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Yánez Loza

lines on the record: 79
first: 2016-10-19
most recent: 2020-01-22
sittings or episodes: 13
sources: un-security-council

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“Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, we believe that we ought to pay particular attention to how many children are affected on a daily basis — in terms of their enjoyment of rights, access to education and mental health — by this unresolved situation.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We agree with the report that, “no amount of humanitarian or economic support on its own will resolve either the situation in Gaza or the broader conflict” (S/2019/938, para. 59). Political solutions based on justice, human rights and international law are needed. Preventive diplomacy is a critical tool for defusing tensions before they escalate and worsen. My delegation once again calls on the international community to make tangible progress in supporting the advancement of a political, peaceful, definitive and just solution for the parties based on the existence of two States — Palestine and Israel — living side by side in peace and security within recognized borders on the basis of the 1967 borders, a consensus reaffirmed in Council resolution 2334 (2016). Finally, after listening to the briefing by Ms.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We are extremely concerned about the humanitarian situation, human rights violations and non-compliance with international humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territory. We call on all parties to make collective efforts to start credible negotiations and to intensify regional and international diplomatic efforts to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East without delay. Unfortunately, the Secretary-General’s most recent report (S/2019/938) does not indicate any progress in that regard. We believe it is imperative that the Council act and adopt actions aimed at the full implementation of the fundamental principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, as has been repeatedly requested of it.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“As a result of air strikes and in the course of demonstrations, clashes, security operations and other incidents, 44 Palestinians were killed, including nine children and three women, while 2,940 others were injured. A total of 46 Israelis — 41 civilians, including women and children, and 5 members of the Israeli security forces — were injured in the attacks, skirmishes and other incidents. We reject all incitements to violence, which propels us further from a political, peaceful, definitive and fair solution for both parties. We reiterate the call of resolution 2334 (2016) on both parties to act in accordance with international law, including international humanitarian law, and to demonstrate calm and restraint, refraining from acts of provocation and incitement.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“No action was taken during the reporting period to end settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territory as required by resolution 2334 (2016). On the contrary, demolitions and confiscations of Palestinian-owned structures continued throughout the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, resulting in the demolition or confiscation of 150 structures and the displacement of 260 people, including 133 children and approximately 60 women. We reiterate our concern about the implementation of those measures. We are also deeply concerned about the number of deaths and injuries from violence and terrorist attacks against civilians.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Ms. Yánez Loza (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation welcomes the convening of today’s debate under the presidency of Viet Nam and associates itself with the statement made earlier today by the representative of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. As we have expressed in previous debates, the question of Palestine has historically been an issue of concern and importance to Ecuador. We thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his informative briefing. Last December marked three years since the adoption by the Security Council of resolution 2334 (2016). Since then, the situation on the ground has only deteriorated. We deeply regret that, after yet another year, the conflict has not been resolved.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“It is not enough to identify corruption and begin the processes of dismantling its frameworks; it is necessary that the diverted resources return to the countries of origin. It is necessary to create just, peaceful and inclusive societies and to work for the elimination of poverty and for the recovery of ethical values. To that end, it is essential to have a convergence of efforts at the national, subregional and organizational levels.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“In that regard, my delegation endorses and reiterates the content of presidential statement S/PRST/2018/9, which the Council issued on 8 May 2018 and which, in its second paragraph, calls on States "to enhance cooperation and strategies to prevent terrorists from benefiting from transnational organized crime, and to build the capacity to secure their borders against and investigate and prosecute such terrorists and transnational organized criminals working with them, including through the strengthening of national, regional, and global systems to collect, analyse and exchange information, including law enforcement and intelligence information." To be credible, the results must be visible and lasting. It is not enough that tons of drugs be seized every day, as happens in my country; it requires that there be no consumers and no crops.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Working with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, my country is actively working to combat drug trafficking and corruption through a dedicated committee made up of experts at the highest level that also includes bilateral cooperation. However, the challenge is not individual. It requires the commitment and cooperation of the entire international community.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Both require solutions that go beyond national borders and that must be interlinked to be effective. Every sector must be involved: the Government and its functions, public and private institutions, academia with its analysis and citizens with their convictions. My delegation has spoken here on numerous occasions in favour of working to identify and address the underlying causes of conflicts - an aspect that coincides with the vision that Peru's presidency has brought to the Council. In the case of organized crime as well, it is necessary to go beyond the commission of crimes, to the elimination of their origins.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Security issues have been linked to criminal gangs and an increase in illicit activities, including organized crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking and money-laundering. With varying degrees of penetration, organized crime permeates society and secures its survival by expanding its markets through micro-trafficking, whereby children and young people are condemned to lives without a future. We see how corruption in our region, which involves the private sector and Governments alike, became a sophisticated mechanism for self-perpetuation. In addition to the diversion of resources that should be devoted to development, citizens lose faith in the values that support coexistence in the community, accountability and democracy. Drug trafficking and corruption are two of the most important challenges my country faces.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“I also thank Under-Secretary-General Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Under-Secretary-General Michele Coninsx, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate; and Ms. Tamara Makarenko for their enlightening briefings. Of the activities mentioned in the concept note that can be linked to terrorism, the fight against two of them is fundamental for my country, namely, drug trafficking and corruption. Ecuador has experienced the impact of the Colombian conflict throughout its history. On the northern border, the splinter groups that did not comply with the peace agreement are part of transnational crime networks. They seek to keep their activities undisturbed through the use of terror, including attacks and death.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Ms. Yanez Loza (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation is grateful for the convening of this meeting against the backdrop of your concept note, Mr. President, which was published on 28 June (S/2019/537, annex). We thank your delegation for maintaining, in the course of your presidency of the Security Council this month, a common thread with regard to concerns about regional situations and their impact on international peace and security. On this occasion, nothing is more appropriate than referring to the links between terrorism and organized crime and the difficulties that their multiple facets represent for Governments.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Finally, my delegation expresses its full support for the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and its appreciation to the Agency's Commissioner-General and staff for their tireless efforts and valuable work in assisting Palestine refugees with emergency assistance, which has saved the lives of 1.5 million Palestine refugees affected by conflict and humanitarian crises, especially in Gaza and Syria. We welcome with hope the strategic dialogue of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for the Coordination of International Assistance to Palestinians that will take place tomorrow, 30 April, in Brussels, to discuss sustainable ways to continue to support UNRWA and alleviate tension in Gaza.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“In the face of the persistent serious and deteriorating situation, my delegation reiterates its call to the international community to make tangible progress in supporting the advancement of a definitive and just peaceful political solution on the basis of the existence of two States, Palestine and Israel, which, as the Secretary-General has reiterated, is the only way to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East, restore the rights of the Palestinian people and bring about the establishment of an independent State of Palestine as a full-fledged Member of the United Nations. Our delegation would like to acknowledge the invaluable efforts made by the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Egypt and all States involved to contribute to stability in the region.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“In addition, 148 States also shared our position on several provisions relating to occupied East Jerusalem and reiterated that any measures taken by Israel to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the Holy City of Jerusalem are illegal and therefore null and void and have no validity whatsoever, and called upon Israel to put an immediate end to all such illegal and unilateral measures. The Secretary-General's report nevertheless shows that the evictions and displacements of Palestinians continue and that settlement activity threatens to increase.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“In November 2018, 156 Member States voted in favour of General Assembly resolution 73/19, which reaffirms the need to achieve a peaceful settlement to the question of Palestine, at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict, in all its aspects, and to intensify all efforts to that end, as well as the urgency of safeguarding the prospects for achieving the two-State solution, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security within recognized borders, on the basis of the pre-1967 borders, and of making tangible progress towards the implementation of that solution and towards a just solution to all final-status issues.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“We again appeal to Israel to review its decision on the partial withholding of 6 per cent of the revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority. We also condemn the indiscriminate firing of rockets and mortar shells against Israeli civilians, which is prohibited by international humanitarian law. We condemns violence by all actors.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“Nevertheless, this year we once again express our concern about the very serious deterioration of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. As of March, the situation has not changed. The reports I mentioned give an account of the persistent factors that threaten the stability of the West Bank and the survival of the aspiration of building a Palestinian State, such as the expansion ofillegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the demolition and confiscation ofproperties and the destruction of Palestinian infrastructure. All that is compounded by declining financial support, which has lead to a severe fiscal crisis coupled with growing humanitarian needs and the lack of political prospects for a negotiated solution.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“Ms. Yanez Loza (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation is grateful for the convening of this meeting. We recall that the United Nations has reaffirmed the Security Council's permanent responsibility "with regard to the question of Palestine until the question is resolved in all its aspects in accordance with international law and relevant resolutions", as set out in the seventh preambular paragraph of General Assembly resolution 73/19, of 2018. We are also grateful for the informative briefings by Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo, the work done in the field by the co-Directors of EcoPeace Middle East, the Secretary-General's report (S/20l9/251) on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) and the April report prepared by the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (S/2019/251).”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“Ecuador wishes to express its appreciation for the Secretary-General's various initiatives in this area - the strategy for improving the approach to preventing sexual exploitation and abuse across the system and his zero-tolerance policy in that regard; the voluntary global compact on the commitment to eliminate sexual exploitation and abuse, signed by my country in February 2018; the Action for Peacekeeping initiative; and the Circle of Leadership on the prevention of and response to sexual exploitation and abuse. All of those initiatives complement and reinforce resolution 1325 (2000). To conclude, I wish to convey to the Office of the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict my country's appreciation for its work in recent years and for Ms. Patten's selflessness in that regard.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“In 2018, Ecuador issued a comprehensive constitutional law to prevent and eradicate violence against women, which establishes a comprehensive national system that is structured around and articulated through prevention, care, protection and comprehensive reparation of the rights of victims. As was voiced by my delegation during the interactive dialogue on commitments under resolution 1325 (2000), my country has continuously promoted initiatives to mainstream gender, particularly through the National Council for Gender Equality, based on its specialized competencies, and through the Ministry of Defence with regard to managing the School of Peacekeeping Operations, which trains and educates military personnel - men and women alike - for deployment in United Nations peace missions.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“To guarantee the effectiveness, practice and enforceability of women's fundamental rights, Ecuador's legal framework is based on two fundamental pillars - the Constitution, which explicitly acknowledges that Ecuador must consider the measures necessary to prevent, eliminate and sanction all forms of violence, including sexual violence; and the binding international instruments ratified by the State. The national plan for eliminating gender violence became public policy in 2007 and constitutes one of the pillars of the "Toda una vida" national development plan.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Member States need to make a collective effort, including legislative and judicial reform, so that those responsible for acts of sexual violence are brought to justice and so that survivors have access to justice, are treated with dignity, benefit from protection and are duly compensated. Of all those elements, the fight against impunity is fundamental, as is the presence of women in mediation processes and decision-making in conflict resolution and peacebuilding.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“It is used as a tactic of war and terrorism and as an instrument of political repression. We agree with the Secretary-General's statement in paragraph 3 of the report that "[p]reventing sexual violence requires the advancement of substantive gender equality before, during and after conflict, including by ensuring women's full and effective participation in political, economic and social life and ensuring accessible and responsive justice and security institutions." We also believe that in order to address sexual violence in armed conflict, a comprehensive and preventive vision is necessary.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Ms. Yanez Loza (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): The delegation of Ecuador thanks the German presidency for the timely convening of this open debate on the devastating problem of sexual violence in armed conflict. We are grateful to the Secretary-General and the briefers for their statements this morning. We would particularly like to recognize the work of Dr. Denis Mukwege and Ms. Nadia Murad, who were rightly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year for their selflessness in supporting and caring for victims of sexual violence and for bringing the world's attention to the fact that such crimes must not go unpunished. As the Secretary-General's annual report (S/2019/280) outlines, sexual violence against women, girls and young boys is an alarming trend that continues to affect millions.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“In this context, Ecuador, together with Bolivia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sponsored a high-level event held on 31 October under the theme of "Renewing the commitment to multilateralism", attended by the Presidents of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council and by Bolivia, the President of the Security Council for the month of October. That meeting was an opportunity for us to consider the fundamental role of multilateralism in enabling us to deal with especially urgent challenges. The large number of speakers in the meeting testified to the membership's level of concern about the issue and the importance that it attaches to it. I would like to conclude by reiterating Ecuador's commitment to multilateralism and how valuable we believe regional and subregional organizations are.”
2018-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8395 (2018) · source
“That effort must be accompanied by a political commitment on the part of all of us to achieve consensus, whether on the simplest areas under debate, such as working methods, or on those that require joint decisions by every part of the system, along with the long-awaited reform of the Security Council. The full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an example of that, since it was adopted as a common objective of the Member States and the greatest possible effort is needed to achieve it, based on cooperation and above all on an international order that has human beings at its heart and that can enable us to respond effectively to our ever-growing and evolving challenges.”
2018-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8395 (2018) · source
“International law is the backbone of multilateralism, since it enables us to create conditions conducive to maintaining justice and respect for the obligations that States have agreed to on fundamental issues such as sustainable peace, access to justice, gender equality, economic development, judicial independence and the promotion of democracy. There can be no lasting peace without justice and accountability. In that context, reform of the United Nations represents an opportunity to achieve a strengthened, more united and less fragmented multilateral system.”
2018-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8395 (2018) · source
“We agree with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that the problems of our time are increasingly global in scope, and that multilateralism is more important and necessary today than ever before. No State is immune to the threats facing humankind today, but neither will a response come about on its own. For that reason, Ecuador reaffirms its commitment to a multipolar system with the active and collective participation of every country in the world and other relevant actors. Effective governance and the rule of law at the national and international levels are fundamental to the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2018-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8395 (2018) · source
“Ms. Yanez Loza (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): I would first like to thank the People's Republic of China, in its capacity as President of the Security Council for the month of November, for convening this important open debate on the theme "Maintenance of international peace and security: Strengthening multilateralism and the role of the United Nations". Ecuador attaches great importance to the role of the United Nations in maintaining a world order based on respect for international law and the norms and principles established in the founding Charter of the United Nations, which is unquestionably a moral reference point for advancing international peace and security, promoting human dignity and prosperity and defending human rights and the rule of law.”
2018-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8395 (2018) · source
“Human rights are also considered as an area of action for the political management of defence and include the promotion of policies for gender equality and practices for peaceful coexistence and respect for the cultural identity of its members, as well as the effective implementation of resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1889 (2009). In conclusion, we welcome these spaces where we can express ourselves about the political and economic empowerment of women and their meaningful and active participation in the search for peace. Likewise, we express our sincere desire to join efforts for a productive and successful dialogue that promotes gender equality and the advancement of women in all areas and in all fields. These are essential elements to honour the commitment to leave no one behind.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“The incorporation of women into the armed forces has increased since 2009, when military women made up 1.1 per cent of the total number of troops, and then again by 2012, where it more than doubled to 2.11 per cent. This year, the number of women troops stands at 3.5 per cent. Ecuador currently contributes women officers as observers in the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara. The Ministry of National Defence incorporates the concept of defence as a public asset and, in that context, the gender approach is included in its defence policy agenda.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“That constituted an important milestone at the national level and ensures the involvement of women in working towards its implementation. Ecuador also has a national plan for the eradication of gender violence, which was established as a public policy in 2007. Furthermore, the Constitution determines that the armed forces of Ecuador are an institution for the protection of the rights, liberties and guarantees of citizens and that its members are judged solely on judicial function. As of 2008, trials before military courts ceased to exist, which reflects the determination of the State to have impartial judges and thereby avoid impunity.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“With regard to conflict prevention and resolution, the Constitution establishes that Ecuador is a constitutional State of rights that will adopt affirmative measures of action promoting genuine equality in favour of rights holders who find themselves in a situation of inequality, as well as establishing priority protection in the public and private arenas for victims of sexual violence. The Constitution recognizes the right of people to live free from all forms of violence. Ecuador undertook a major national crusade to eradicate discrimination and violence against women. In that context, we highlight our integral organic law to prevent and eradicate violence against women, which entered into force in February.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“In that regard, we are striving to make women and men equal at all educational levels nationwide and we have implemented our comprehensive health-care model that includes the incorporation of a gender focus when developing public policies. Ecuador is also firmly committed to facilitating decent work for women and their access to decision-making processes. The Government's programmes to reduce underemployment and unemployment encourage both the participation of women in the labour market and reduction of the wage gap. Moreover, the country's organic law on electoral and political organizations demands equal participation in the decision-making processes and at all levels of power.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“The Ecuadorian State has in place a solid legal framework that guarantees the validity, exercise and enforceability of women's rights, based on two fundamental pillars: the Constitution, which explicitly addresses gender equality, and the internationally binding instruments ratified by the State. Moreover, we have integrated the gender perspective in a cross- cutting manner throughout our development plan, which recognizes the equal participation of men and women in both public and private life in order to consolidate socioeconomic growth in harmony with nature. Ecuador is committed to the political and economic empowerment of women and their meaningful and active participation in the quest for peace.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Ms. Yanez Loza (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, allow me to thank Bolivia for convening this open debate and to congratulate its Permanent Mission on the work it has conducted throughout its Council presidency this month. We welcome the introduction of new issues for discussion, drawing attention to ways in which we might reinvigorate the Security Council's working methods. I have the honour to speak on behalf of Ecuador on the political and economic empowerment of women and their meaningful and active participation in the quest for peace - from the prevention and resolution of conflicts to the implementation of initiatives aimed at the economic recovery of women in post-conflict situations and their greater representation at all levels of decision-making.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Israel's continued expansion into Palestinian territory puts at risk international peace and security as well as the two-State solution, to which the Council is committed. We reiterate that it is imperative and urgent that the Council no longer remain indifferent and that it fulfil its responsibility and work to implement the necessary measures to comply with its own resolutions. In conclusion, Ecuador stresses the fundamental need to combat impunity for violence in time of conflict in an independent, impartial and effective manner. Even more important, however, is combating the causes of conflicts themselves, for therein lies the possibility for building genuine peace.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“Ecuador once again reiterates its full adherence to the letter and spirit of the resolutions of the General Assembly that have consistently affirmed the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and the Assembly's determination that any actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the Holy City of Jerusalem are illegal, and therefore null and void and have no validity whatsoever, while also reiterating the Council's call on Israel, the occupying Power, in its resolution 1322 (2000) to abide scrupulously by its obligations and responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“Palestinian children are particularly affected by the arrests and actions to which they are subjected, in contravention of the latter. Israel's adoption of new exclusionary and discriminatory legislation and its continuation of settlement activity allow for a dangerous continuation and increase of this ever-present latent threat to international peace and security.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“In that regard, we trust that the independent international commission of inquiry initiated in May by the Human Rights Council will be able to conduct a thorough investigation into the deaths and injuries in Gaza during the past six months. Year after year the facts do not change: the humanitarian crisis worsens, food insecurity increases, the destruction of infrastructure continues and living conditions deteriorate. The Security Council meets routinely to gain awareness about the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. Each meeting highlights the worsening of the humanitarian situation due to violations of human rights, international humanitarian law, the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“The large number of casualties among unarmed Palestinian demonstrators, including a high percentage of demonstrators hit by live ammunition, has raised concerns about excessive use of force by Israeli troops." On 2 October, Michael Lynk, an independent human rights expert and Special Rapporteur appointed by the Human Rights Council to monitor and report on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, announced that while protests continue at the Gaza border against Israeli policies, so do deaths and injuries among Palestinian protesters, including children, by Israeli security forces.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“In that regard, Ecuador again urges that we should make tangible progress in advancing a final and just political solution for the parties in the region, based on the existence of two States, Palestine and Israel, as the only way to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East. A humanitarian snapshot of Palestinian victims in the besieged Gaza Strip covering the period 30 March to 4 October and published by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs asserts that Gaza "has witnessed significant increase in Palestinian casualties in the context of mass demonstrations taking place along Israel's perimeter fence with Gaza and in the context of hostilities.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“Three months ago, during the Council's third quarterly debate on this issue (see S/PV.8316), most Member States expressed deep concern about the grave situation in the Middle East - in particular in the Gaza Strip, which could result in another escalation - and about the need for preventive diplomacy and a peaceful solution to the question ofPalestine, a need that Member States reaffirmed in General Assembly resolution 72/14, entitled "Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine", which highlights the urgency of salvaging the prospects for realizing the two-State solution of Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security within recognized borders, based on the pre- 1967 borders.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“It is worrisome to note that the many protection initiatives that the United Nations is implementing are not enough to address the concerns regarding the protection of the Palestinian civilian population under Israeli occupation mentioned in Assembly resolution ES-10/20.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“Our delegation thanks the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for his briefing. We commend his invaluable efforts in the work carried out with all the parties concerned, in particular with the Palestinian Authority, Egypt and Israel, to avoid escalation in Gaza, support reconciliation among Palestinians and address all humanitarian problems. Likewise, we express our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his report entitled "Protection of the Palestinian civilian population" (A/ES-10/794), submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution ES-10/20, of the same title and adopted by the General Assembly in June by an affirmative vote of 120 States.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“Ms. Yanez Loza (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, my delegation aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and welcomes the fact that, by a majority vote, Palestine will have the technical capacities to exercise the chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China, for the benefit of not only that consensus-seeking group but of the entire membership. We thank you, Madam President, for convening this debate. The Security Council's regular meetings on this matter illustrates the importance of keeping this issue on the agendas of the Council and the General Assembly. It also demonstrates the importance that the international community attaches to it and the need to find solutions, for the question of Palestine is a pending responsibility of the international community.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“In conclusion, Ecuador stresses that combating impunity independently, impartially and effectively is essential. It is equally necessary to address the causes of conflicts, as that is the basis for lasting peace.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“The expansion of Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory threatens not only international peace and security, but also the two-State solution, to which the Security Council and the international community are committed. Ecuador once again reiterates its full commitment to Security Council and General Assembly resolutions on the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people. At the same time, it reaffirms that the political solution to the Palestinian situation requires a two-State solution, negotiated by the parties, within the pre-1967 borders, with Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine. We urge the Security Council to not remain indifferent to the worsening humanitarian and political situation, but to work to implement measures to enable it to implement its own resolutions.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source