Member state

Ecuador at the United Nations

Flag of Ecuador
Flag of Ecuador.svg by President of the Republic of Ecuador, first uploaded by Denelson83 as Flag of Ecuador.svg, modifications by Husunqu, Zscout370 (Public domain) — Wikimedia Commons
Admitted
1945-12-21
ISO 3166-1
EC / ECU
Charter signed
1945-06-26
Charter ratified
1945-12-21

A founding Member State: one of the fifty-one that signed the Charter at San Francisco in 1945.

International organisations

Every organisation this state belongs to that is compiled here, with the date it joined. Membership is resolved against this site’s own list of member states rather than taken from a query.

OrganisationJoined
United Nations 1945-12-21

Service on principal organs

Elected terms as recorded by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. A year marked pending is one the Library publishes as a partial list because its elections have not yet been held.

Economic and Social Council

2028 pending 2027 pending 2026 2020 2019 2018 2013 2012 2011 2005 2004 2003 1992 1991 1990 1985 1984 1983 1981 1980 1979 1977 1976 1975 1966 1965 1964 1956 1955 1954

Human Rights Council

2028 pending 2027 pending 2026 2018 2017 2016 2013 2012 2011 2010 2006

Security Council

2024 2023 1992 1991 1961 1960 1951 1950

Permanent mission

Mission
Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the United Nations
Address
Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the United Nations, 801 Second Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10017
National holiday
Independence Day, 10 August
Accredited diplomats
14

Accredited diplomats

The numbers

IndicatorLatestYearSince 1982
Adult literacy rate 93.49 2024
CO2 emissions per capita 2.64475 2024
GDP 1.30321e+11 2025
GNI per capita 6,890 2025
Life expectancy at birth 77.579 2024
Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2.22195 2024
Net official development assistance received 5.54708e+08 2023
Population 1.82899e+07 2025
Refugees hosted (UNHCR mandate) 26,428 2025
Refugees originating (UNHCR mandate) 5,723 2025

World Bank, World Development Indicators, CC BY 4.0. The sparkline shows the shape of each run from its first reported year; the number beside it carries the magnitude, and there is deliberately no axis on it.

General Debate statements

80 statements to the General Debate since 1946, 242,348 words in all. The longest was 1960, at 7,086 words, delivered by Mr. CHIRIBOGA VILLAGOMEZ.

Of the 32 statements since 1994 whose speaker’s post the record gives: President ×13, Minister for Foreign Affairs ×9, UN Representative ×4, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility ×2. Earlier years are excluded because UN records do not consistently identify a speaker’s post before 1994, and counting those years as though they did would make any state look as though it sent nobody senior.

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Emblems and location

Location of Ecuador
Location. ECU orthographic.svg by Addicted04 (CC BY-SA) — Wikimedia Commons

Treaties joined

97 actions recorded by the Secretary-General as depositary. Only treaties whose participant counts match the depositary’s own stated totals contribute rows.

TreatySignedRatified or acceded
Charter of the United Nations - 21 Dec 1945
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations - 22 Mar 1956 a
Vienna Convention on the Representation of States in their Relations with International Organizations of a Universal Character 25 Aug 1975 6 Jan 1976
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies - 8 Jun 1951 a
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 18 Apr 1961 21 Sep 1964
Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes 18 Apr 1961 21 Sep 1964
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 25 Mar 1964 11 Mar 1965
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 11 Dec 1948 21 Dec 1949
International Convention against Apartheid in Sports 16 May 1986 12 Jun 1991
Convention on the Rights of the Child 26 Jan 1990 23 Mar 1990
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty - 23 Feb 1993 a
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families - 5 Feb 2002 a
Agreement establishing the Fund for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean 24 Jul 1992 26 Oct 1994
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 30 Mar 2007 3 Apr 2008
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 24 May 2007 20 Oct 2009
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - 22 Sep 1966 a
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 29 Sep 1967 6 Mar 1969
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 4 Apr 1968 6 Mar 1969
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 4 Apr 1968 6 Mar 1969
Convention on the non-applicability of statutory limitations to war crimes and crimes against humanity - 1 Dec 2020 a
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid 12 Mar 1975 12 May 1975
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 17 Jul 1980 9 Nov 1981
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 4 Feb 1985 30 Mar 1988
Constitution of the World Health Organization 22 Jul 1946 1 Mar 1949 A
Protocol concerning the Office international d'hygiène publique 22 Jul 1946 -
Agreement on the establishment of the International Vaccine Institute 25 Mar 1998 5 Jan 1999
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 22 Mar 2004 25 Jul 2006
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness - 24 Sep 2012 a
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees - 6 Mar 1969 a
Protocol amending the Agreements, Conventions and Protocols on Narcotic Drugs, concluded at The Hague on 23 January 1912, at Geneva on 11 February 1925 and 19 February 1925, and 13 July 1931, at Bangkok on 27 November 1931 and at Geneva on 26 June 1936 13 Dec 1946 8 Jun 1951 A
Protocol Bringing under International Control Drugs Outside the Scope of the Convention of 13 July 1931 for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 11 December 1946 19 Nov 1948 30 Aug 1962 A
Protocol for Limiting and Regulating the Cultivation of the Poppy Plant, the Production of, International and Wholesale Trade in, and use of Opium 23 Jun 1953 17 Aug 1955
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 - 14 Jan 1964 a
Convention on psychotropic substances - 7 Sep 1973 a
Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 25 Mar 1972 25 Jul 1973
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 21 Jun 1989 23 Mar 1990
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods - 27 Jan 1992 a
Agreement to establish the South Centre - [15 Sep 2011 a] (withdrawn)
United Nations Convention on Independent Guarantees and Stand-by Letters of Credit - 18 Jun 1997 a
United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships 17 Nov 2023 -
Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development 1 Apr 1977 19 Jul 1977
Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization 8 Apr 1979 15 Apr 1982
Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring 4 Jun 1954 30 Aug 1962
Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material 4 Jun 1954 30 Aug 1962
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles 4 Jun 1954 30 Aug 1962
Protocol on Road Signs and Signals - 26 Sep 1962 a
United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea, 1978 31 Mar 1978 31 Jul 2025
International Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages, 1993 - 16 Mar 2004 a
Convention on the International Maritime Organization - 12 Jul 1956 A
Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences 22 Oct 1974 -
International Convention on Arrest of Ships, 1999 13 Jul 2000 15 Oct 2010
Agreement for Facilitating the International Circulation of Visual and Auditory Materials of an Educational, Scientific and Cultural Character 29 Dec 1949 -
Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials 22 Nov 1950 -
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations 26 Jun 1962 19 Dec 1963
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms 29 Oct 1971 4 Jun 1974
International Agreement for the Establishment of the University for Peace - 18 Mar 1981 s
Statutes of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 13 Sep 1983 26 Oct 1994
International Sugar Agreement, 1992 - 29 Dec 1993 a
International Cocoa Agreement, 2001 - 13 Oct 2003 a
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 24 May 2007 5 Nov 2008
International Cocoa Agreement, 2010 - 25 Sep 2013 a
Convention on the Political Rights of Women 31 Mar 1953 23 Apr 1954
Convention on the International Right of Correction 31 Mar 1953 -
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 7 Sep 1954 17 Aug 1955 A
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 7 Oct 1998 5 Feb 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism 6 Sep 2000 9 Dec 2003
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 13 Dec 2000 17 Sep 2002
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court 26 Sep 2002 19 Apr 2006
United Nations Convention against Corruption 10 Dec 2003 15 Sep 2005
United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes 25 Oct 2025 -
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages - 2 May 1988 a
International Convention Against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries - 7 Dec 2016 a
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents 27 Aug 1974 12 Mar 1975
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel - 28 Dec 2000 a
Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction 21 Sep 2023 22 Dec 2025
Convention on the Continental Shelf 31 Oct 1958 -
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks - 7 Dec 2016 a
Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority - 31 Jul 2025 a
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 17 Dec 1958 3 Jan 1962
United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation 25 Sep 2019 9 Sep 2020
Vienna Convention on succession of States in respect of treaties - 25 Jul 2006 a
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (with Protocols I, II and III) 9 Sep 1981 4 May 1982
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction 14 Jan 1993 6 Sep 1995
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 24 Sep 1996 12 Nov 2001
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction 4 Dec 1997 29 Apr 1999
Convention on Cluster Munitions 3 Dec 2008 11 May 2010
Arms Trade Treaty - 25 Feb 2026 a
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 20 Sep 2017 25 Sep 2019
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa 19 Jan 1995 6 Sep 1995
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade 11 Sep 1998 4 May 2004
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 28 Aug 2001 7 Jun 2004
Minamata Convention on Mercury 10 Oct 2013 29 Jul 2016
Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean 27 Sep 2018 21 May 2020
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer - 10 Apr 1990 a
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 22 Mar 1989 23 Feb 1993
Convention on Biological Diversity 9 Jun 1992 23 Feb 1993
Multilateral Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation of Copyright Royalties - 26 Oct 1994 a

Recorded votes

ResolutionDateVote
A/RES/80/282 - yes
A/RES/80/286 - yes
A/RES/80/296 - yes
A/RES/80/293 B - yes
A/RES/80/294 - yes
A/RES/80/293 A - yes
A/RES/80/297 - yes
A/RES/80/299 - yes

Provenance

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AttributeValueSourceConfidenceFetched
iso2EC wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.900693+00:00
iso3ECU wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.900703+00:00
m49218 un_sdg 1.02026-08-26T06:55:41.132417+00:00
nameEcuador wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.900674+00:00
un_admission_date1945-12-21 wikidata 1.02026-08-26T06:55:17.900685+00:00
unsd_nameEcuador un_sdg 1.02026-08-26T06:55:41.132424+00:00

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