May 05, 2024, at 08:28 pm
An Instagram post by a social media influencer was enough to get her killed in one of the shocking incidents unveiled in Ecuador.
Chinese embassy in Ecuador temporarily shuts down
Jan 10, 2024, at 10:20 pm
The Chinese embassy and consulates general in Ecuador will be temporarily closed from Jan. 10 until further notice, said an official statement on Tuesday.
Gunmen storm television studio in Ecuador
Jan 10, 2024, at 03:10 pm
A television studio in Ecuador witnessed some tense moments when masked gunmen broke into it and threatened terrified staff.
Daniel Noboa, son of banana magnate, wins Ecuador's presidential election
Oct 17, 2023, at 10:43 am
Quito: Daniel Noboa, a presidential candidate for Ecuador, consolidated his position as president-elect, the National Electoral Council (CNE) said, citing the preliminary official results of the presidential runoff held Sunday.
UN condemns killing of presidential candidate in Ecuador
Aug 11, 2023, at 11:06 pm
New York: The United Nations has strongly condemned the assassination of a presidential candidate in Ecuador, urging authorities to investigate the crime.
Aug 11, 2023, at 10:17 pm
Eucodorean authorities have said six people arrested in connection to the assassination of the country's presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio are Colombian nationals and gang members.
Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio shot dead at campaign rally
Aug 10, 2023, at 06:05 pm
Ecuador's upcoming presidential election was bloodied by the assassination of a presidential candidate at a campaign rally in the capital city on Wednesday amid an escalation in drug cartel fuelled violence in the South American nation.
Ecuadorian woman who knocked on her coffin during funeral has died
Jun 19, 2023, at 03:46 pm
An Ecuadorian woman, who had shocked mourners after knocking on her coffin during her funeral ceremony, has died after spending seven days in intensive care, media reports said.
Ecuador: 9 dead in armed attack on fishing port
Apr 12, 2023, at 03:14 pm
Quito: At least nine people were killed on Tuesday in an armed attack on a small fishing port in the northwest Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas, on the border with Colombia, said the State Attorney General's Office (FGE).
Ecuador landslide death toll rises to 27: Authorities
Apr 02, 2023, at 02:47 pm
Mexico City/UNI: The death toll from a landslide in central Ecuador has risen to 27 after four more bodies were recovered from the rubble, the country's Attorney General's Office (FGE) informed.
Death toll rises to 13 in Ecuador prison riot
Oct 08, 2022, at 02:30 am
Quito/UNI: The number of prisoners killed during a riot on Wednesday in a prison in Ecuador's southwestern city of Guayaquil rose to 13, authorities reported.
Ecuador: Latest prison riot highlights need for criminal justice reform
May 11, 2022, at 10:45 pm
New York: The latest deadly prison violence in Ecuador has again highlighted the urgent need for a comprehensive reform of the country’s criminal justice system, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
With 280 prisoners dead in Ecuador, UN experts call for urgent action
Dec 07, 2021, at 05:10 pm
New York: Following a series of riots which have left more than 280 inmates dead and hundreds injured in Ecuadorian prisons this year, UN independent human rights experts on Monday called for urgent government action to address the issue.
Ecuador to commence vaccinating children against COVID-19 from end of August: Minister
Jun 11, 2021, at 09:29 pm
Buenos Aires/Sputnik: Ecuador plans to start vaccinating children aged three and older against COVID-19 with the Chinese Sinovac drug starting end of August, Health Minister Ximena Garzon announced in an interview to the El Comercio newspaper.
Aug 04, 2020, at 05:34 pm
Washington: US State Secretary MIke Pompeo has extended his support to Ecuador for raising voice against China for allegedly violating the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of coastal states.
Ecuador: Sustainable cattle farmer eases COVID-19 crisis with free milk for families
Jun 02, 2020, at 08:53 am
New York/IBNS: As the COVID-19 pandemic shuts down dairy supply hubs across the Amazon region of Ecuador, one local cattle farmer with an abundance of milk on his hands has stepped up to offer it free-of-charge to families in need, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Much work needed to ‘target unacceptable levels’ of racism in Ecuador: UN experts
Dec 24, 2019, at 09:57 am
New York/IBNS: Ecuador must implement and enforce laws and policies to protect the rights of Afro-Ecuadorians, the UN Working Group on People of African Descent said on Monday, calling for an end to the “discrimination, exclusion and extreme poverty they suffer.”
UN rights chief calls for dialogue to prevent conflict, ease social unrest in Ecuador
Nov 30, 2019, at 08:05 am
New York/IBNS: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday denounced the “high human cost”, of the recent unrest in Ecuador and urged all actors in the South American country to engage in dialogue to prevent new conflicts and forge an inclusive society “with full respect for its multicultural nature”.
Ecuador: UN ‘stands ready’ to support talks, in bid to end political turmoil
Oct 12, 2019, at 08:09 am
New York: Amid violent street protests that have rocked Ecuador’s Government, fomenting a political crisis, the UN Secretary-General has voiced his concern, saying the Organization is standing by to help mediate if politicians can agree to sit down for talks.
Ecuador: UN ‘stands ready’ to support talks, in bid to end political turmoil
Oct 12, 2019, at 08:09 am
New York: Amid violent street protests that have rocked Ecuador’s Government, fomenting a political crisis, the UN Secretary-General has voiced his concern, saying the Organization is standing by to help mediate if politicians can agree to sit down for talks.
UN experts warn Assange arrest exposes him to risk of serious human rights violations
Apr 12, 2019, at 08:48 am
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): Independent UN rights experts on Thursday said the arrest of Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange by police in the United Kingdom, after the Ecuadorian Government decided to stop granting him asylum in their London embassy, exposed him to “the risk of serious human rights violations”, if extradited to the United States.
Sep 26, 2018, at 09:52 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Taking the podium at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual debate, Lenin Moreno Garces, President of Ecuador, opened his address stressing that the principal of “cause and effect” can provide an opportunity for societies to change their circumstances.
Venezuelan exodus to Ecuador reaches record levels: UN refugee agency steps up aid
Aug 11, 2018, at 08:24 am
New York, Aug 11 (IBNS): One of the largest population movements in Latin American history is under way from Venezuela, according to the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, which on Friday confirmed that it is increasing assistance to neighbouring Ecuador, where more and more Venezuelans are arriving each week.
UN chief condemns abduction and killing of media workers near Ecuador-Colombia border
Apr 21, 2018, at 01:32 pm
New York, Apr 21 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the kidnapping and killing of three media workers near the border between Ecuador and Colombia, confirmed on 13 April, as well as the subsequent kidnapping of two other Ecuadorian nationals.
President of India’s message on the eve of National Day of Ecuador
Aug 09, 2016, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Ecuador on the eve of their National Day (August 10, 2016).
77 dead after 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador
Apr 17, 2016, at 07:58 pm
Quito, Ecuador, Apr 17 (IBNS): The death toll in the powerful earthquake that hit western Ecuador on Saturday rose to 77, media reports said.
Mar 16, 2016, at 02:50 pm
Quito, Mar 16 (IBNS): At least 22 people were killed as the army plane in which they were traveling crashed in Ecuador's Amazon region on Tuesday.