I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on Timor-Leste and for his recommendations on the future involvement of the United Nations. I would like to commend in particular the work of Special Envoy Ian Martin and his assessment team, who have produced a thorough and comprehensive an…
May I first thank our co-chairs for a thorough process of outreach and consultations over the past months. Their task of furthering the debate on Security Council reform was one of the most difficult to be assigned. Today’s meeting is a welcome opportunity to gauge and exchange views on proposals fo…
May I first thank the Secretary-General and the Security Council for the steps that they have taken to date in response to the situation in Timor-Leste. I would also like to thank Special Envoy Ian Martin for his briefing. We welcome as well the update from Minister Ramos-Horta conveyed to us this m…
Five years ago we agreed a comprehensive strategy in the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. Five years later we must take a hard look at our progress.
We have fallen short. We must acknowledge that our lack of progress has cost lives and will cost more. If a young girl is vulnerable to the sexu…
On behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand, I wish briefly to explain our vote against resolution 60/260.
We set out our concerns over both procedure and substance when action was taken in the Fifth Committee on 28 April. I do not intend to repeat those concerns, though our objections remain un…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the latest report on the situation in Timor-Leste and for his recommendations on future United Nations involvement.
New Zealand commends the progress made in Timor-Leste to date through the work of the Timor- Leste Government, the United Nations Offic…
The establishment today of the Human Rights Council represents a renewed commitment by States Members of the United Nations to international human rights standards. The CANZ group of countries supported this resolution because we believe that its key elements provide for a more effective internation…
New Zealand congratulates the people of Afghanistan on the completion of the Bonn Agreement. The inauguration of a fully elected National Assembly in December last year marked a major achievement in Afghanistan’s path towards stable democracy.
New Zealand was pleased to participate in the London Co…
New Zealand welcomes the opportunity to participate in this exchange on international migration and development. We recognize that immigration issues and their impact require a long-term strategic dialogue.
The short-term migration of workers has significant development potential and can benefit bo…
It is my privilege to speak on behalf of the Governments of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Canada, Australia and New Zealand strongly support the Peacebuilding Commission and believe that it has a critical role to play in coordinating and integrating post-conflict peacebuilding activities. A st…
New Zealand is pleased to be a sponsor of the two draft resolutions on Afghanistan (A/60/L.27, A and B): “The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security” and “Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan…
New Zealand warmly associates itself with the statement presented by the representative of Papua New Guinea on behalf of the States of the Pacific Islands Forum, of which New Zealand is a member.
New Zealand is pleased to once again co-sponsor both the omnibus oceans draft resolution and the sustai…
First, I extend New Zealand’s sincere sympathy to the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the tragic bombings yesterday in Amman.
I would like to join others in welcoming both the report of the Security Council (A/60/2) and the report of the Open-ended Working Gro…
This year has once again seen important developments for the International Criminal Court. We welcome Mexico as the one-hundredth State party to the Rome Statute, and we warmly congratulate it, along with the Dominican Republic and Kenya, for joining the fight to end impunity.
The fact that a major…
Let me first express, on behalf of Canada, Australia and my own country, New Zealand, thanks to the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Shi Jiuyong, for his insightful and comprehensive report on the work of the Court over the past year. His presentation this morning highlights th…
Sixty years ago, Prime Minister Peter Fraser of New Zealand told representatives to the San Francisco Conference that its sole aim should be
“the setting up of a world organization that will really work, and that will be the background for an orderly progress towards security, prosperity and happin…
As Member States, we stand together at the threshold of a new era in the evolution of the United Nations. If we are to honour and fulfil the vision of 1945, we have to renew our Organization.
The draft outcome document will give impetus to that renewal. We would have liked a more ambitious result. …
New Zealand looks forward to the adoption of this draft resolution, which we trust will add impetus to the fulfilment of the Mauritius Strategy for Implementation within the United Nations system.
New Zealand remains committed to the Mauritius Strategy. We are pleased to see that its importance has…
New Zealand has said many times in the General Assembly Hall that the current structure of the Security Council is unrepresentative and anachronistic.
In considering the nature of the expansion of the Security Council, our overriding concern is to ensure that the Security Council is more effective …
Since the launching of the Bougainville peace process in 1997, New Zealand has addressed open meetings of the Security Council on a number of occasions. We have welcomed steps forward and have urged parties to address issues where progress has lagged. We have on several occasions encouraged Council …
