We have gathered here in New York to exchange views on the Millennium Project report, Investing in Development, and on the Secretary-General’s report entitled “In larger freedom” (A/59/2005). We have gathered to assess progress in the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus and to look forward to …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative in organizing this meeting to discuss the challenges involved in peacebuilding. I would also like to also acknowledge the presence of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette and of Michael Ambühl, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of …
May I associate New Zealand with the expressions of condolence that have been made on the passing away of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and His Serene Highness, sovereign Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
At the outset, let me express full support for the statement made by the Permanent Representative…
I would like to join others in saying what a pleasure it is to have Foreign Minister Ramos-Horta here with us today. I would also like to thank Mr. Hasegawa for the introduction and briefing he gave with regard to the report of the Secretary-General.
New Zealand joins other speakers in reflecting o…
New Zealand expresses its deepest condolences to the countries and communities affected by the unprecedented catastrophe that has struck parts of Asia and Africa. The immediate impact of the disaster was felt by millions of people. In addition to the tragic loss of life and the suffering caused by i…
New Zealand has been an active participant in United Nations debates on the family, without exception, and we have joined consensus on family resolutions in the past. We believe that families are the fundamental building blocks of our communities, our societies and our nations. We must support them,…
New Zealand associates itself with the statement by Samoa on behalf of the States of the Pacific Islands Forum, of which New Zealand is a member. We would also like to add a few additional comments on our own behalf.
This year is particularly significant for the issues of oceans and the law of the …
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the preparation of his progress report (S/2004/888) and Mr. Hasegawa for his briefing and presentation earlier in the meeting.
Once again, we commend the progress that has been made in Timor-Leste through the work of the United Nations Mission of Supp…
As Chairman of the Western European and Other States Group, I would like to address the Assembly today to express condolences and sympathies to the family of President Arafat and to the Palestinian people on the passing of Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian Authority.
Over the last four de…
On behalf of Group of Western European and other States, I have the honour to speak in tribute to His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi, who sadly passed away on 2 November. Sheikh Zayed was a strong and visionary leader of his p…
I have the pleasure of making this statement on behalf of Australia, Canada and my own country, New Zealand.
This is the first time that our group of countries has made a joint statement in plenary meeting on the two items under discussion. It reflects our commitment to efforts over the next 12 mon…
Fifty-nine years ago the United Nations was established by nations determined to work collectively to find alternatives to conflict as a means of resolving disputes and to create a stable, secure and more just and prosperous world. Devastated and exhausted by world war for the second time within 25 …
I should like at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for the preparation of this interim report. As foreshadowed in April, the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) has entered a final consolidation phase. A three-month stock-taking of progress in key mandated tasks is a us…
I have the pleasure today to speak on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
We have spent many months negotiating this resolution, and, Mr. President, your consistent, patient and skilled leadership throughout has been justifiably acknowledged on many occasions. We would like to take this op…
At the outset, may I join others in expressing our condolences to the Russian Federation on the terrorist bombing that recently occurred in Grozny.
I would also like, at the outset, to acknowledge the presence of Senior Minister Ana Pessoa Pinto, who we are very pleased to see here in the Council C…
Let me echo the congratulations and best wishes expressed to you, Sir, on your presidency, along with the thanks expressed to Ambassador Pleuger.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum members represented at the United Nations: Australia, Fiji, the Republic of the Marshal…
Mr. President, I will try to make myself heard above the considerable background noise, to which you have referred.
It is always a pleasure to take the floor in this forum on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, as I do today.
The draft resolution before us deals with a subject that, incre…
There can be no doubt that weapons of mass destruction are a threat to international peace and security. They are a legitimate subject for consideration by the Council and we welcome its attention to the issues involved.
We support the draft resolution’s aim of controlling the horizontal proliferat…
It is my honour to address the Council on behalf of the members of the Pacific Islands Forum group of countries that maintain permanent missions in New York: Australia, the
Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, T…
New Zealand welcomes the Secretary-General’s special report on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) (S/2004/117), as introduced by Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno this morning. I would also very much like to join others in warmly acknowledging the presence of Foreign Minis…
