacebuilding. Finally, Ecuador condemns and rejects the practice of starving civilians as a method of warfare. We reiterate the importance of protecting civilians in armed conflict, in the same terms as set forth in presidential statement S/PRST/2020/6, of 29 April 2020.”
2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source
“For that reason, we are also extremely concerned about the food situation in Haiti, as reflected in the humanitarian assistance plan presented yesterday, 10 March, by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, as well as in the report of the Secretary-General dated 11 February 2021 (S/2021/133), which indicates that some 4 million people were affected by acute food insecurity between August 2020 and February 2021. All of that contrasts with the unjustifiable loss and waste of more than 1 billion tons of food in the world each year. That is why we also look forward to the 2021 Food Systems Summit convened by the Secretary-General.”
2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source
“In the Security Council debate held on 23 February (see S/2021/198), Ecuador recalled that the loss of biodiversity, desertification and drought also exacerbate food insecurity. All those factors are interrelated and require a coordinated international response. For that reason, at the Security Council meeting held on 6 January, on fragile contexts (see S/2021/24), we reiterated that peace and development are mutually reinforcing.”
2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source
“For that reason, Ecuador supports international initiatives, including in particular those promoted by the United Nations and the Security Council itself, aimed at overcoming the cycle of conflict-induced food insecurity, which poses the threat of famine and acute malnutrition. Once again, I must stress that the best way to improve access to the civilian population in need of vital assistance is by promoting the implementation of a ceasefire at the local and global levels. The coronavirus disease pandemic has exacerbated food crises. Food insecurity leads to increased displacement and causes conditions on the ground to deteriorate, exacerbating obstacles to peace. Two fundamental tools in both the fight against the pandemic and in efforts to eradicate hunger are safe drinking water and sanitation.”
2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source
“I wish to highlight the work done by the United States delegation during its presidency of the Security Council in the first half of March. I also congratulate you for having organized this open debate, which makes it possible to follow up on the implementation of resolution 2417 (2018), adopted on 24 May 2018, which requested the Secretary-General to report to the Council when the risk emerges of conflict- induced famine and widespread food insecurity in contexts of armed conflict. Ecuador followed with interest and concern the report presented by the Secretary-General in September 2020 on threats to food security in several countries, including in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen and South Sudan.”
2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source
“In conclusion, I reiterate what my country stated in the Security Council debate, on 6 January, on fragile contexts (see S/2021/24). We agree that peace and development are mutually reinforcing. We must move forward now with a coordinated international response. It is the responsibility of the entire international community to confront and overcome the security risks posed by climate change.”
2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source
“I also reaffirm the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and the right to development. Ecuador promotes prevention, capacity-building and resilience as essential components of disaster risk reduction, to ensure prevention and to build back better, S/2021/198 as established by the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, with early warning mechanisms to address climate-related risks. Ecuador also considers adaptation to climate change a priority issue that requires adequate financing under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Further examination of the links between climate change and peace and security is desirable and the contributions of national institutions and resident coordinators to that end will continue to be of great value.”
2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source
“At the same time, I would like to stress that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is the main intergovernmental forum with the necessary experience and capabilities to negotiate the global response to climate change. Nonetheless, the Security Council’s discussions on this matter are complementary to better understanding the links between climate change and international peace and security, so as to take advantage of the synergies among the various bodies of the United Nations system within their mandates. The level of ambition needed to combat climate change requires increased provision of the means of implementation — adequate financial resources, capacity- building and technology transfers — to developing countries.”
2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source
“The adverse effects of climate change — the loss of biodiversity, desertification and drought, rising sea levels and increased intensity of natural disasters — generate social and economic problems, such as food insecurity, health system problems, unemployment and the lack of livelihoods, among others. The humanitarian consequences of climate change are also catastrophic, as they include the loss of millions of lives, the displacement of populations, job insecurity and exploitation and susceptibility to marginalization, which has a greater impact on the most vulnerable groups, including women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities. Climate change is a multiplier of threats to peace. In many cases, it undermines the social fabric and creates a breeding ground for violent extremism and organized crime.”
2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source
“Moreover, the international community has witnessed that impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as the abuse of and illegal trade in wildlife, can increase the transmission of zoonotic and infectious diseases, such as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). At the Security Council debate on 17 February (see S/2021/157), we had the opportunity to present our perspective on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international peace and security, during which we examined the degree to which resolution 2532 (2020), adopted by the Security Council seven months ago, had been implemented.”
2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source
“I wish to highlight the work done by the United Kingdom during its presidency of the Security Council for the month of February 2021. I also commend it for organizing this open debate on climate-related risks to peace and security, which is all the more timely in the context of the United Kingdom’s presidency of the twenty- sixth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Seven months have passed since the debate on climate and security (see S/2020/751), in which we recognized that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, considering that its adverse effects undermine the ability of all countries to achieve sustainable development.”
2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source
“Such recognition must be accompanied by a collective effort to specifically ensure access to vaccines and medical supplies for all developing countries and all conflict-affected, as well as fragile, areas. We must ensure that people living in those areas have access to vaccines and are not marginalized from international vaccination efforts. To that end, the Council’s role is to ensure the necessary humanitarian pauses, as well as access channels, and, more broadly, the ceasefire that I mentioned at the beginning of my statement. In conclusion, Ecuador once again calls on the Security Council to include the issue of the impact of pandemics on its monthly agenda.”
2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source
“In the current circumstances of the global health crisis, all Members of the Organization and all its entities, including in particular the Security Council, must rise to that existential challenge. On several occasions, we have recognized the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to protect the lives, dignity and rights of people. We have seen how pandemics exacerbate crisis conditions on the ground, undermining peace, stability and security. It is therefore vital to ensure equitable, timely and universal access to COVID-19 vaccines in, and by, all countries of the world. That must take into account the disparities between developed and developing countries.”
2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source
“In calling for an immediate humanitarian pause for at least 90 days by all parties to armed conflict, we are now beyond the time frame of the resolution with regard to some of its provisions. The two biggest challenges are therefore implementation and adaptation. In terms of implementation, Ecuador supports the establishment of a mechanism by the Security Council, with the support of the entire Organization, to apply the provisions of the resolution and help countries to do that. With regard to adaptation, Ecuador calls on the Security Council to consider the adoption, no later than in March, of another resolution that would provide the Council and the United Nations with the necessary tools based on the conditions on the ground, which have also evolved since last July.”
2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source
“I would like to begin by congratulating the United Kingdom on its work during its presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. I also stress the timeliness of this debate, seven months after the adoption of resolution 2532 (2020), on combating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, through which this organ endorsed the call for a global ceasefire. The adoption of the resolution on 1 July 2020, which materialized just one week after the resounding support of the international community, as reflected in the joint statement of 172 countries in support of the Secretary-General’s appeal, was a milestone, but it also revealed the limited capacity of the Organization to take immediate decisions in response to an emerging crisis.”
2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source
“Therefore, the best way for the United Nations to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of resolution 1373 (2001), adopted on 28 September 2001, will be to strengthen coordination among the various United Nations bodies and international cooperation among all our countries.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“In order to effectively tackle transnational organized crime and terrorism in all their dimensions, it is essential to build the capacities of all States. It is also essential to take into account new threats that make all our countries more vulnerable, such as the misuse of information and telecommunications technologies by terrorist groups S/2021/48 and transnational organized crime. We must therefore accelerate our efforts to make cyberspace more secure. The Council has acknowledged the United Nations as the global platform called upon to lead the fight against terrorism and transnational organized crime.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“Likewise, the Law for the Prevention, Detection and Eradication of Money-Laundering and Financing of Crimes aims to prevent, detect in a timely manner, punish and eradicate money-laundering and the financing of crimes in its various forms. Ecuador has been and will continue to be a country of peace. But we also face challenges. In 2018 we suffered acts of violence by irregular armed groups linked to transnational organized crime. Terrorist attacks on the northern border resulted in injuries, deaths and displaced persons, as well as affected State infrastructure. As an immediate response, the Government of Ecuador established the National Committee for Integrated Border Security to ensure the coordination and articulation of policies, guidelines, procedures and actions in that area.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“To that end, it is essential to identify and eliminate the causes and factors that encourage or facilitate acts of terrorism, including its financing and political, ethnic and religious intolerance, among other things. In that regard, Ecuador is developing and implementing measures for the progressive implementation of resolution 1373 (2001) — for example, by criminalizing the financing of terrorism and money-laundering and through preventive measures and international judicial cooperation. The Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code expressly criminalizes terrorism and its financing, recognizing the direct relationship with the crime of money- laundering.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“Terrorism, in addition to undermining international peace and security, affects human rights, democratic stability and the economic and social development of States, thereby weakening the international community as a whole. No State, no matter how powerful, is shielded from persistent terrorist threats and neither can it overcome them on its own. On the contrary, the international fight against terrorism is a task that must be undertaken in a cooperative manner through the implementation of joint and coordinated measures and actions to counteract its harmful and devastating effects. In the light of resolution 1373 (2001), adopted by the Security Council 20 years ago, we must continue to strengthen our global efforts in the prevention of terrorism, which is as important as its suppression.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this second open debate for the month of January on a crucial issue for peace and security. That is even more evident when we are only eight months away from commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the regrettable attacks of 11 September 2001 in the United States, in particular this city, New York, the Headquarters of our Organization. Ecuador would like to take the opportunity of this debate to clearly reiterate once again its strong condemnation of all acts of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, regardless of their purpose, origin or who carries them out.”
2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source
“Now we need to move forward in a coordinated international response. As an Organization, we must promote efforts to enhance the security of health systems and infrastructure. We must promote access to drinking water and sanitation. Amid worldwide crisis, to keep the sustainable peace agenda healthy we need to take cross-cutting action. For the agenda to be effective will also require capacity- building across all regions of the world, which will also enable us to better tackle pandemics in future and to overcome the challenges of fragile contexts in the present.”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“We have the opportunity to implement Secretary-General António Guterres’s call for a global ceasefire, which in a number of places can be the first step towards lasting peace, as endorsed by 172 countries in the joint declaration of 22 June 2020, which Ecuador helped initiate. The Security Council has a particular responsibility to ensure the implementation of resolution 2532 (2020), on COVID-19, adopted on the 1 July 2020, and even to extend its provisions over the coming weeks. We have only nine years left to achieve Goal 16, on peace, justice and strong institutions, of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Agenda, and we have less time to overcome the factors that lead to fragile contexts, such as climate change, extreme poverty and inequalities. We agree that peace and development are mutually reinforcing.”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“Although already facing a challenging international security context, through this Organization we prepared diplomatic mechanisms to help alleviate the existing tensions at various levels, prioritizing prevention efforts, under the auspices of the Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture, completed a few weeks ago. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic changed the road map that we had drawn up and became a determining factor, exacerbating the situation of populations in conflict zones, limiting humanitarian assistance capacity and access, undermining potential for dialogue and even weakening the social fabric and degrading the living conditions of populations in vulnerable situations. That increased the number of fragile situations. This year, in 2021, we have the opportunity to champion understanding and peaceful solutions.”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“I wish to acknowledge the work of the countries that served on the Security Council until 31 December 2020, and to congratulate Ireland, Norway, Mexico, Kenya and India, whose contributions over the 2021-2022 term will be crucial. I am grateful to Tunisia for organizing this meeting on the challenges of maintaining peace and security in fragile contexts. Just one year ago, we embarked on the decade of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and began activities celebrating 75 years since the founding of the United Nations with a ministerial debate in the Security Council on upholding the Charter of the United Nations (see S/PV.8699).”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“Finally, in S/2020/1090 coordination with the Economic and Social Council, it should take account of the economic dimensions of armed conflicts and promote initiatives aimed at ensuring stable contexts for the involvement of civil society, academia and the private sector, so that the fabric of society in crisis areas can be rebuilt and made stronger and societies become more resilient.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“Impacts on ecosystems, overexploitation and the illegal trade in wildlife can amplify the transmission of zoonotic and infectious diseases, which brings me to my third, and final, point: prevention as a comprehensive approach to peacebuilding. Peace and security are not isolated elements but, rather, the result of efforts to counteract, and in particular to prevent, the root causes of conflict. That requires capacity-building as well as early-warning mechanisms based on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. The Security Council has the responsibility to support such prevention mechanisms. It must also promote and implement resolutions 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security, and 2250 (2015), on youth, peace and security.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“Secondly, climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time because it affects the ability of all countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including Goal 16, on peace, justice and strong institutions. Rising global temperatures, loss of biodiversity, desertification and drought, rising sea levels and natural disasters are harming well-being, livelihoods and ecosystems. Their adverse effects lead to food insecurity, unemployment, inequality and social tensions, with devastating humanitarian consequences. Combating climate change requires the increased provision of means of implementation — adequate financial resources, capacity-building and technology transfer — to developing countries.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“But the Security Council can make up for lost time if it focuses on promoting and ensuring the effective implementation of the resolution, and, if possible, extending it so that the general cessation of hostilities in all situations as well as the humanitarian pause can last indefinitely, until the end of this global health crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be a vector of insecurity, exacerbating conditions on the ground not only in conflict zones but throughout the world, owing both to growing social unrest and violent extremism, including by terrorist groups.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“In that regard, it is important to recall that, although the Security Council, by adopting resolution 2532 (2020), on COVID-19, joined the global efforts to combat the pandemic, it took four months for it to do so. Several calls had to be made by the Secretary-General and States Members of the United Nations, including a joint communiqué by 172 countries — Ecuador had the honour of being one of its initial proponents — before the Council finally devised a series of measures relevant to the efforts to mitigate and combat the coronavirus pandemic.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“Let me begin by congratulating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on having organized this debate. I also wish to express my delegation’s appreciation for the presentations made by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves; the Deputy Secretary- General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed; the President of the Economic and Social Council, Ambassador Munir Akram; the Chief Executive Officer of the African Union Development Agency, Ibrahim Mayaki; and the Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, Sir Hilary Beckles. I will touch on three elements central to this debate. First, how can the Security Council best contribute to overcoming the challenges posed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic?”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“But what better way to commemorate those milestones than by implementing them effectively? In that context, Ecuador reiterates its commitment to continuing to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women, as well as their participation in peacebuilding efforts and in processes to enhance international security.”
2020-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1084 (2020) · source
“The consequences of COVID-19 will be profound and lasting, and they risk reversing decades of progress.This has a disproportionate impact on women. We will not be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development if we do not preserve and consolidate the gains we have made. We must also ensure international solidarity to promote recovery through policies that are gender-sensitive and ecologically sustainable, and promote peaceful, safe and resilient societies. This year, we also commemorate the seventy-second anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women.”
2020-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1084 (2020) · source