I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative in organizing this meeting to discuss the challenges involved in peacebuilding. I would also like to also acknowledge the presence of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette and of Michael Ambühl, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of …
Fifty-nine years ago the United Nations was established by nations determined to work collectively to find alternatives to conflict as a means of resolving disputes and to create a stable, secure and more just and prosperous world. Devastated and exhausted by world war for the second time within 25 …
The General Assembly is meeting in the shadow of the tragedy last month in which United Nations staff were killed or injured in Baghdad. New Zealand unreservedly condemns such brutal and calculated acts of terror. The United Nations, after all, was in Iraq to improve the conditions of Iraqi people a…
As Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the members represented at the United Nations, namely: Australia, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu a…
Mr. President, may I begin by congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency and assure you of New Zealand’s cooperation during your term of office.
The opening of this, the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly, came just one day after the anniversary of the terrorist attack of 11…
May I first express my condolences to the families and friends of those who died in this morning’s air crash. This was a tragedy in a city that has already seen more than its share of tragedy in recent times.
We meet in New York at this session of the General Assembly under the shadow of terrorist …
I begin by joining others who have congratulated you, Mr. President, on your election. I also assure you of the New Zealand
delegation’s full cooperation as you carry out your important duties.
I also welcome the admission last week of our neighbour and friend Tuvalu into the United Nations. The a…
