New Zealand welcomes the draft resolution by which the Council would establish a United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). This marks a significant step forward on East Timor's road to independence, the option that the overwhelming majority of East Timorese voters chose in t…
I would like to place on record my delegation’s gratitude to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and thoughtful report on the work of the Organization this year (A/54/1).
At this late hour I would like to comment briefly on just two aspects. As the President suggested in his
Many participa…
New Zealand welcomed the designation of 1999 by the United Nations as the International Year of older Persons. older people around the world contribute to the diversity and richness of our societies and communities. The International Year has been a time to celebrate and value that contribution. It …
First let me congratulate you, Sir, the Foreign Minister of Namibia, on your election as President of the General Assembly this session. I certainly recall my meetings with you and your President in your country last year.
I also wish to welcome three new Members to the United Nations — Kiribati, N…
New Zealand welcomes the Council’s adoption this morning of the resolution authorizing the deployment of a multinational force to East Timor in response to the Indonesian Government’s decision to invite an international peacekeeping presence through the
Speed is of the essence in view of the gravit…
It is a particular pleasure to address a Security Council over which you, Sir, are presiding.
New Zealand is pleased to join with other Members involved in the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) in welcoming the proposed decision of the Security Council today on the interim phase of its …
May I begin by saying how grateful my delegation is to have this opportunity to take part in an open debate of the Security Council on this most important matter. I would also like to congratulate you, Sir, as the representative of Canada, on your country’s leading role at the present time in focusi…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Australia, Canada, Japan, the United States and New Zealand. On the occasion of the reappointment of Mr. Ricupero as Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), we would like to express our full support for UNCTAD as t…
This brief explanation of position on the resolution on results-based budgeting is being delivered on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand. In addition, the delegations of the following countries have asked to be associated with it: the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, the Marshall Islan…
At the outset, I should like to express my delegation’s regret that this important debate is taking place in the basement of the Organization. We know the reason, but we do query the signal this sends regarding the Organization’s priorities.
All over the world, including in my country, events are b…
New Zealand considers this item to be one of the most important on the agenda of the General Assembly during this regular session. It was therefore with increasing concern that we continued to await the appearance of the report in document A/53/676 as the appointed day for the debate in plenary appr…
At the outset, my delegation would like to associate itself with the statement already made by Ambassador Nakayama on behalf of the delegations of the Federated States of Micronesia, Australia, Fiji, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
New Zea…
A little more than a year after the Ottawa Convention was opened for signature, it is pleasing to note that the pace of the Ottawa process has continued and that the Convention will enter into force in March next year. I am pleased to report that New Zealand has nearly completed the domestic require…
I shall be very brief. At the outset, I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his introduction of the Agency’s report and for his skilled leadership of the Agency over the past year.
It…
I would like to note at the outset that on questions involving the working methods of the Council, and particularly issues of transparency, New Zealand has the privilege of maintaining close coordination with the delegation of Argentina. That delegation has informed me that it is in sympathy with th…
May I say what a pleasure it is to speak under your chairmanship, Sir.
I wish to record my delegation’s gratitude for the Secretary-General’s report. It provides, succinctly and accurately, an excellent snapshot of where the Organization
I will comment briefly on a key area of the report today. Th…
May I start, Sir, by congratulating Mr. Opertti on his election as President of this great Assembly, and wishing him well as he guides its deliberations. I was privileged to visit his country, Uruguay, earlier this year, and appreciated the warmth and hospitality on that occasion.
I would also like…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the delegations of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Our delegations welcome the adoption by the General Assembly of revisions to article I of the Staff Regulations and chapter I of the Staff Rules, originally proposed by the Secretary-General as the United …
Mr. President, at the outset I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation for your successful endeavour to hold this open meeting of the Security Council. In addition, as to the procedure being followed, I would like to associate my delegation with the remarks of the Permanent Representative…
I would like to make a statement this afternoon on behalf of the delegations of Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZ).
The CANZ delegations are pleased to have been able to join the consensus today and to adopt the draft decision which covers several of the Secretary-General’s reform proposals. …
