This year has once again seen important developments for the International Criminal Court. We welcome Mexico as the one-hundredth State party to the Rome Statute, and we warmly congratulate it, along with the Dominican Republic and Kenya, for joining the fight to end impunity.
The fact that a major…
Let me first express, on behalf of Canada, Australia and my own country, New Zealand, thanks to the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Shi Jiuyong, for his insightful and comprehensive report on the work of the Court over the past year. His presentation this morning highlights th…
On behalf of Group of Western European and other States, I have the honour to speak in tribute to His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi, who sadly passed away on 2 November. Sheikh Zayed was a strong and visionary leader of his p…
I have the pleasure of making this statement on behalf of Australia, Canada and my own country, New Zealand.
This is the first time that our group of countries has made a joint statement in plenary meeting on the two items under discussion. It reflects our commitment to efforts over the next 12 mon…
Mr. President, I will try to make myself heard above the considerable background noise, to which you have referred.
It is always a pleasure to take the floor in this forum on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, as I do today.
The draft resolution before us deals with a subject that, incre…
The United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage was a celebration of our collective cultural and natural inheritance, of our global treasures and gifts. The celebration of that heritage did not end one year ago when the General Assembly officially brought the Year to a close.
Cultural heritage is par…
Last year we combined the debate on the Security Council report with that on Security Council reform. That was a good approach. It saved time, and the discussion reflected obvious linkages between the issues involved in the two items. We hope that that practice can formally be reinstated in the futu…
New Zealand welcomes the Council’s agreement to requests of Member States, including ourselves, for a public meeting on this issue. This issue has important implications for all Members of the United Nations, as well as particular implications for those States party to the Rome Statute of the Intern…
New Zealand is pleased to acknowledge and join the celebration of 4 December as the day for Cultural Heritage, marking the end of the United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage. We would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to all involved in organizing the year, particularly the…
New Zealand is saddened to note that, over the past few months, violence has continued unabated in the occupied territories and in Israel, while prospects for a peaceful settlement of the conflict remain bleaker than ever. The two are, of course, connected. Death and serious injuries are reported on…
At the outset, New Zealand would like to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report entitled “International Year of Volunteers: outcomes and future perspectives” (A/57/352), which is a useful overview of what was achieved both during and since the 2001 International Year of Vol…
May I add my delegation’s condolences to the families of the victims of last weekend’s appalling terrorist attacks in Bali, which has left many killed and many more injured. This a very tragic reminder of the global nature of the terrorist threat and the need equally of global responses, something i…
Sir, let me first offer my delegation’s congratulations on your election as President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly. We look forward to working with you over the coming months.
My delegation will address particularly the second item in this joint debate — that is, the report …
