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 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…
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…
There has been no shortage of warnings to the Security Council regarding the risk of conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The failure to undertake timely preparations for the electoral list were apparent a year ago. And in July, the Deputy Secretary-General warned the Security Council (…
We thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her briefing.
Our experience on the Council over the past two years has reinforced to us the need for an effective international accountability framework. The International Criminal Court (ICC) plays an important role in that framework. Its existence sends a clear m…
We thank Malaysia for organizing this important open debate.
The past two years have been troubling ones for efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). The threat of the acquisition and use of such weapons by non-State actors is no longer a hypothetical question. We…
New Zealand voted in favour of resolution 2303 (2016). The situation in Burundi and the risk of further escalation continues to be of major concern to New Zealand. The resolution meets our expectations for a credible and appropriate response. We would stress that the resolution is not the end of the…
I thank Under-Secretaries General Feltman and O’Brien for their first-hand engagement and insights on the Lake Chad Basin.
As we have heard, the region faces a range of very serious challenges, including the environmental and economic effects of climate change, lack of development, youth populatio…
Global terrorism is by no means a new phenomenon. However, the scope of the threat it poses today, 10 years after the adoption of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, is unprecedented. Hardly a week passes without attacks that carry a significant human cost. Since the last review (s…
We wish to start by acknowledging France’s contribution on the front line of efforts to protect civilians in Mali, the Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire and elsewhere. We also thank the President of the Central African Republic and we particularly welcome the remarks about his Government’s com…
We thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her briefing and for the twenty-third report on the situation in the Sudan.
At this time last year, New Zealand expressed deep concern and called for accountability for the serious crimes committed (see S/PV.7460). The situation has not notably improved since then. …
We wish you very well, Mr. President, in leading us in the Security Council this
month. We also appreciate the presence and valuable inputs from the Secretary-General, Ms. Bangura, Ms. Giammarinara and Ms. Davis.
The Secretary-General’s latest report (S/2016/361) and the briefers paint a deeply di…
We congratulate you, Mr. President, and your Mission for your efficient and professional leadership of the Council in May. We thank you also for the concept note that you provided for this session.
We were very pleased to participate in the mission to Kenya, Somalia and Egypt. In Somalia in particu…
I would like to thank our briefers — Mr. Chambas, Mr. Laborde, Ms. Barbut and Ms. Ibrahim — for their insights. The challenges they outlined have implications that go far beyond the Sahel and its people. They relate to wider security issues on the Council’s agenda, as well as to refugee and migratio…
The crisis in Libya over the past five years has exposed its people to grave violence and violations of their basic human rights. It has brought chronic instability and conflict, and left the people at the mercy of armed militias and violent extremists. The only way that this environment of chaos an…
I thank our briefers this morning. We welcome this open debate and in particular the presence of our colleagues from the African Union Peace and Security Council.
The past 10 years have seen enormous growth in our relationship, and there is now a genuine consensus that the Security Council cannot c…
We welcome His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and greatly value the opportunity for the Council to hear directly his perspectives on the situation in Somalia. We also thank Mr. Keating and Ambassador Téte António for their updates.
Somalia was one of the defining issues when New Zealand…
We thank the Secretary- General for his helpful briefing and engagement on this important issue. We also welcome his report (A/70/729) and its recommendations, and the appointment of Jane Holl Lute Special Coordinator.
Let me begin by acknowledging the vital work carried out by peacekeepers serving…
We very much welcome this open briefing, which we believe increases transparency and helps implementation. The Somalia sanctions regime has transformed over its long history since the 1990s, and it now fulfils an important role in supporting Somali State-building goals.
As we said in last week’s de…
Over the past year, we have seen a continued escalation in the extraordinary number of people affected by armed conflict and natural disasters around the world. We have seen a continuing disregard for the most basic requirements of international humanitarian law by many State and non-State parties t…
