We, too, thank Ms. Bensouda for her briefing.
We are deeply concerned about the situation in Darfur. At Ms. Bensouda’s most recent briefing on this item (see S/PV.7478), New Zealand spoke at some length about the gravity of the situation and the need for accountability. While, as Ms. Bensouda has r…
I would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson, Mr. Šimonović, Mr. Ging and Ambassador Apakan for their briefings today. I also welcome the participation of the Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Lithuania in this meeting.
In resolution 2202 (2015), the Council unanimously called on all part…
Over the past year, we have seen a continued escalation in the extraordinary number of people affected by armed conflict and natural disasters around the world. We have seen a continuing disregard for the most basic requirements of international humanitarian law by many State and non-State parties t…
New Zealand believes that it is right for the Council to meet today to discuss the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The situation there demands our continuing attention because it remains a threat to regional peace and security.
Two years ago, the commission of i…
I should like to thank the Presidents and the Prosecutors for the clarity and specificity of their briefings. They have reminded us of the significant practical issues that need to be addressed as the Rwanda and Yugoslavia Tribunals wind up their work. They need our continuing support as they go thr…
New Zealand had the honour to coordinate the informal consultations on draft resolution A/70/L.19, on sustainable fisheries, and is pleased to introduce that text on behalf of all its sponsors. This year’s draft resolution, which I introduce today on behalf of the coordinator, Ms. Alice Revell, is a…
New Zealand looks forward to the adoption of the draft resolution (A/70/L.23) on the situation in Afghanistan, which we are co-sponsoring. We hope it will be adopted later in the week. It reflects the progress made and recognizes the challenges facing Afghanistan.
Like everyone else in the Hall, Ne…
I would like to express the condolences of the Government of New Zealand to the Malian people and those affected by the attack in Bamako on Friday. Such attacks seem endless, and we are horrified anew every time.
In the light of Friday’s attack, it is all the more important that the parties to the …
New Zealand welcomes this timely and important discussion. As Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator O’Brien said recently, forced displacement is one of the defining challenges of our time. Nowhere is the urgency and magnitude of that challenge more starkly illustrated than in the…
New Zealand stands in solidarity with the victims, families, fellow citizens and Governments who have suffered from the recent horrendous attacks perpetrated by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). We are today one week from the terrible events in Paris, and less than a day from those in…
I thank you, Mr. President, for scheduling today’s briefing and for your concept note (S/2015/848, annex), and I thank the Secretary-General for attending today and for giving us his briefing.
Today’s topic and the Secretary-General’s briefing address the role and effectiveness of some of the Counc…
I, too, thank Special Representative Tanin for his briefing and join others in wishing him well in his new role. I also welcome Deputy Prime Ministers Dačić and Ambassador Çitaku to this discussion.
As mentioned, the leadership of Serbia and Kosovo have concluded several agreements since the Counci…
We thank the United Kingdom for convening this debate and you, Madam Secretary, for presiding over this meeting.
We want also to express our condolences to the Government and people of France over the horrific attacks that took place in Paris on Friday, and to the Governments of Lebanon and Iraq ov…
New Zealand too expresses its condolences for the recent loss of life in Paris and Beirut, as well as in attacks in Ankara, Egypt, Iraq and beyond.
We must do all we can to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). That includes finding a political resolution to the Syrian conflict, …
I thank you, Mr. President, and let me also thank and congratulate the United Kingdom for organizing this briefing. We fully agree with the comments of Ambassador Power of the United States that this is an important event and that we should annualize it. It might seem slightly odd for those operatin…
I thank the High Representative for his briefing today, which continues to be a useful way for the Council to stay abreast of developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As noted by others, this year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement. Today, it
is appropriate that we celebr…
The presence in the Council today of Secretary Hammond confirms the United Kingdom’s strong commitment to Somalia. We also wish to thank the Secretary-General’s Chef de Cabinet, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General Kay and Ambassador Téte António for their
briefings, and Prime Minis…
We welcome the 2015 annual report (see A/70/350) of the International Criminal Court. We also appreciate the annual opportunity at the General Assembly to discuss the Court’s activities, and in particular its relationship with the United Nations.
We welcome the election of seven new judges. We
con…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, and your team on the United Kingdom’s assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month, and by thanking Spain and the Spanish delegation for the excellent work they did in conducting us in the month of October.
The situation in Libya is at…
In my June briefing to the Council (see S/PV.7463), I outlined how the threat from Al-Qaida and its associates had evolved over the previous year. I also addressed how the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), concerning Al-Qaida and associated …
