New Zealand soci- ety is firmly established on the principle of racial equal- ity. Tt.at is the very essence of our existence as a people. Our hiStory is a record of the search for a genuine and creative partnership among the different races which have come to live in our country. New Zealanders-Mao…
New Zealand has supported the Cyprus resolutions in the past. Regret- tably, however, New Zealand was obliged to abstain this year on the draft resolution in question. We did this because we did not, believe that the introduction of the new proposals in operative paragraphs 13 through 15 provided a …
Twenty years ago New Zealand supported the adoption of the Decla- ration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. We welcomed the Declara- tion as an extension of the principle of universal inde- pendence embodied in the Charter of the United Nations itself.
179. The Decla…
New Zealand was unable to accept the Credentials Committee's report on South Africa. New Zealand has always up- held the principle of universality and the right of all Member States to be heard. We do not believe that it is the function of the Credentials Committee to judge the legality of Governmen…
There is no graver issue before this Assembly than the question of Kampuchea, which is addressed by draft resolution A/34/L.13/Rev.l, of which New Zealand is a sponsor. That issuepresents a challengeboth to the conscience of the world community and to the basic principles which this Organization was…
A year ago this Assembly adopted a resolution setting out the basic principles for a political settlement of the conflict in Indo-China. That resolution has been ignored. Foreign forces are still in Kampuchea. They are involved in fighting along the Thai-Kampuchean border. This conflict threatens to…
New Zealand's position on the territories occupied by Israel since 1967- and these include the Golan Heights-is perfectly clear. We regard Israel's continued occupation and any move to change the nature or status of these territories as illegal, contrary to the provisions of Security Council resolut…
New Zealand is to- tally committed to the achievement of early independence for Namibia. We have consistently supported the efforts of the contact group of Western countries, the Secretary-Gen- eral and the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia to achieve a peaceful negotiated settlement of the Na…
It is New Zealand's
vie~ that central to any solution of the question of Pdl- estine is recognition of the aspirations and rights of the Pdlestinian people, ·which include the right to self-deter- mination and the right to set up a separate State, if that is tr.eir wish. The question of Pdlestine i…
The Government of New Zealand has already made clear its view that the Is- raeli attack of 7 June on Iraq's nuclear facilities was a grave and unjustifiable breach of international law and a
72. The test of the draft resolution on which we are about to vote, however, presents my delegation with sev…
This is the third session at which the General Assembly has had before it an item concerning the situation in Kampuchea. Thl~ reso- lutions adopted by the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth ses- sions set out the basic principles for a peaceful settlement in Kampuchea. Regrettably, we seem to be little …
The New :zealand delegation has read the first report of fi,e Credentials Committee carefully, and it accepts· that report in its en- tirety. We believe that the Committee has done its: job well. It is the function of tht: Committee to t,ake a deci- sion on the technical question of whether the cred…
New Zealand has willingly accepted a comfiJitment to work with the inter- national community to put an end to the apartheid system. We have done so for many reasons, not least of which is that apartheid attacks the standards, ,principles and values upon which our own society is based. We
50. Some o…
For nearly four years the Secretary-General, the five Western mem- bers of the contact group, the front-line States and other African States have, with the full support of the Organization, been engaged in patient and steadfast efforts to bring about a settlement in Namibia. The negotiations have be…
The Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan and the setting up of a puppet regime supported by Soviet military power was a grave violation of the principles of the Charter. It had an imme- diate impact not only on regional stability, but also on wider issues of international peace and security. That …
On behalf of the New Zealand Government, I should like to express warm appreciation of the work carried out by IAEA as outlined in the report presented today by the Dire~tor General, Mr. Eklund. We are all indebted to Mr. Eklund for his effective leadership, which has played a formative role in the …
OUi' debate on the International Year of the Child has a three-fold pur- pose: to rejoice in the success of the Year; to reflect on its achievements and lessons; and to point up ways of sustaining the momentum -it has created.
101. The International Year of the Child has been an unparalleled succes…
Mr. President, may I congratulate you upon your election. You have already shown us that we are in good hands and that you are determined that we shall do our work expeditiously.
76. New Zealand considers that the Credentials Com- mittee has done the job it was asked to do and has done it correctly…
New Zealand is deeply concerned that the Government of South Africa refuses to heed the demand of the international·community that apartheid be abandoned and that the majority of the people of South Africa be set free from their bondage. The apartheid system is abhorrent; it flies in the face of all…
The New Zealand delegation regrets that it has been necessary once again to bring the question of Cyprus before the Assembly, and even more that it is again necessary to adopt a resolution ~ling on all parties to respect and implement previous reso- lutions.
150. My delegation did not intervene in …
