I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of Canada, Australia and my own country, New Zealand (CANZ).
The CANZ countries would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice for his report on the Court’s work over the past year (A/74/4). In his report, the President …
Êî nga tangata katoa, e manaa kitia ana te whenua, o te Àî Whanui Êî nga kaitiaki, e riterite ana, nga whenua, hurl rauna, i to Ao Ìå tu tatou ki te wero hia I nga wero I te ingoa o te tika o nga mea katoa Tema koutou katoa.
I greet the Assembly in Te Reo Maori, the language of the tangata whenua, …
In the past few years, the list of speakers for this annual debate has been almost unbelievably short. New Zealand is pleased to join other delegations that have decided that the work of the Security Council is too important for the General Assembly to remain silent. In that regard, New Zealand alig…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate and for your efforts both as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions and as Council President.
I would also like to acknowledge and thank our briefers for their expert insights.
Inspired by the cur…
As the Secretary- General’s report (S/2019/373) notes, it is a sad fact that 20 years since the Council’s adoption of resolution 1265 (1999), the state of the protection of civilians is tragically similar to that time. Members speaking today will no doubt express their outrage at this state of affai…
I would like to provide New Zealand’s explanation of vote.
New Zealand is a strong supporter of the international rules-based system. International obligations relating to processes of decolonization have particular resonance for us, given our own history in the South Pacific. In those contexts, Ne…
I would like to commence by thanking the Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011, Ms. Marchi-Uhel, f…
New Zealand is pleased to support draft resolution A/73/L.79, as we join with all here today in condemning violence, terrorism and extremism in all their forms, including where it targets individuals on the basis of or in the name of religion or belief.
New Zealand expresses its appreciation to Tur…
I would like to thank the Dominican Republic for convening this important debate. At the outset, New Zealand aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Nauru on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum.
In September last year, the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum affir…
New Zealand voted against the draft resolution entitled “Preservation of and compliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty” (A/73/L.70). That is categorically not because we disagree with the importance of the Treaty but rather because we think the draft resolution sidesteps issues th…
I have the honour to present New Zealand’s explanation of vote. New Zealand supports the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. The Compact meets New Zealand’s overall objectives of encouraging the strengthening of international cooperation to address irregular migration and best pr…
Two years ago, when New Zealand last made a statement during the General Assembly’s discussion of humanitarian affairs (see A/71/ PV.56), we lamented the rise in global humanitarian needs, the toll that the conflict in Syria was having on civilians and the flagrant violations that we were seeing of …
New Zealand would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for his presentation of the annual report of the Human Rights Council (see A/73/PV.31).
We are pleased that the Human Rights Council was recently able to turn its attention to the disproportionately high maternal mortality an…
We thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, for his report (see A/73/334), and we welcome the opportunity to discuss the contribution of the International Criminal Court to the international rule of law and the Court’s relationship with the United Nation…
New Zealand thanks Bolivia for convening this important open debate, and the Secretary-General for his report (S/2018/900). We would like to highlight two themes from the report. The first is women’s participation in peacekeeping and the second is the barriers to women’s access to essential services…
E nga mana nul o nga whenua o te ao/Tena koutou katoa/Nei ra te reo mihl maioha o Aotearoa/Tena tatau i nga kaupapa korero/Ka arahina e tatau/Me te ngakau pono/Me te kotahitanga o te tangata.
My opening remarks were in Te Reo Maori, the language of the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. As …
I am honoured to be here to mark the legacy of Nelson Mandela and the 100th year since his birth. Nelson Mandela was a global icon for the fight for equality, freedom and human rights. Not only did he lead the struggle against apartheid and division, but he personified the values of forgiveness and …
Canada, Australia and New Zealand warmly welcome the appointment of Her Excellency Ms. Michelle Bachelet as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Ms. Bachelet brings a wealth of expertise to the role from her long history of promoting human rights in her own country and interna…
I join those who have thanked the briefers for their contributions and the delegation of Poland for organizing today’s important debate.
As we have heard, there has rarely been a more dangerous time than right now to be a civilian in a conflict zone. Two years ago, New Zealand was pleased to work w…
Speakers before me have described this agenda as having the power to be transformative and to be a paradigm shift. New Zealand could not agree more, and we thank the President for having convened this meeting.
The promise of our discussions today is that of a world in which we can significantly red…
