Permanent mission Ecuador on Item VI
Yes, madam I am right here. Good morning.
For Ecuador it is a [massive] pleasure to be here at the mission I am representative of
minister Ocles. Ecuador has an experience of going through a moment of change and
transition in building a new model of state as mentioned in the constitution of 2008 but
also to consolidate a new society which is inclusive, inter-cultural, fair, and absolutely
diverse. Our constitution in the country is such of the subject of study and observation
because we put forward advanced proposals that help us to consolidate equity, solidarity,
plural nationality and inter-culturally as basic mandates of wholesome living. In the sense
we know clearly to be able to emerge from the obsolete system rooted in the old state
system means breaking with the approaches, which have historically been those that have
caused the exclusion and marginalisation of certain sectors.
Marginalised and discriminated we are talking about indigenous peoples and
Afro-descendant peoples in the sense it is important to talk about a principle of life and
change which is present today in Ecuador, which is a source of and reason of public
policies and planning of the state as the world know of […] or wholesome living. This
principle changes the principle of the policy of the economics of the relationship with
nature and between human beings. Wholesome living is rooted not only in having but
basically being, doing and feeling. So which is what wholesome living means. So we have
this need to consolidate wholesome living as a tool for the guarantee of the rights of
citizens all of associated with the building of a new model of accumulation and
redistribution and we know clearly that the strong in the [sea] of inequality and exclusion
the consequence of a development strategy which has been based on the production of
goods and accumulation of wealth and to place these into external markets. Now there are
certain options such as the wholesome living, which involves radicalisation of the project
of this change, project of the revolution building a pluri-national state and intercultural
state. It is promoting plans and it is a tool through public policy.
(Translator interrupts the speaker for the reason that he is going very fast. The translator
requests could the speaker slow down please)
Among these we have five main pillars. We have the right to equality, the right to
non-discrimination, the cultural life and free expression, peaceful co-existence, the
guarantee of cultural rights and collective rights and preparations. The land plan for
redistribution involves the transfer of land and other property of different state
institutions [not clear] devoted to agricultural production. I am going to move through
this. Even more swiftly sais the speaker a special bank for Ecuadorian institute for social
security to support the majority of the population, who are in marginalised situations.
Then we have an EPS, which is an institute for popular economy and solidarity consolidate
the popular economy then we have a credit 5x5, which involves 5 000 dollars 5 year term
with 5 per cent interest. The objective here is that the majority of Ecuadorians could and
have access to production and then we have human development voucher of 25 dollars
now which supports mothers, also people over the age of 65 and people who have