I welcome First Deputy Prime Minister Dačić and Ambassador Çitaku to the Security Council today, and I thank Special Representative Tanin for his briefing.
New Zealand welcomes progress in the political situation in Kosovo, as outlined in the Secretary- General’s report (S/2016/666) and in Special …
I thank High Representative Inzko for his briefing.
Since the Council last discussed the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S/PV.7555), it has taken the significant step of lodging an application for membership in the European Union (EU). We wish Bosnia and Herzegovina well as it pursues an a…
At the time of its most recent renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), the Security Council emphasized two points: first, that any reconfiguration of the Mission should be guided by facts on the ground; and, secondly, that the Security Council should a…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate and for initiating work on a resolution on conflict prevention (resolution 2171 (2014)).
New Zealand is concerned that the Security Council has been debating conflict prevention as a thematic issue for over a decade. But, too often, conflic…
