I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of a group of 61 Member States: Albania, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Fin…
We thank President Akane for the report (see A/79/198) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and welcome the opportunity to discuss the International Criminal Court’s contribution to the international rule of law and its relationship with the United Nations. As the first and only permanent inter…
Nearly four score years ago, nations exhausted from a cataclysmic world war came together in San Francisco to create the Charter of the United Nations. Forged in the immediate aftermath of that war, the then-Prime Minister of New Zealand, Peter Fraser, held the greatest hopes for the Charter’s succe…
As a member of the UN75 Leaders Network in 2020 and the co-facilitator of the Summit modalities resolution 76/307, along with Oman, New Zealand is pleased to see the Summit of the Future come to fruition.
These two days have been long in the making. The Summit of the Future has its genesis in Our C…
I speak on behalf of a group of States committed to the implementation of resolution 76/262, otherwise known as the veto initiative: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia…
I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of Canada, Australia and my own country, New Zealand (CANZ).
We are grateful to the core group for their dedication to keeping the issue on the agenda in New York, where political will can drive action and momentum. We appreciate the hard wor…
New Zealand has actively supported the veto initiative from its inception, and we remain a proud proponent of resolution 76/262. That resolution created a mechanism to ensure accountability between United Nations organs, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, and to ask permanent memb…
I would like to start 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 (IIIM), Ms. Catherine …
It has been two years since the General Assembly took the landmark decision to adopt by consensus resolution 76/262, “Standing mandate for a General Assembly debate when a veto is cast in the Security Council”. In the intervening
period, the veto initiative has played a demonstratively meaningful r…
It is to New Zealand’s deep disappointment that we meet again to discuss the use of the veto, only three days since we last did so (see A/78/PV.66 and A/78/PV.67).
New Zealand is a core supporter of the veto initiative. We are pleased to see those permanent five members who choose to use their veto…
The situation in Gaza is an utter catastrophe. New Zealand condemns Hamas for its heinous terrorist attacks on 7 October 2023 and since, including its barbaric violations of women and children. All of us here must demand a mass release of all remaining hostages immediately. At the same time, the fac…
New Zealand reaffirms its strong commitment to the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief for all individuals around the world. New Zealand has a long history of supporting the right to the freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief, both at home and abroad. We unequivoca…
Today we are once again meeting to discuss the use of the veto in the Security Council in the context of the crisis in Gaza.
New Zealand aligns itself with the statement delivered yesterday by the representative of Australia on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand, as well as the statement b…
Two years have passed since the shocking events of 24 February
2022, when the Russian Federation launched a full-scale military offensive to topple the Government of Ukraine and take control of further Ukrainian territory. Russia’s illegal war of aggression is in flagrant disregard of the prohibiti…
I thank the President for organizing today’s debate. I also thank the Secretary- General for his briefing.
The situation in Gaza is a humanitarian disaster. The loss of life is appalling. The conditions for Gazan citizens, the vast majority of whom are now displaced, are intolerable. The parties to…
On 26 April 2022, member States took the landmark decision to adopt by consensus resolution 76/262, entitled “Standing mandate for a General Assembly debate when a veto is cast in the Security Council”. New Zealand actively supported the veto initiative from its inception and remains a proud propone…
The scale, severity and significance of humanitarian need across a number of contexts is particularly pronounced today. New Zealand is deeply distressed by escalating crises around the world and growing numbers of civilian casualties. We are gravely concerned by the deaths of humanitarians, medical …
I would like to thank Director General Grossi for his presentation this morning (see A/78/PV.29).
New Zealand is pleased to co-sponsor and support draft resolution A/78/L.7, concerning the annual report for 2022 (see A/78/304) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which constitutes a fa…
We thank President Hofmański for the report of the International Criminal Court (see A/78/322) and welcome the opportunity to discuss the Court’s contribution to the international rule of law and its relationship with the United Nations.
As the first and only permanent international criminal court,…
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of Australia and Canada, as well as my own country, New Zealand (CANZ).
The CANZ countries reaffirm their continued strong support for the important work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, which ensures that the legacies of the…
