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Montalvo Sosa

lines on the record: 288
first: 2021-12-09
most recent: 2023-12-19
sittings or episodes: 57
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“In fact, Secretary- General António Guterres, just two days ago, at the inaugural meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women, reminded us that in Afghanistan “women and girls have been erased from public life”. As signatories of the statement of shared commit- ments of the women and peace and security agenda, my country therefore rejects the Taliban authorities’ deci- sions, which severely limit women’s access to work, justice, health services, public space and the education system, and leaves them in a situation of helplessness and hopelessness. Continuing with the implementation of institution- alized policies of discrimination and the annulment of women is an attack on Afghan society, as a whole, and makes it almost impossible to imagine a future of peace and development.”
2023-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9277 (2023) · source
“Mr. Montalvo Sosa (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): I am grateful for the information provided by Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, and for the testimony of Ms. Zubaida Akbar, civil society activist and representative. Every year, 8 March is a renewed opportunity to reflect on women’s struggle for equality, justice and respect for their rights. On that date, as some countries pause to reflect on the coordination of public policies towards the achievement of that goal, we cannot but deplore the critical situation of women and girls in Afghanistan. January’s visit to Kabul by Deputy Secretary- General Amina Mohammed did not yield the expected results in the face of the expectations generated by that plausible high-level management.”
2023-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9277 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, it is clear to us that the Council’s work related to achieving sustainable peace in Africa must take account of the interrelated nature of such diverse factors as terrorism, organized crime and food insecurity, among others. For that reason, I reiterate Ecuador’s support for the work of UNOWAS and the renewal of its mandate, which are vital to overcoming the challenges facing the region.”
2023-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9238 (2023) · source
“We therefore welcome the decrease in acts of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea and the strengthening of the Yaoundé Architecture for maritime security. The progress made in the work of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission is encouraging. Ecuador agrees that greater participation of women in political processes fosters social cohesion, development, the prevention of violence and consequently peacebuilding. Accordingly, we commend Liberia’s adoption of quotas for women’s participation in legislative elections and UNOWAS’s support for the Working Group on Women, Youth, Peace and Security in West Africa and the Sahel.”
2023-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9238 (2023) · source
“We learned from this morning’s briefings that many of the victims are children and young people, who are crucial to the development of all our peoples. We call on the countries of the area to step up their cooperation to fight terrorism in all its forms, while recalling their obligation to respect human rights and international humanitarian law and ensure accountability at all times. Ecuador supports regional initiatives that contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security and the peaceful resolution of conflicts, as — to paraphrase the late former Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali — they lighten the burden of the Security Council and contribute to a deeper sense of participation, consensus and democratization.”
2023-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9238 (2023) · source
“We are closely following the preparations for elections in Mauritania, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo, the Gambia and Sierra Leone, and we hope that the elections scheduled for this year will be conducted peacefully. We also hope that the issues that led to the postponement of elections in Guinea-Bissau will be resolved and that they will be successfully held in June. Ecuador is very concerned about the deterioration of the security situation in the central Sahel, particularly in Mali and Burkina Faso, as well as the danger of terrorist violence spreading to the countries along the Atlantic coast. We condemn the violence in recent months that has mainly affected Burkina Faso, Mali, the Niger, Benin and Nigeria and express our solidarity with the families of the victims.”
2023-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9238 (2023) · source
“We believe that creating opportunities for the populations in the region and improving their living conditions are key tasks for which we must establish and maintain the conditions necessary for political stability and security. Ecuador supports initiatives and actions aimed at consolidating democracy and State institutions. In that regard, we welcomed the holding of elections in Senegal in July 2022 and in Benin last Sunday. We also welcome the progress made to improve civic coexistence in Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania and the Niger. We are concerned about the destabilizing effects of unconstitutional changes of Government and coups d’état. We hope that Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali will return to constitutional rule as soon as possible, and we appreciate the work of ECOWAS to that end.”
2023-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9238 (2023) · source
“Mr. Montalvo Sosa (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): I thank Ms. Giovanie Biha, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Mr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), for their informative briefings. I also thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2022/1019) on the latest developments in the region. Ecuador acknowledges the importance of the work of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS). The work it is doing in partnership with the countries of the region to address the underlying causes of violence is vital to building sustainable peace.”
2023-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9238 (2023) · source
“We also reiterate the value of strategic communications to counter misinformation and build confidence in the countries in which they operate, through consultation processes with civil society. Finally, Ecuador urges the Security Council to strengthen the mandates of peacekeeping operations to support joint efforts towards better conflict prevention.”
2022-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9181 (2022) · source
“Women must participate in all mechanisms of negotiation and implementation of peace agreements, as established in paragraph 8 (b) of resolution 1325 (2000). On 8 September 2021, the General Assembly adopted resolution 76/305 by consensus, which reaffirms the importance of ensuring adequate, predictable and sustained funding for peacebuilding, not only through voluntary contributions and other sources of financing, but also through assessed contributions. We underscore the need to strengthen the synergies of peace operations, at the earliest possible stage of the integrated planning and coordination of transitions, with resident coordinators, United Nations country teams, other United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, the host State and other national actors.”
2022-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9181 (2022) · source
“Dialogue is indispensable if we are to avoid or stop war and, once established, is necessary in order to continue strengthening the rule of law, promoting economic growth, eradicating poverty, reducing inequalities and bolstering democracy — all within the framework of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. In post-conflict contexts, sustainable peace has its foundations in the reconciliation process, which is forged through transitional justice and reparations to victims, as well as the demobilization and reintegration of former combatants. In line with the outcome of the 2020 peacebuilding architecture review, the Security Council should equip United Nations peace missions with the necessary tools to continue to strengthen long-term actions. One of these tools is the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda.”
2022-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9181 (2022) · source
“Mr. Montalvo Sosa (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): I wish you every success, Madam President, as you assume the presidency of the Security Council, and I thank you for convening this debate and for having broadly included in the Council’s agenda for the month of November the consideration of peacebuilding. We also thank the briefers for their important contributions at the beginning of this meeting. Ecuador supports the prevention approach as the best way to consolidate peace. Prevention requires considering the needs of all sectors of the population, which includes activities aimed at preventing the outbreak, escalation, continuation and recurrence of conflicts by addressing their root causes. A social fabric weakened by various deficiencies is more prone to violence.”
2022-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9181 (2022) · source
“Finally, Ecuador has stated that the protection of children in armed conflict will be a priority during its membership of the Council in 2023 to 2024. It believes that the international community has a collective duty to strengthen its efforts to alleviate the suffering of the more than 400 million conflict-affected children throughout the world.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096 (2022) · source
“I would underscore the increasing educational needs of refugee and displaced children, for whom it is urgent to adopt specific measures for the protection of schools, teaching personnel and pupils in line with international law and international humanitarian law, as well as to proscribe the use of educational facilities for military purposes. All of that requires a coordinated response on the part of the United Nations, in which the Council has a central role to play, including the monitoring and implementation of the 13 resolutions on children and armed conflict, as underscored in the report of the Secretary-General. No effort should be spared in freeing abducted and recruited children, and that must be accompanied by appropriate measures to reintegrate them into their communities, as highlighted during this meeting.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096 (2022) · source
“As a State party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its three Optional Protocols, Ecuador promotes a robust international architecture for the protection of the rights of the child in all situations, including in armed conflict, without any distinction on the basis of nationality, ethnicity, gender or any other status. My country, Ecuador, is also committed to continuing to devote particular attention to the promotion and protection of the rights of children who have fled their homes. Given the difficulties involved in crossing borders in a safe, orderly and regular manner, many children who are fleeing zones of conflict or violence are exposed to criminal smuggling and trafficking networks.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096 (2022) · source
“The report of the Secretary-General, António Guterres, covering the period January to December 2021 (S/2022/493) once again shows that children in armed conflict constantly suffer serious violations of their rights, including sexual violence, killings, maiming, abductions and forced recruitment, among other intolerable acts of aggression. This is attested to, for example, in the reports of the Secretary-General S/2022/397 and S/2022/46, which state that displaced girls in confined living conditions are more vulnerable to sexual violence. The international community and the Security Council must pay particular attention to those specificities.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096 (2022) · source
“Mr. Montalvo Sosa (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): We would like to thank Brazil for having convened this open debate, and I would highlight the statements made by the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, and Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, as well as Mr. Patrick Kumi’s moving testimony. Ecuador aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict and urges the international community to maximize efforts to promote and protect the rights of the child in all contexts.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096 (2022) · source
“Without ignoring the fact that certain sensitive issues may require discretion and prudent reserve, that cannot be a pretext for institutionalizing secret diplomacy. The Security Council acts on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations pursuant to Article 24 of the United Nations Charter, but the counterpart of that representation is the obligation to ensure prompt and effective action by the United Nations. In conclusion, I stress the relevance of the Security Council’s working methods and corresponding notes in guiding and facilitating the preparatory work for delegations which, like mine, will occupy a non-permanent seat as of 1 January 2023, on the basis of which I pledge my delegation’s fullest support to making progress in the efforts promoted by today’s debate.”
2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source
“The revitalization of the Security Council’s working methods will be reflected in a body capable of more effectively fulfilling its obligations to ensure international peace and security. We support the full implementation of presidential note S/2017/507 and all existing arrangements in this area, as well as their ongoing development and modernization. Discussions and meetings should be able to rely on a prior and solid base of information, including real statistics, projections and proposals for solutions, not just the general information provided in concept notes, which are certainly very useful, but also broad information that leads to operational results and avoids being limited to theoretical discussions.”
2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source
“Formulas for modernizing working methods should consider not only the flow of internal procedures and communications between Council members and the Council and its subsidiary bodies, but also between the Council and the other organs of the United Nations system and between its permanent and elected members and the rest of the Member States of the Organization. I insist on the need to deepen the relationship between the Security Council and the General Assembly. With regard to the annual report to be submitted by the Security Council to the Assembly, I would reiterate all the recommendations that we made at the 9 June meeting, both in our national capacity and on behalf of the ACT group.”
2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source
“As we meet in this Chamber after the full participation in this annual debate was restricted in 2020 and 2021 by exceptional health measures, I acknowledge the Council’s efforts aimed at ensuring the continuity of work in an inclusive manner, in accordance with rule 37 of its provisional rules of procedure. The subject of today’s debate encompasses one of the central issues of the United Nations, given that having effective working methods not only favours the vitality of the Security Council, but also the vitality of the United Nations as whole, and that depends, not on Charter reform, but on Charter implementation.”
2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source
“Mr. Montalvo Sosa (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): I thank Karin Landgren, Executive Director of Security Council Report, and Loraine Sievers, co-author of The Procedure of the UN Security Council for their briefings. I also acknowledge their contribution, analysis and development of tools to enhance the effectiveness of Council member delegations. I align myself with the statement to be made by the representative of Switzerland on behalf of the 26 members of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group, and congratulate Ireland on its statement on behalf of the 10 elected members of the Security Council, whose special contribution to the improvement of working methods is always commendable.”
2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079 (2022) · source
“My delegation noted with deep concern the Security Council briefing of 11 April (see S/PV.9014), in particular with regard to the increasing reports of sexual violence and trafficking of women and girls in the context of the mass displacement resulting from the military aggression against and invasion of Ukraine, which Ecuador once again condemns.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source
“I take this opportunity to acknowledge the efforts of our neighbouring country in implementing the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace, which leads me to recall, as reflected in the report of the Secretary- General I mentioned, certain practices of sexual violence by armed groups such as the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo, including against its own members. While justice at local, regional and international levels is key to preventing sexual violence, it is not limited to sentencing those responsible but must also be supported by improved legal and health services with a gender perspective and a focus on the interests of survivors, as underscored in resolution 2467 (2019).”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Ecuador agrees with the content of the report of the Secretary-General contained in S/2022/77 and wishes to draw particular attention to paragraph 27, which highlights the need for an interconnected and interdependent application of judicial and non-judicial measures in line with international standards and in coordination with peace and political processes. Yesterday, my delegation attended the Security Council briefing on Colombia in this very Chamber (see S/PV.9015).”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Ecuador therefore condemns sexual violence in any context, whether in a conflict or post-conflict situation and wherever it may occur — whether in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Ukraine or anywhere else in the world. Ecuador does not see how we can call ourselves a civilization while at the same time we contemplate acts of barbarity, such as sexual violence, as a tactic of war. The Council must promote effective mechanisms to prevent sexual violence. As reflected in the topic of today’s debate, an effective way to do so is through responsibility, accountability, zero-tolerance approaches and non-impunity for those who commit such acts, as well as those who encourage or conceal them, as many delegations have already mentioned.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Mr. Montalvo Sosa (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): I congratulate the United Kingdom for organizing this timely open debate and for the way in which has led the work of the Council since the beginning of April. I am grateful for the comprehensive and courageous information provided by the briefers this morning, which constitutes evidence of an unacceptable situation. While the report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/272) focuses on recent history, it reflects patterns of violence and of cruelty that have been on the rise since the 1990s. Conflicts share common denominators and, unfortunately, the reports show that sexual violence is one of them. For that reason, we condemn all acts of armed aggression and occupation because they open the door to torture and brutality.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We will seek to contribute with our input and joint efforts with all those countries that are not members of the Security Council but share that objective. I conclude with my country’s call for an immediate cessation of hostilities and the urgent restoration of peace as the only way to pay tribute to all the women and girls who are victims of the armed aggression against Ukraine.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source
“That link is also comprehensively addressed in the report entitled “Women and peace and security”, of 27 September 2021, which, as Council members know, is contained in document S/2021/827. In the Ecuador-Colombia border area, we have implemented programmes with the United Nations to build capacity for women and girls, with support from the Peacebuilding Fund. Such funding has proved to be very important but insufficient in the light of existing challenges, in particular with regard to focusing on a preventive approach. To that end, we call for the replenishment of such funding and for promoting and strengthening public-private partnerships. Ecuador hopes to be elected to the Security Council in June for the period 2023-2024 and is particularly interested in developing the women and peace and security agenda.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source
“I underscore the importance of promoting the meaningful participation of women in peace and security. We must therefore continue creating and preserving stable environments. For example, we must continue to build the capacity of peacekeeping missions to protect the women who work in them by strengthening zero-tolerance for impunity, as well as efforts to prevent intimidation and violence. Resolutions 2493 (2019) and 2538 (2020) are key tools in the work conducted under the women and peace and security agenda, although increasing synergies within the United Nations system, in particular among its main organs, is essential. In that regard, it is important to note that the Secretary-General’s report Our Common Agenda (A/75/982) is based on a clear link between efficacy and the equal participation of women in peacebuilding activities.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The United Arab Emirates is building on efforts initiated in October 2021, under Kenya’s leadership, when we reverted to the open debate format to address the need to invest in women in peacekeeping and peacebuilding (see S/PV.8886). Those efforts were complemented by the debate convened by Norway in January (see S/PV.8949), during which we discussed the protection of women in peace and security processes. For that reason, I would again like to highlight, first, the key role played by non-permanent members in efforts to move the needle towards methods of inclusive work and, secondly, the need for the women and peace and security agenda to become a standing item on the Council’s agenda, beyond a mere review of the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000).”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Mr. Montalvo Sosa (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): In the light of the Security Council’s programme of work for this month, we welcome the fact that your country, Mr. President, has sought to raise the profile of issues with increasing convening power among members, such as the subject of today’s meeting, which is particularly symbolic in the quest for gender equality and will be discussed tomorrow in Arria Formula format. It also keeps the doors of the Council open. We welcome the presence of representatives of the majority of countries at today’s meeting and their participation in the work of the Security Council.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In addition to promoting complementarity and synergies within the United Nations, they also contribute to national efforts to prevent conflict and build peace. Finally, Ecuador supports the initiative of the Niger and Ireland that calls for the Security Council to adopt the draft resolution on climate and security, which will allow for a comprehensive understanding of this important item on the international agenda.”
2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source
“We agree on the advisability of strengthening the synergies among the Security Council, the other bodies of the United Nations system and regional and subregional efforts to combat terrorism and insecurity, such as the Group of Five for the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin Commission. Adequate financial resources, capacity-building and technology transfers for developing countries are essential. We recognize that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is the principal intergovernmental forum with the necessary experience and capabilities to negotiate a global response to climate change. These Security Council debates enable a complementary approach, rightly in my view, to the links between the climate and security.”
2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source
“With the loss of biodiversity, desertification and drought and with sea-level rise, there is an exacerbation of socioeconomic problems, such as food insecurity, precarious health-care systems, unemployment and a lack of means of subsistence. The catastrophic humanitarian consequences of climate change are also reflected in the loss of millions of lives, displacement and the weakening of the social fabric, with a disproportionate impact on women and girls and on vulnerable groups. Socioeconomic deterioration and marginalization generate conditions for the spread of violent extremism and organized crime. That is why, as we have previously stated, this meeting covers a key element of the problem of climate change and terrorism. Ecuador expresses gratitude for the statements delivered this morning.”
2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Similarly, the focus on conflict prevention promoted by Secretary-General António Guterres, clearly laid out in Our Common Agenda (A/75/982), as he reminded us at the beginning of this debate, and the outcome of the United Nations 2020 review of the peacebuilding architecture, contained in resolution 2558 (2020), require joint efforts by the Security Council and the entire United Nations system that include the climate issue in strategies to enhance sustained peace. Exactly one week ago, it was the seventeenth anniversary of the issuance of the report of the High- level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change (see A/59/565), established by then Secretary General Kofi Annan, which recognized that infectious diseases, environmental degradation and war are mutually reinforcing.”
2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source
“On this occasion, I especially thank the leadership of the delegation of the Niger in convening this open debate, which complements the one organized by Ireland on climate and security, on 23 September (see S/PV.8864), during the high-level week. On that occasion, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ecuador, Ambassador Mauricio Montalva Samaniego, called for peacekeeping operations to be provided with the technical capabilities and mandates to assess climate-related security risks according to their specific contexts. Today’s meeting is an opportunity to reiterate and strengthen that call. Throughout the day, we have heard a number of statements about the Security Council’s competence in the area of international peace and security in the context of their link with climate change and terrorism.”
2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Mr. Montalvo Sosa (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I thank your country, Mr. President, the Niger, for the work it has done during its two years on the Security Council, which are coming to an end with this presidency. Since my delegation will not have another opportunity to do so in this principal organ, I also take this opportunity to recognize Estonia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Viet Nam for their contribution to the Security Council during the 2020- 2021 term, as it draws to a close. Ecuador is convinced of the crucial contribution of the elected members and the need for a more frequent rotation, which will only be achieved by expanding the category of non-permanent seats on the Security Council, an organ on which Ecuador aspires to serve in 2023-2024.”
2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source