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Country Profile: Ecuador

BASIC FACTS

Ecuador is a Member Country of the NAM Movement since 1983 

Officially the Republic of Ecuador, Ecuadoris a presidential republicsituated in Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean.

Capital: Quito

Ecuador does not currently operate any nuclear power plants but is a strong partner in the IAEA in developing expertise to strengthen the security of nuclear-related activities surrounding the region. In2018, Ecuador participated in IAEA-led advisory missions in which radiological regulatory frameworks were adopted and implemented according to the priorities of several stakeholders, such as the Ministry for Electricity and Renewable Energy. In Ecuador, radiological materials are used for medical applications, and together with the IAEA, Ecuadorian national authorities ensure that disused radioactive sources are properly managed. Ecuador has enjoyed strong technical partnerships from the IAEA for leveraging the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in the country’s public infrastructures. 

TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

  • IAEA Membership (1958)

  • Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (1969)

  • Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (1969)

  • Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) (2001)

  • Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) (2021) 

 

AGREEMENTS (In force)

  • Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the IAEA (1969) 

  • Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (1996) 

  • Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (1996) 

  • Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (2019) 

  • Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (2019) 

  • Revised Supplementary Agreements Concerning the Provision of Technical Assistance by the IAEA (RSA) (1989) 

  • Agreement to further extend the Co-operation Agreement for the Promotion of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL) (2020)  

  • Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (With Protocol) (1975) 

  • Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the Republic of Ecuador and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (2001) 


REGIONAL GROUPS

  • Member of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
  • Member of the Latin American & Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
  • Member of the G-77


RECENT REPRESENTATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

  • Member of the IAEA Board of Governors for 2019-2020
  • Chairman of the G-77 in 2017
  • Vice-Chair of the UN First Committee in 2013

LINKS

UN State Summary

Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament

IAEA Completes Nuclear Security Advisory Mission in Ecuador | IAEA

Nuclear Energy Could Hold Key to Sustainable Development Gains, Delegates Tell General Assembly, as It Considers international Atomic Energy Agency Report | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases (un.org)

Ecuador | Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (icanw.org) 

 Country List : Office of Legal Affairs : IAEA

Statements (reachingcriticalwill.org)