I thank Kuwait for convening today’s open debate and Ian Martin for his briefing.
We all have a stake in this issue because poor working methods can lead to poor outcomes. While we welcome note S/2017/507 as an important codification, it must be equally met with a change in Council culture. In that…
New Zealand and Mexico had the honour to coordinate the informal consultations on draft resolution A/72/L.7, entitled “International legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas be…
We thank President Fernández de Gurmendi for her report (see A/72/349) and welcome the opportunity to discuss the contribution of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to international criminal justice and its relationship with the United Nations.
As this will be her last report, we thank Presiden…
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of Canada and Australia as well as my own country, New Zealand.
Canada, Australia and New Zealand wish to reaffirm our strong support for the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechan…
There is no greater demonstration of the ability of the United Nations to bring the world together than the opening of the General Assembly. The breadth of issues which are discussed in this Hall is immense. Often there are as many points of view as there are Member States, but ultimately we as an O…
I thank all the briefers and I commend Uruguay for organizing today’s debate.
New Zealand aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Spain.
As we have already heard today, millions of civilians living in areas of armed conflict around the world face…
I thank Ukraine for convening today’s open debate.
With great sadness I, too, wish to acknowledge the passing of Ambassador Vitaly Churkin. New Zealand had the honour of working side-by-side with that
outstanding diplomat over the last two years. I would like to convey the deep condolences of the …
New Zealand welcomes the efforts of Russia, Turkey and others to reduce the level of fighting in Syria. We also welcome the efforts of the presidency, Russia and Turkey, and all other Council members to work for the adoption of a resolution that all Council members could support. That is a demonstra…
Today is a significant day for the Security Council, as the applause ringing around the Chamber earlier this afternoon attests. I was so very pleased that in this last meeting of the year we are able to adopt a very positive step on this most very difficult issue. The applause reflects the pent-up f…
New Zealand voted in favour of today’s draft resolution. For many months, New Zealand has argued that an arms embargo on South Sudan is needed as part of the international response to the continuing conflict. It is also a measure that has been strongly and repeatedly called for by the Secretary-Gene…
New Zealand voted in favour of resolution 2333 (2016). This is a critical period for Liberia. The Council’s consideration of the future United Nations presence in the country was important, given the considerable gains that Liberia has achieved in recent years, including taking over full responsibil…
I thank Mr. Ging and his team for his briefing.
As this is New Zealand’s last opportunity to address the humanitarian situation in Syria, we wanted to make a few remarks in the open Chamber.
Over the past two years, New Zealand has worked with the Security Council to try to improve the humanitaria…
New Zealand has made no secret of its frustration that it has been almost eight years since the Security Council adopted a resolution on the Middle East peace process. New Zealand has worked hard over the past two years to try to advance a resolution on this issue, which we consider to be one of the…
Let me begin by congratulating the President of the Government of Spain, Mr. Rajoy Brey, and the Spanish delegation for this most timely debate and for the successful adoption of resolution 2331 (2016) today.
Trafficking in persons, like slavery, with which it is closely associated, used to be reg…
New Zealand too thanks Special Representative of the Secretary- General Yamamoto for his dedication to delivering on the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, particularly in such a difficult operating environment.
The year 2016 has seen its share of ups and downs for Afg…
I welcome the opportunity to discuss this important and often overlooked aspect of the Council’s work: the work of our subsidiary bodies.
As an elected member for the past two years, New Zealand has been an active participant in the subsidiary bodies of the Council, including as Chair of the Securi…
I thank Special Representative Yamamoto and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for their support of the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011). Close coordination with UNAMA is important to the overall effectiveness of the 1988…
New Zealand strongly supports the work of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and we are pleased that the Council was able to reach consensus on the Mission’s new mandate. That said, we would have preferred a fuller discussion in order to work through the contentious issues, and we ho…
The situation in Syria is bleak. Aleppo has fallen. The fate of tens of thousands of civilians is unclear. Despite the strong calls from members of the Security Council and others, civilians continue to suffer.
New Zealand has used strong words in this Chamber to describe the actions of Russia, and…
We start by congratulating Spain on its leadership of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and on our common effort to ensure that the non-proliferation regime that the Committee oversees is able to respond to today’s challenges.
My country has a long and proud record of act…
