The decision which the Security Council has just adopted in the presidential statement which you, Madam President, read, to establish a system of institutionalized consultation with troop- contributing countries is, we believe, of historic significance.
For more than a year now New Zealand has been…
Since the Assembly last addressed the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a number of important developments have taken place. The Bosniac and Croat communities in the Republic have resolved their political differences and have formed a Federation. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) air …
My delegation is pleased to participate in this debate on the annual report of the Security Council. We appreciate this opportunity to reflect on the nature of the relationship between this Assembly and the Security Council.
There are six organs established by the Charter of the United Nations. Two…
New Zealand has voted in favour of the resolution contained in document A/49/L.9. We did however cast this vote with some reservations.
We voted in favour because there is an important underlying principle at stake with direct implications for economic and trading interests. We consider that all co…
New Zealand wishes to compliment the Secretary-General on his excellent report on the humanitarian problem posed by mines and on this Organization’s vital role in confronting it. The report is noteworthy for its comprehensive account of the scale of the problem. The rate of proliferation of these we…
My delegation welcomes this opportunity to speak on the situation in Burundi. As another small country Member of this Organization and as a member of the Security Council, New Zealand has been following closely the tense and volatile conditions that have threatened that country’s nascent democracy.
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The symbol chosen as the logo for the International Year of the Family, a heart sheltered by a roof, is an apt one. Nineteen ninety- four, the International Year of the Family, has been taken to heart in New Zealand. There has been celebration of the fundamental role played by the family in all its …
I would like to join the other members of the Council in welcoming today the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Mr. Andrei Kozyrev.
The New Zealand delegation admires the efforts which the Russian Federation has been making to promote peace in the Gulf region. The role of the peacemaker is…
Congratulations, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency this month. Our thanks go also to the Ambassador of Spain for his work as President last month.
For New Zealand - and, I think, for all the small countries of the world - the great importance of the United Nations is that it provides a fram…
In the course of this year Member States have had a thorough opportunity to discuss representation on the Security Council and related matters. Those discussions were constructive, frank and detailed. All issues were traversed and all points of view were heard. This, in itself, is useful. We now hav…
I should like, first, to congratulate Mr. Amara Essy of Côte d’Ivoire on his well-deserved election as President of the General
The general debate is our chance, as Members of the United Nations, to undertake together an annual review of the Organization’s work - its successes and its failures - an…
Let me first congratulate you, Sir, on the assumption of the presidency and again ask our colleagues from the Russian Federation to convey our warmest thanks to Ambassador Vorontsov for his excellent stewardship as President of the Council last month.
The Security Council has taken action today on …
It is now a year since the Haitian military regime led by General Cédras signed the Governors Island Agreement and agreed to step aside and allow the return of President Aristide. New Zealand
Some months later, and two years after his initial usurpation of power, General Cédras repudiated that Agre…
It is with particular personal pleasure that I participate today in this debate, both as a former participant in New Zealand delegations to the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea and also as one of those who gathered in Montego Bay in 1982 for the signing ceremony.
After 12 years of wa…
New Zealand has supported this resolution, but not without some reservations. We voted in favour of it because the resolution ensures an expanded United Nations presence in Georgia. We believe that a United Nations presence is essential for the effective monitoring and verification of the Cease-fire…
On behalf of the New Zealand delegation, I wish first to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency. We know from experience the wisdom and judgement you bring to the position. We also congratulate Ambassador Al-Khussaiby of Oman for the wise manner in which he conducted t…
Today is a very special day for this Assembly. It marks the end of a long and arduous process for the United Nations, for today we have welcomed into our ranks the representatives of a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa, able to exercise all the prerogatives of membership of the United N…
New Zealand abstained on this resolution. I need to explain why. But first let me say that we admire and greatly respect the humanitarian motivation that France has shown in putting the draft resolution before the Council. There is no difference between us on the objectives or the motives. We differ…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of this Council for the month of June. We look forward to working with you and the members of your team. I would also like to thank very warmly Ambassador Gambari and the members of the Nigerian delegation for the excellent work the…
New Zealand has supported the adoption of this resolution because of the importance we attach to the United Nations involvement in Somalia and to the fulfilment of the undertaking made in the adoption of resolution 814 (1993), providing for the original establishment of UNOSOM II. That undertaking w…
