We thank the Permanent Representative of Spain, as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), for his briefing. New Zealand commends the Chairman’s work and that of the Committee and its Panel of Experts in maintaining oversight of this complex sanctions …
I would like to thank Nicholas Haysom, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Ambassador Tanin for their briefings.
We want to begin by commending the Prime Minister and Chief Executive of the Government of Afghanistan for the progress they have made in establishing a new represen…
Foreign Minister Aman, we are honoured to have you presiding over the Council and guiding us today.
New Zealand welcomes Malaysia’s initiative in bringing this item before the Council. It builds usefully on the open debate held under France’s presidency in March (see S/PV.7414), when we provided an…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Ladsous and the Force Commanders, whom we commend for the frankness of their assessments, as befits the seasoned professional leaders they clearly are.
I would also like to acknowledge and pay tribute to all who serve the United Nations, especially thos…
At our joint Council briefing in May 2014 (see S/PV.7184), Ambassador Gary Quinlan — the then Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities — raised the issue of the evolving nature of the threat po…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Feltman and Mr. Hug for their briefings today. It is important to note the positive elements in those briefings, in particular that the ceasefire had generally been holding — if imperfectly and with frequent violations.
But as they have also told the Council, there …
I wish at the outset to congratulate Malaysia on its assumption of the presidency and thank the Ambassador of Lithuania for their very effective conduct of our business last month.
New Zealand reaffirms its strong support for the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the Inter…
New Zealand commends the continuing Security Council leadership on addressing the threat of foreign terrorist fighters. It is a complex and multifaceted challenge, and the Council’s role in providing strategic direction and coordination, marshalling United Nations resources and outlining concrete me…
Since Ambassador Gary Quinlan of Australia briefed the Council in November 2014 (see S/PV.7316), the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities has continued to devote special focus to the issue of foreign ter…
Mr. President, I would like to welcome you and the other Foreign Ministers who are taking part in today’s debate, and to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson for his briefing. I would like to commend the thought- provoking briefings we have had from Mr. Christophe Deloire and Ms. Mariane Pearl, p…
I too would like to thank Special Representative Zarif for his briefing and welcome Deputy Prime Ministers Dačić and Thaçi to this debate.
New Zealand strongly encourages dialogue between Belgrade and Pristine, and the European Union’s support for this process. We commend the leaders of Serbia and …
New Zealand has supported today’s resolution 2220 (2015) in both its concept and its details since Lithuania first proposed it. We see the resolution as important because of the gains it makes in an area too little discussed by the Security Council. We thank Lithuania for taking forward the initiati…
Madam President, I am pleased and honoured to take part in this debate under your leadership. I look forward to getting to know my other colleagues on the Council as soon as possible.
The problem of small arms and light weapons is extremely important but also very difficult. One reason that it is d…
We also thank Ms. Bensouda. New Zealand appreciates this opportunity to engage with the Prosecutor on the situation in Libya.
We share the deep concern expressed about the continued violence and political crisis in the country, and the impact of the crisis on Libya’s neighbours, the States of the S…
The briefing and report of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2015/300, annex) today are frank in noting areas of concern, but also show that some important and positive developments took place over the reporting period.
New Zealand welcomes the formation of a new Government of B…
New Zealand is grateful to Jordan for presiding over today’s debate.
Jordan’s positive role in the region, and the generosity it has shown to Syrian refugees, is highly appreciated.
It is increasingly apparent that the burden of the Syrian conflict for Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq is un…
I thank the delegation of Jordan for convening this truly important debate. Indeed, I think I can say at this stage that it is a quite extraordinary event, for all sorts of reasons. You, Sir, have emphasized the importance of the occasion by bringing your Crown Prince to the table: your country’s fu…
I thank you, Mr. President, for coming to New York to preside over today’s debate. We are also grateful for Jordan’s role in the region. As for your country’s generosity in hosting
Syrian refugees, we feel that Jordan has been a positive force on the Middle East peace process.
Today I will focus m…
I thank to Ms. Bangura and Ms. Allamin for their briefings and, above all, for the dedication and the energy that they bring to a cause to which we should all be committed.
May I also say to my colleague, the Ambassador of Spain, that if Spain intends to take an ambitious approach with regard to th…
New Zealand is pleased that the Council has now been able to agree a response to the conflict in Yemen. It has been a challenging and difficult process to get us to this point, in which you, Madam President, have led us with great patience — infinite patience, I might say.
It is important that the …
