Nearly four score years ago, nations exhausted from a cataclysmic world war came together in San Francisco to create the Charter of the United Nations. Forged in the immediate aftermath of that war, the then-Prime Minister of New Zealand, Peter Fraser, held the greatest hopes for the Charter’s succe…
The situation in Gaza is an utter catastrophe. New Zealand condemns Hamas for its heinous terrorist attacks on 7 October 2023 and since, including its barbaric violations of women and children. All of us here must demand a mass release of all remaining hostages immediately. At the same time, the fac…
New Zealand remains unwavering in its support for the United Nations. Our commitment has not changed since we helped found the Organization 61 years ago. This year’s events have only reinforced our belief that the world would be substantially worse off without the United Nations.
It would be remiss…
