Population and reproductive health rights are among the most sensitive issues that we confront at the United Nations. They are the most personal of choices. They have fundamental and far-reaching public significance. They are at once issues of human rights and of human development.
The agreement fo…
I would like to join others in saying what a pleasure it is to have Foreign Minister Ramos-Horta here with us today. I would also like to thank Mr. Hasegawa for the introduction and briefing he gave with regard to the report of the Secretary-General.
New Zealand joins other speakers in reflecting o…
New Zealand expresses its deepest condolences to the countries and communities affected by the unprecedented catastrophe that has struck parts of Asia and Africa. The immediate impact of the disaster was felt by millions of people. In addition to the tragic loss of life and the suffering caused by i…
New Zealand has been an active participant in United Nations debates on the family, without exception, and we have joined consensus on family resolutions in the past. We believe that families are the fundamental building blocks of our communities, our societies and our nations. We must support them,…
New Zealand associates itself with the statement by Samoa on behalf of the States of the Pacific Islands Forum, of which New Zealand is a member. We would also like to add a few additional comments on our own behalf.
This year is particularly significant for the issues of oceans and the law of the …
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the preparation of his progress report (S/2004/888) and Mr. Hasegawa for his briefing and presentation earlier in the meeting.
Once again, we commend the progress that has been made in Timor-Leste through the work of the United Nations Mission of Supp…
As Chairman of the Western European and Other States Group, I would like to address the Assembly today to express condolences and sympathies to the family of President Arafat and to the Palestinian people on the passing of Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian Authority.
Over the last four de…
I have the pleasure today to speak on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
We have spent many months negotiating this resolution, and, Mr. President, your consistent, patient and skilled leadership throughout has been justifiably acknowledged on many occasions. We would like to take this op…
At the outset, may I join others in expressing our condolences to the Russian Federation on the terrorist bombing that recently occurred in Grozny.
I would also like, at the outset, to acknowledge the presence of Senior Minister Ana Pessoa Pinto, who we are very pleased to see here in the Council C…
Let me echo the congratulations and best wishes expressed to you, Sir, on your presidency, along with the thanks expressed to Ambassador Pleuger.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum members represented at the United Nations: Australia, Fiji, the Republic of the Marshal…
There can be no doubt that weapons of mass destruction are a threat to international peace and security. They are a legitimate subject for consideration by the Council and we welcome its attention to the issues involved.
We support the draft resolution’s aim of controlling the horizontal proliferat…
New Zealand welcomes the Secretary-General’s special report on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) (S/2004/117), as introduced by Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno this morning. I would also very much like to join others in warmly acknowledging the presence of Foreign Minis…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Türk for his comprehensive briefing to the Council this morning. New Zealand welcomes the ongoing progress with the peace process on the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville, and we are grateful to the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB) for…
The legacy of war is not easily overcome, and that is especially true in those countries where many landmines and large amounts of unexploded ordnance remain. In response to the humanitarian crisis caused by mines and unexploded ordnance, New Zealand has been active on a number of fronts.
New Zeala…
We would like, at the outset, to pay tribute to Mr. Sharma, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, to his staff and to those here at United Nations Headquarters who do such a fine job in supporting the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET). Their hard work, and the comm…
New Zealand strongly supports the efforts of the Quartet to work towards a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute through the road map. We are very concerned at the tragic increase in violence that has occurred over the past few months. An appalling example is the recent attack in Ha…
No principle is closer to the heart of the work of the United Nations than that of justice. The links with the particular role of this organ to maintain and restore peace and security are very clear. This link has obviously been increasingly recognized by the Council in recent years. There has been …
Let be begin by recording my thanks to the Council for once again enabling this discussion of the peace process on the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville to take place in an open meeting. This appropriately allows for input
from the countries in the Pacific region that have been supporting thi…
New Zealand welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) and the steady progress in implementing UNMISET's mandate. We also congratulate Timor-Leste on its engagement with the international system, the setting up of a Government admini…
Let be begin by conveying my thanks to the Council for allowing this to be an open meeting. The Council is obviously preoccupied with momentous global issues at present, but the peace process on the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville has been of great concern to my Government and to other Gover…
