Article 1 of the Charter of the United Nations states that the purpose
of the United Nations is to maintain international peace and security, and to that end take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace.
Prevention and peacebuilding, in the words of the…
Aotearoa New Zealand welcomes the convening of the General Assembly for this veto initiative meeting. New Zealand has opposed the veto from its inception. We remain strong in our conviction that there is no place for this undemocratic and anachronistic device at the United Nations.
Russia’s actions…
It is with deep frustration and dismay that we once again find ourselves here today joining others in deploring Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and its continued occupation of Ukrainian territory. More than 500 days after Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified actions plunged the people of Ukraine…
