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Sevilla Borja

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2016-07-12
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  1. “Sixthly, and finally, the following examples are flash points for potential international conflicts: continued colonial domination over territories while the colonizers seek to take domestic legal steps to maintain their dominion; territories subject to foreign occupation; and the presence of military bases of one country in the territory of another. The resolution of those situations once and for all must be part of our new commitment to conflict prevention, so that we can deliver sustainable peace. I echo the words pronounced by Antonio Guterres after he was sworn in as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Prevention requires that we address the root causes through the three pillars of the United Nations: peace and security, sustainable development and human rights. That must be our priority in everything we do.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  2. “There can be no peace while hunger and poverty persist, or while there is no decrease in inequality. Fair societies are peaceful societies, and that is true both domestically and at the international level. The most effective preventive diplomacy would be the immediate implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, for which political commitment is key in our efforts to guarantee financing, technical cooperation and technology transfer. Fifthly, we fully support efforts in the field of disarmament, an issue that seems recently to have been overlooked.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  3. “Thirdly, the Security Council must be more effective in using preventive diplomacy - that is, preventing and avoiding conflicts before they occur. As the concept note (S/2017/6, annex) prepared by Sweden for today's debate points out, we now have "a Security Council that is seized primarily with addressing the crises of the day rather than preventing the conflicts of tomorrow." That is why we enthusiastically support the first administrative and functional measures that Secretary- General Antenio Guterres took based on the view that there is no conflict that cannot be solved politically through the use of diplomacy and peaceful means for settling disputes under international law. Fourthly, peace and security are intrinsically linked to sustainable development.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  4. “Ecuador believes that, in order for the United Nations at this new stage in its life - beginning with a new Secretary-General and the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - to be effective in its fundamental task of maintaining international peace and security, it should at the very least meet the following six requirements. First, every State, especially the great Powers, should renew its political commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter, particularly the obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force in settling international disputes. Secondly, the Security Council must be democratized once and for all by making it appropriately representative and geographically equitable, eliminating the prerogatives of the few and strengthening the role of the General Assembly.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  5. “Today humankind and civilization are facing an unprecedented situation that is a serious threat to peace - the onslaught of barbarism in the form of criminal terrorist attacks by non-State actors. We should not fail to point out that that phenomenon has its causes and origins in the same deplorable hegemonic practices and abuses of power of the few who in their irresponsibility have created and supported such criminal gangs. This new situation, which brings bloodshed and humanitarian crises in its wake, is a clear example of the importance of finding political solutions to prevent conflicts before they explode.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  6. “Let us recall some of them - though not all, because the list would be very long - Korea; Viet Nam; the colonial wars, especially in Africa, whose consequences continue to this very day, as the Council's agenda shows; the Middle East and Palestine; the Balkans; Afghanistan; Iraq; Libya; Syria, and so on and so forth. Those wars are the result of a lack of respect for the Charter and of the hegemonic decisions taken by the great Powers. Those who led those wars have, unfortunately, gone unpunished, thanks to the politics of power and to the unjust and anti-democratic composition and hegemonic prerogatives ofa few countries on the Security Council.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  7. “There can be no doubt that the Organization has achieved remarkable success during its first 70 years in helping the world to avoid a dreaded new global conflagration - in other words, an aggravated reprise of the two previous wars that "twice in our lifetime ha[ve] brought untold sorrow to mankind", as the Preamble to the Charter has it. However, those seven decades of the second half of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first have been cruelly marked by the outbreak of many terrible, smaller wars that we have not been able to prevent, avoid or suppress.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  8. “According to the Charter of the United Nations, "the peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war" decided to organize legally and to create the United Nations as "a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends", whicharebasicallythree-to maintaininternational peace and security, to develop friendly relations among nations in order to strengthen universal peace, and to achieve international cooperation on development, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  9. “Mr. Sevilla Borja (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): We are very pleased that the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, a country that throughout its rich modern history has always striven to maintain peace in the world through respect for international legal standards, has been presiding over today's important debate on preventive diplomacy - that is, the prevention of conflicts in the maintenance of sustainable peace, a timely issue that the Government of Sweden has fittingly presented for our consideration. There is no greater or more important priority for the international community than peace.”

    2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

  10. “For this reason, Ecuador, along with other States, sponsored resolution A/C.l/7l/L.41, which was adopted in October in the First Committee by almost two-thirds of the United Nations membership, which called for the start of a negotiation process in 2017 on a treaty banning nuclear weapons with a View to their complete elimination. In so doing, my country is fulfilling its obligations under article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. We urge all States, beginning with nuclear-weapon States and States possessing nuclear weapons, to participate in these negotiations that will have authentically inclusive nature. As long as stockpiles ofweapons ofmass destruction exist, the risk oftheir being used for criminal or terrorist purposes is high.”

    2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source

  11. “For this reason, when we speak of weapons of mass destruction and the risk of their proliferation to non-State actors, we cannot overlook the primary responsibility of States to fulfil their obligations under the various international, universal or regional instruments in this sphere, including their destruction, without forgetting that the 85 per cent of existing nuclear material in the world is for military purposes. By its very nature, then, it is outside international nuclear-security agreements. Nor can we forget that the sole category of weapons of mass destruction that is not prohibited by a universal legally binding instrument are nuclear weapons.”

    2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source

  12. “Ecuador played an active role in the recent international conference on nuclear security convened by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which organized the meeting as the right forum for addressing challenges in the field of physical nuclear security in an inclusive manner, where all IAEA member States were represented and expressed their ideas and their commitments. Ecuador is concerned that in forums with limited participation outside the framework of the United Nations or its specialized agencies and bodies in which only a few States participate, issues of universal interest, such as nuclear security, are addressed. As long as nuclear, chemical and biological weapons remain in the possession of States, there is a risk of their use.”

    2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source

  13. “For this reason, Ecuador is developing the legislative and regulatory framework appropriate for preventing the proliferation and illicit trafficking in these weapons and their delivery systems. The National Assembly of Ecuador is about to approve, as a step prior to ratification, the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, thereby reiterating our commitment to fighting sabotage and smuggling of nuclear materials and their possible use for terrorist purposes.”

    2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source

  14. “Mr. Sevilla Borja (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today's debate on a subject of universal concern, namely, the proliferation and possible use by non-State actors of nuclear, chemical, bacteriological or radiological weapons. At the same time, we commend Spain for its successful chairmanship of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), especially during the process of the comprehensive review of its implementation. The Constitution of Ecuador expressly condemns the production, possession, commercialization, importation, transfer, stockpiling and use of weapons of mass destruction regardless of who does it.”

    2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source

  15. “The implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention is important. The provisions of resolution 1540 (2004) must be broadened and implemented. However, from its perspective, Ecuador insists that only the full elimination ofweapons of mass destruction will ensure their non-proliferation.”

    2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source

  16. “The delegation of Ecuador will continue to firmly support that proposal, as we are convinced that just as the international community has banned chemical weapons and biological weapons through legally binding instruments, nuclear weapons should also be banned through a treaty as part ofa process that is open to all and cannot be blocked by anyone. Ecuador is therefore fulfilling its commitments on this matter, not through speeches but through actions. No one can be under the illusion that a treaty banning nuclear weapons will lead immediately to their elimination. But it is essential to make clear the legal standard that such weapons are contrary to the law regardless of who possesses them.”

    2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source

  17. “While my country does not aspire, and never has, to possess nuclear weapons, it is aware of the responsibility it shoulders as a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, in particular under article VI, within the framework of the Working Group on nuclear disarmament established by the General Assembly in resolution 70/33. The group met in Geneva this year and proposed, along with other countries - including your own, Sir, Malaysia - that in 2017 the General Assembly launch the negotiation process for a treaty banning nuclear weapons. Just a few days ago, on Friday, 19 August, the Working Group formally adopted that recommendation, which will be submitted for consideration by the Assembly through the First Committee at the next session.”

    2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source

  18. “We must therefore take great care that the important debate on the non-proliferation of such weapons, whether by State or non-State actors, does not obscure the need to achieve nuclear disarmament, especially as we are now more aware of the serious humanitarian impact of any detonation of a nuclear weapon, whether intentional or accidental. From that perspective, the nuclear-weapon States have a special responsibility to prevent the proliferation - whether vertical or horizontal - of such weapons, as well as to ensure their elimination. Ecuador of course rejects the understanding that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation ofNuclear Weapons gives a few States the monopolistic right to possess such weapons indefinitely.”

    2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source

  19. “However, we must point out that the danger of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is inherent in their continued existence, particularly nuclear weapons. As long as those weapons exist, the danger of them falling into terrorists' hands will remain high. As noted by the Secretary-General in 2013, "there are no right hands for the wrong weapons". They are not only wrong, but also a danger to the very existence of humankind, as was shown by the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the seventy-first anniversary of which was observed this very month of August.”

    2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source

  20. “That is why my country has the legislative tools and appropriate regulations in place to prevent proliferation and combat illicit trafficking in nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their delivery systems, thereby fulfilling its obligations under resolution 1540 (2004). Ecuador is proud to be a part of the first densely populated area - Latin America and the Caribbean - to be declared free of nuclear weapons, created by the Treaty of Tlatelolco, as well as part of a region of peace, as solemnly declared by the Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States at the 2014 Summit in Havana, as reiterated in Costa Rica in 2015 and in my country's capital, Quito, in 2016.”

    2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source

  21. “Mr. Sevilla Borja (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): The Ecuadorian delegation thanks Malaysia, as President of the Security Council for the month of August, for convening this open debate on the challenges posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Articles 15 and 416, respectively of the Constitution of Ecuador "prohibits the development, production, possession, sale, import, transport, storage and use of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons" and "condemns the development and use of weapons of mass destruction". Those firm constitutional principles apply both nationally and internationally.”

    2016-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7758 (2016) · source

  22. “Finally, we reiterate the continued support of the Government and the people of Ecuador for the legitimate right of the Palestinian people to establish an independent State with the 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as its capital. If the international community had resolved this issue with due timeliness, it would have spared us a great deal in terms of terrible human suffering and we would have avoided the rise of the reprehensible terrorist acts that are disrupting world peace today. We are facing a highly political issue that requires political solutions, even though it has involved gross violations of international law and serious attacks on human rights and has had reprehensible humanitarian consequences.”

    2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source

  23. “We are therefore concerned about the lack of effective action by the Security Council, the indifference of the Powers directly involved and the obstinacy of extremist sectors in the State of Israel that have been encouraged by external supporters. At the same time, we are encouraged that, in its latest report, the Quartet has reiterated that "a negotiated two-State outcome is the only way to achieve an enduring peace that meets Israeli security needs and Palestinian aspirations for Statehood and sovereignty, [and] ends the occupation that began in 1967". The report also offers a glimmer ofhope that in the form of the laudable efforts of France, with its initiative to convene an international conference on the Middle East.”

    2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source

  24. “Mr. Sevilla Borja (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): We take the floor at today's important open debate of the Security Council to reiterate Ecuador's historic commitment to the cause of peace in the Middle East and its support for the efforts of the international community to resolve outstanding conflicts in the region through peaceful methods delineated under international law for the settlement of disputes. The fact that in the second decade of the twenty- first century, the independent State of Palestine has not yet been established or joined the United Nations as a full-fledged State Member, as set forth in the partition plan contained in General Assembly resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, makes resolving this issue the fundamental and priority duty of the Organization.”

    2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source