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Luis Gallegos Chiriboga

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2020-04-23
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2020-07-02
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  1. “We must permanently secure humanitarian access channels in conflict zones and we must place greater emphasis on the implementation of international disarmament commitments, in particular nuclear disarmament, due to the humanitarian consequences and risks posed by the mere existence of weapons nuclear. Finally, in commemorating the first anniversary of resolution 2475 (2019), on the impact of conflict on people with disabilities, we must ensure the special attention of the Council and the international community, all the more so in the context of global health crises such as that caused by COVID-19. I conclude by reiterating that multilateralism and international cooperation are the best mechanism for preserving stability, peace and security.”

    2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source

  2. “The year 2020 should mark a before-and-after in terms of security, as it is the year of the review of the peacebuilding architecture and the first year of the Decade of Action, which also coincides with the commemoration of 75 years of the United Nations. In reality, the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating that epochal division. We have only one option; we must learn and cooperate to be more resilient. That issue cannot be the subject of this debate alone. It is imperative that the Security Council henceforth include the issue of the impact of pandemics on its agenda. We need to generate efforts to improve the security conditions of health systems and infrastructures. We also need to move forward on a coordinated international response.”

    2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source

  3. “In thanking you for convening this necessary debate, Sir, I also highlight the briefings by Secretary-General António Guterres, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, and the African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs, Amira Elfadil Mohammed Elfadil. In the May debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (see S/2020/465), we were able to make an early assessment of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the need to protect people’s lives, dignity and rights. But today’s debate also offers us the opportunity to identify and recognize that pandemics exacerbate crisis conditions on the ground, weakening peace, stability and security.”

    2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source

  4. “I deem it necessary to emphasize that the resolution requires an immediate and general cessation of hostilities in all situations, and calls all parties involved in armed conflicts to an immediate humanitarian pause for at least 90 days. In the current circumstances of the global health crisis, all members of the Organization and all its organs, including in particular the Security Council, must rise to this existential challenge. To that end, it is essential to ensure the implementation of the ceasefire worldwide. That is why, with resolution 2532 (2020), the Security Council has definitively joined international efforts to fight the pandemic. The Government of Ecuador reiterates its full support for the efforts of the United Nations and the Member States in the implementation of the resolution.”

    2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source

  5. “I wish to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. I also highlight the work done by France during the month of June. There could be no better way to start this month than with the unanimous adoption of the long-awaited resolution 2532 (2020), on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), concerning which I appreciate the efforts of France, Tunisia and all the members of the Council, which brought to fruition a week of overwhelming support from the international community, reflected in the statement co-initiated by Ecuador in support of the Secretary-General’s call for a ceasefire, endorsed by 172 countries.”

    2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source

  6. “Finally, the message conveyed by Mariam, from Mali, this afternoon in the Security Council must not only be recorded in the record of speeches given during this debate but must also be heard and truly heeded by the Security Council and the United Nations in general. Mariam, 15 years old, is a contemporary of resolution 1612 (2005), whose fifteenth anniversary we are also commemorating. The best way to do so is to ensure the effective promotion and protection of the rights of children worldwide, with special attention paid to those who live in conflict zones and those who, despite still being in zones of peace, are at risk of being kidnapped or recruited.”

    2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source

  7. “It is vital that the Security Council adopt the draft resolution on COVID-19 (S/2020/607) and endorse the call for a ceasefire so that it can be implemented more effectively. For that reason, I invite all Council members to do so in order to save the lives and alleviate the suffering of the more than 420 million children living in conflict zones. I would be remiss if I were to conclude without once again stressing the urgency of strengthening the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, especially in this context of increased pressure and challenges resulting from the pandemic.”

    2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source

  8. “It represents yet another reason to increase, for example, the funds allocated to peacebuilding, not only for countries in conflict but also for cross-border cooperation in affected areas, and to direct them towards the protection of children. We as an Organization must focus greater efforts on the care of children, which has also deteriorated owing to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which has exacerbated conditions in conflict zones. For that reason, Ecuador, together with Malaysia, Bangladesh, Egypt, Slovenia, Japan, Jamaica, Oman, Senegal and Sweden, initiated a statement of firm support for the Secretary-General’s call for a ceasefire at the global level, which has received the support of more than 170 delegations.”

    2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source

  9. “Today I have the honour of aligning Ecuador, for the first time, with the statement delivered on behalf of the Group of Friends, of which we have been a part since June. On 21 March, Ecuador also formalized its adherence to the Vancouver Principles on Peacekeeping and the Prevention of the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers. Although there have been important advances in the 75 years since the United Nations was founded, the situation of children in armed conflict continues to reflect a devastating reality, as described in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2020/525). Ecuador is also deploying considerable efforts at the regional level to fight the trafficking and recruitment of minors. However, this is a global challenge that concerns the entire international community.”

    2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source

  10. “I wish to congratulate France and Germany on their presidencies of the Security Council in June and July, respectively, and to thank you, Sir, for having organized this debate on children and armed conflict. I would point out that all the elements highlighted by Ecuador in the debate held on 27 May on the protection of civilians (see S/2020/465), in particular as concerns the consequences of conflicts, are even more applicable to boys and girls. On that occasion, I expressed Ecuador’s interest in participating in the efforts of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict to further promote the efforts of the international community in terms of the protection of children.”

    2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source

  11. “For any international framework for the protection of civilians to be comprehensive and adequate, it must encompass the total prohibition of nuclear weapons. The mere existence of these weapons threatens the existence of humankind. Not even the most sophisticated mechanism in the most developed country could contain or mitigate the devastating impact of nuclear weapons on the population; therefore, their existence undermines the protection of civilians. Finally, I reiterate the full support of the Government of Ecuador for the Secretary-General’s call for a global ceasefire as the most effective way to protect civilians and as a first step towards lasting peace.”

    2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source

  12. “We are in favour of universal disarmament. We therefore also reject the use of lethal autonomous weapons. Autonomous weapons, in addition to lowering the threshold for triggering new conflicts, are incompatible with full compliance with international humanitarian law, which requires absolute human control. Responsibility and accountability are key. That is why in January Ecuador joined the Franco-Mexican initiative proposing suspending the use of the veto in cases of mass atrocities. In addition, in November 2018 we signed the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency group’s code of conduct regarding Security Council action against genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. We urge all the countries to join these efforts. I must not fail to mention the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons.”

    2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source

  13. “Among immediate steps to effectively strengthen the protection of the civilians, Ecuador has been supporting the development of an international political declaration on this issue that aims not only to strengthen but to guarantee the protection of civilians. We therefore support, as priorities, political and practical commitments intended to prevent and stop the use of explosives in populated areas. I also highlight here the commitment undertaken by Latin America and the Caribbean through the Santiago communiqué of December 2018 to protect civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. As a land of peace, Ecuador champions peaceful coexistence and the peaceful resolution of disputes, and rejects the use of weapons with indiscriminate effects prohibited by international humanitarian law.”

    2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source

  14. “At the First Committee of the General Assembly in October 2019, Ecuador supported the statement delivered by the representative of Ireland on behalf of a group of countries on explosives in populated areas (see A/C.1/74/PV.15), and we take this opportunity to reiterate our condemnation of the use of such weapons as well as our commitment to continue supporting the efforts of the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and civil society to promote the effective implementation of international humanitarian law and alleviate the impact and suffering caused by conflict .”

    2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source

  15. “In just two months, it will be the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1612 (2005) and the origins of today’s Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict, chaired by Canada. My delegation wishes to express its interest in joining that Group to support its work in this area. Ecuador rejects and condemns the continuing attacks against health-care infrastructure, including the destruction of hospitals, as well as the use of schools for military purposes and attacks against schools.”

    2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source

  16. “In that connection, the Security Council must adopt a resolution that brings this body into line with international efforts to combat the pandemic. That is key to facilitating access and corridors for the delivery of humanitarian assistance. We regret and condemn that women, children and internally displaced persons and refugees continue to be among the populations most affected. I also highlight in particular resolution 2475 (2019), which recognizes the disproportionate impact of armed conflict on persons with disabilities. In the context of this issue, it is imperative that the Council consider the disproportionate impact of violence and conflict on women, and promote and ensure the participation of women in conflict-prevention and peacebuilding processes, including in efforts for the protection of civilians.”

    2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source

  17. “It is also the first year of the third decade since this topic was included on the Security Council’s agenda in 1999. Only last year, we celebrated the seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, and yet we have achieved little as an international community in these past 12 months, despite a robust normative framework. The Secretary-General’s report (S/2020/366), which I appreciate, describes an extremely fragile and tragic situation, as well as huge gaps and challenges, including that of COVID-19. In the current context of the global health crisis, all Members of the Organization and all its entities, including in particular the Security Council, must rise to this existential challenge. To that end, it is essential to ensure the implementation of a global ceasefire.”

    2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source

  18. “I express my delegation’s appreciation for the convening of this meeting on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, which is even timelier in this global context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This is one of the key issues that justify the existence of the Security Council and the United Nations: the protection of civilians and of their lives, their rights and their dignity. I would like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, and the Nobel Peace Laureate and member of The Elders, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, for their presentations this morning. The year 2020 is the first year of the decade of action towards a world of peace in 2030.”

    2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source

  19. “For that reason, in January Ecuador joined the Franco-Mexican initiative, which is aimed at promoting the suspension of the use of the veto in the case of mass atrocities. Furthermore, in November 2018 we signed the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency group Code of Conduct regarding Security Council action in cases involving genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. In conclusion, while the Security Council acts on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations on the basis of Article 24 of the Charter of the United Nations, that representation also means that it has the obligation to ensure prompt and effective action by the United Nations, as set out in that same Article, an obligation that must be fulfilled without any exceptions.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  20. “While acknowledging that certain issues have delicate aspects that may require discretion and prudence, we believe that this can never serve as a pretext for institutionalizing secret diplomacy. Explanatory records must be available for all issues considered, as they would also grant full legitimacy to the decisions taken. We acknowledge and appreciate the opening and closing briefings provided by each Council presidency, a practice whose continuation we encourage. I also take this opportunity to thank in particular the Dominican Republic and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for their efforts to help the Latin American and Caribbean Group countries better follow the Council’s work. The achievement of greater transparency, efficiency and effectiveness in the Security Council is our common responsibility, not just that of its members.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  21. “There is a need for greater objectivity in the elaboration of a text so that it can encompass the perspectives of the 15 members of the Council and, ideally, of the entire membership. Discussions and meetings should be held on an existing solid basis of information that includes verified statistics, projections and proposed solutions — not just the general information contained in the concept notes, which are certainly very useful, but also comprehensive information that allows for operational results and helps to avoid situations in which talks are limited to purely philosophical discussions. My delegation acknowledges the progress made on transparency in the Security Council but stresses that much remains to be done.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  22. “Although Ecuador will continue to raise this issue in the context of the process of Security Council reform, which is not the subject of today’s debate, this is a factor that can be overcome through an improvement in working methods, without any need to reform the Charter. The revitalization of the Council’s working methods will yield a body that is capable of meeting, without exception, its obligations in terms of ensuring international peace and security. We support the full and effective implementation of presidential note S/2017/507 and all existing provisions on the issue. To that end, greater transparency is required in the process of drafting and discussing resolutions.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  23. “For that reason, in considering the modernization of working methods, account should be taken not only of the procedural flow and internal communications between Council members and between the Council and its subsidiary organs, but also between the Council and the other organs of the system, and between its permanent and non-permanent members and the other States Members of the Organization.During the General Assembly debate held on 25 November 2019 (see A/74/PV.34), on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council, I referred to the need to put an end to the dual-door Council, which separates not only the members of the Council from the rest of the delegations but also permanent members from non-permanent members.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  24. “That experience has forced us to revitalize our working methods in order to make the work of the Council more resilient and, above all, ensure its continuity in any context, even the most difficult. This brings me to the second part of my statement, on the working methods of the Security Council in general. The subject of this debate no doubt relates to one of the most crucial questions affecting the Organization. Effective working methods promote not only the vitality of the Security Council but also that of the entire United Nations.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  25. “However, so long as technological challenges persist and the practice of written interventions continues, I believe that the latter should be requested and received in advance so that both permanent and non-permanent members can familiarize themselves with the criteria, priorities and recommendations of other delegations. The briefers’ presentations could also be circulated in advance so that we can respond to them. On the other hand, I view the distribution of press elements as a good practice that should continue. They should always be distributed in writing. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed both the strengths and weaknesses in the working methods of all the organs of the system, including the Security Council.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  26. “First, Ecuador wishes to highlight the efforts made by the members of the Security Council to ensure the continuity of its work in the context of extreme circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic. I reiterate our special appreciation to the Estonian delegation as well as to the delegations of the Dominican Republic and China, which chaired the Council in April and March, respectively. While acknowledging the opportunity to present this written statement, I wish to underline that, ideally, interested delegations should be able to participate directly in Council discussions, as provided for in rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure. The Arria Formula meeting commemorating 75 years from the end of the Second World War on European soil is an example of the use of technological solutions.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  27. “Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on the manner in which you have conducted the work of the Security Council during the first 15 days of your presidency. I wish to express my appreciation for the presentation made by Ambassador Inga Rhonda King, Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and other Procedural Questions, whose leadership on this issue I also wish to highlight. I also acknowledge the presentations by Karin Landgren, Executive Director of Security Council Report, and Edward C. Luck of Columbia University. Today I will refer first to the Council’s working methods in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and then to the working methods of the Council in general.”

    2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source

  28. “Ecuador expresses its gratitude to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East for its work in providing education, medical care, relief and social services to Palestine refugees, as well as the essential emergency assistance to help Palestine refugees face the COVID-19 pandemic. We once again urge that the Agency be provided sufficient and predictable funding to enable its operations to continue, in accordance with its mandate from the General Assembly. Finally, it is our shared responsibility to fight the pandemic in all corners of the planet. We are only as strong as the weakest health system. Overcoming the pandemic in one country or region will be useless if it continues in any other corner of the world.”

    2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source

  29. “Preventive diplomacy is a critical tool for calming tensions before they escalate and intensify. I wish to reiterate Ecuador’s full support for, and endorsement of, Secretary- General António Guterres’s call for a global ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, and to join forces in the fight against our common enemy, COVID-19. Heeding that call would be a first step towards achieving definitive and lasting peace. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic make all the more urgent our call to stop all types of illegal settlement policy, in particular demolitions and confiscations of Palestinian-owned structures, including water and sanitation and humanitarian assistance structures, throughout the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.”

    2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source

  30. “We are deeply concerned at the humanitarian situation, human rights violations and non-compliance with international humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territories. We call on all parties to unite in a joint effort to launch credible negotiations and step up regional and international diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving, without delay, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East. Unfortunately, the report reflects no progress in this regard. In our view, it is imperative that the Security Council act, as it has been repeatedly requested to do, and take measures to fully uphold the fundamental principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations. What is needed are political solutions, based on justice, human rights and international law.”

    2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source

  31. “By reaffirming our unfailing solidarity with the Palestinian people, we reiterate our commitment to alleviating their dire situation until a peaceful, fair and definitive political solution can be reached by the parties, based on the existence of two States, Palestine and Israel, living side by side in peace and security, within recognized borders based on those of 1967 — a consensus reaffirmed in resolution 2334 (2016). We reject any incitement to violence, which only takes us farther away from a peaceful, fair and definitive political solution between the parties. We reiterate the call made in resolution 2334 (2016) for both parties to act in accordance with international law, including international humanitarian law, and to observe calm and restraint.”

    2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source

  32. “I therefore urge all members of the Security Council and the Secretariat to make the greatest possible effort to provide opportunities for Council non-members to participate via video-teleconference until in-person meetings resume at United Nations headquarters in New York. I thank you, Sir, for convening this debate and, in addition to aligning ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, I would like to add the following remarks in my national capacity. Last December marked three years since the Security Council adopted resolution 2334 (2016). Since its adoption, the situation on the ground has only worsened. We deeply regret that, after yet another year, this conflict remains unresolved.”

    2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source

  33. “At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, and through you the Dominican Republic, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April 2020. It has fallen to you, Sir, to preside over this important body at a crucial moment for humankind, in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In this regard, I would also like to express my delegation’s appreciation for the efforts made since March, under the Chinese presidency, and now, under Dominican leadership, to continue the work of the Security Council by leveraging technology. Likewise, I take this opportunity to reiterate the importance Ecuador attaches to the broadest possible participation of delegations in the work of the Security Council under rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure.”

    2020-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/341 (2020) · source