New Zealand joins those who have expressed outrage at the atrocity committed at the Pakistani school over the past 24 hours. It seems that more than 140 young people left their homes in the morning in school uniforms and now lie in caskets. No political creed, no religious creed and no military stra…
Over the past year there has been a stark rise in global humanitarian needs, much of it due to armed conflicts, many of which are now protracted emergencies. New Zealand therefore calls on parties to all armed conflicts to work in good faith with each other and with the United Nations to end these c…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate and, in the process, underscoring Australia’s prominent leadership on this issue.
Without a doubt, terrorism remains an issue of pressing and shared concern. Today’s world bears witness to terrorism in its modern form, eschewing borders and author…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZ).
CANZ reaffirms its strong support for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal T…
New Zealand welcomed the twenty-ninth special session to review progress towards implementing the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) agenda. We particularly thank you, Mr. President, for providing this occasion to ensure that those who lacked the opportunity to speak on th…
New Zealand thanks you, Madam President, and Secretary of State Kerry for having convened this very important debate. I place on record New Zealand’s continued and deep concern about the situation in Iraq. Like others, we have been outraged by the brutal actions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the …
Member States often thank the Council presidency for convening an important meeting, but that comment is uniquely appropriate and uniquely meaningful for today’s open debate. New Zealand compliments the United States on its initiative in convening this critical discussion about a crisis that is unpr…
New Zealand thanks Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zerrougui, Under-Secretary-General Ladsous and Ms. Brandt of UNICEF for their particular presentations. We commend Sandra Uwiringiyimana for so bravely sharing her experiences; and we acknowledge Forest Whitaker’s very real contribut…
New Zealand joins those who have paid tribute to all United Nations peacekeepers. We particulary mourn those who have died in the course of their duty.
I also acknowledge Rwanda’s very considerable contribution to peacekeeping. It is a tribute that Rwanda is now the sixth largest United Nations tro…
New Zealand is deeply concerned about the recent escalation of violence and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, in a conflict that could and should have been avoided. Yesterday, my Prime Minister, The Right Honourable John Key, made a motion in the New Zealand Parliament expressing tha…
New Zealand welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2166 (2014) by the Security Council. We were pleased to have been a sponsor and compliment Australia on the leadership it has shown on the issue. It was imperative that the Council send a strong and united message that the international inves…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate and for allowing New Zealand to make this statement. I will be brief, but discussion of an international incident that brings death to New Zealanders demands some comment.
New Zealand joins with others in expressing its deepest sym…
New Zealand welcomes this High-level Meeting to review progress on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It is an important signal of our collective ongoing commitment to addressing the issues that those diseases pose for every one of us.
New Zealand takes a strong interes…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this very important debate.
At the outset, New Zealand recognizes those brave military, civilian and police personnel who risk their lives in United Nations peacekeeping operations, and
we pay particular tribute to those who have been killed in those operati…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this debate. Ten years ago, resolution 1540 (2004) filled what was then a very significant gap in multilateral disarmament and non-proliferation regimes — the lack of any coherent and consistently applied global framework for preventing humankind’s most de…
I would first of all like to note how appropriate it is the General Assembly is being presided over today by a representative of a region that was so horribly affected by the trade we are debating.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States in commemorati…
It is good to see a Pacific face, Sir, in the Chair in the course of this very important debate.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States in commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a day when we join with all re…
I will deliver a shortened version of my statement; the longer version can go to the website.
Luxembourg’s presidency for today’s debate is very fitting, given its tireless work on addressing the plight of children engaged in armed conflict. We thank Special Representative Zerrougui, Executive Dire…
New Zealand welcomes the commitment to the rule of law shown by the Security Council and thanks Lithuania for convening this very important debate.
We now have a substantive body of Council resolutions, presidential statements and mandates emphasizing the importance of the rule of law as a key elem…
New Zealand applauds the fact the Lithuania continues the tradition of elected Council members paying close attention to the issue of the protection of civilians.
The updated aide-mémoire adopted with today’s presidential statement (S/PRST/2014/3) is a useful achievement. But we have to be realisti…
