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1. “New Zealand pays tribute to the tireless effort and commitment of United Nations personnel over the past decade; to the steadfast support of Timor-Leste's many friends and partners in the international community; and above all, to the vision, courage and determination of the people and Government of Timor- Leste, all of which have made that possible. New Zealand is proud to have played its own part in those efforts and remains a committed partner and loyal friend to Timor-Leste as it steps forward with confidence and hope towards a brighter future.”

   2012-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6720 (2012) · source

2. “Identifying a suitable framework for facilitating continued international engagement and effective coordination will be crucial, whether through continued Security Council oversight, the framework of a United Nations political mission or the leadership of a United Nations Development Programme Resident Coordinator. To be most effective, the model chosen must be a genuine United Nations presence, effectively delivering as one, with a mix of expertise and capacities tailored to Timor-Leste's priorities and needs. The year 2012 is shaping up as a historic year for this proud country. Successful elections and the smooth withdrawal of UNMIT would a suitable way for Timor- Leste to mark its tenth year of independence and to cap what has been a decade of remarkable progress.”

   2012-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6720 (2012) · source

3. “At the same time, the Mission must retain sufficient flexibility to respond to unexpected challenges or developments. New Zealand supports the Secretary-General's recommendation to extend UNMIT's mandate for a further nine months, and for the drawdown of its civilian and uniformed personnel. It is essential that the drawdown be carefully managed and proceed in line with security conditions on the ground. Attention is turning to what will replace UNMIT following its departure. Decisions on a post-UNMIT 12-23800 United Nations presence should be determined in line with identified needs and national priorities for assistance. It is ultimately for the Government that emerges from Timor-Leste's upcoming elections to articulate those.”

   2012-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6720 (2012) · source

4. “As a long-term bilateral partner, New Zealand is committed to playing its part. We hope to soon finalize with the Government of Timor-Leste a strategic framework for our bilateral programme. Thirdly, we must ensure careful coordination during the transition process among all relevant stakeholders. New Zealand has been impressed by the energy and effort invested in UNMIT's transition planning to date, and by the spirit of partnership with which the Mission and the Timorese Government have approached the task. In the next phase of its implementation, engagement with other international partners will be crucial. This morning's Member States consultation was a welcome development. If events over the coming months proceed as we hope and expect, then we appear to be on track for UNMIT's smooth drawdown and withdrawal by the end of 2012.”

   2012-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6720 (2012) · source

5. “But international support is likely to be necessary long after the departure of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). In that regard, New Zealand looks forward to working closely with Timor-Leste on community policing. Similarly, consolidating transparent, democratic governance, tackling poverty, generating employment and achieving sustainable and inclusive growth are inter-generational challenges. Moreover, the Government and people of Timor-Leste are still grappling with how best to resolve outstanding issues and allegations arising from the crises of 1999 and 2006. We hope that further progress will be possible in all of those areas during the time remaining to the Mission. But careful planning to transfer key aspects of any unfinished business to national and international partners is important.”

   2012-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6720 (2012) · source

6. “Three key issues demand our particular attention in the year ahead. First, facilitating stable, fair and credible elections must be the top priority - and they seem to be on track. New Zealand was pleased to host Timorese electoral officials to observe our own elections in November last year. We are now considering the best framework for providing observers to the upcoming elections in Timor-Leste. Secondly, we must make good use of the time remaining to the Mission to consolidate gains made and to prepare the ground for the transfer of residual tasks and responsibilities to national and international partners. Progress has been made in strengthening security, justice and corrections capacities and core governance and accountability mechanisms.”

   2012-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6720 (2012) · source

7. “I thank the President of the Council for convening today's debate; the Secretary-General for his report (S/2012/43); and Special Representative Haq for today's briefing and for her tireless work towards a cause very dear to the hearts of New Zealanders. I also extend a warm welcome to the Timorese delegation, led by President Ramos-Horta, a good friend to New Zealand and a dedicated servant to his people over many decades. In the interests of time, I shall read out a summary of the statement we have circulated. The Secretary-General's latest report paints a positive picture of developments. While past experience suggests a need for caution, all signs suggest Timor-Leste is posed to step decisively forward from a decade of conflict and fragility into one of peace, development and growing self-reliance.”

   2012-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6720 (2012) · source

8. “We can look back over the past decade with a degree of satisfaction at what has been achieved and, more importantly, what has been prevented. But our work is far from complete, and with considerable challenges ahead, New Zealand is committed to working with the Council, its Committees and all Member States to strengthen our collective resilience and to build the capacities of all States to prevent, disrupt and bring to justice perpetrators of terrorist acts.”

   2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source

9. “New Zealand welcomes Saudi Arabia's generosity in funding a United Nations centre for counter-terrorism to support international counter-terrorism cooperation. Once established and fully integrated into the United Nations counter-terrorism architecture, it promises to further strengthen United Nations counter-terrorism capacities in key areas. New Zealand is also a founding member of the Global Counterterrorism Forum launched in September. The Forum should further boost international counter-terrorism capacity-building efforts, complementing work under way within United Nations frameworks, particularly CTED. We are pleased that Indonesia and Australia will chair a Global Counterterrorism Forum South-East Asia working group, ensuring that the Forum has a truly global focus.”

   2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source

10. “A recent table-top exercise for South-East Asian practitioners to support implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) and the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism was one of a number of practically-focused initiatives with regional partners that we have supported in the past few years. In May, we hosted the seventh annual meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum working group on counter- terrorism. As the only dedicated regional counter- terrorism forum, the working group provides important opportunities to coordinate activities and share best practice. This year, it was held back-to-back with the Pacific's second regional counter-terrorism exercise, Ready Pasifika 11. Two other recent developments have potential consequences for all three Committees.”

    2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source

11. “The targeted approach taken by the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) in providing technical assistance has helped many States to strengthen their counter-terrorism frameworks. New Zealand has partnered with CTED on several such initiatives, supporting workshops in the Pacific and South-East Asia - including one held in Auckland earlier this month - on cash couriers and preventing terrorist abuse of the non-profit sector. We also helped fund the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Terrorism Prevention Branch workshops on law enforcement cooperation. We also support the Counter-Terrorism Committee's emphasis on the role of regional cooperation.”

    2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source

12. “New Zealand hopes that the 10-year extension in April of the 1540 Committee's mandate will facilitate a longer-term approach to supporting national implementation. We welcome the Committee's increased emphasis on targeted technical assistance and its efforts to coordinate this with assistance for other relevant national capacity-building priorities. That approach is particularly important for small States with limited institutional capacities. Capacity-building is integral to the partnership underpinning international counter-terrorism cooperation. New Zealand participates in a wide-ranging programme of capacity-building focused on supporting partners in the Pacific and South and South-East Asia.”

    2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source

13. “New Zealand hopes that the decision in June to separate the 1267 Committee's consolidated list into separate designations for the Taliban and Al-Qaida will provide the new Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) with flexibility to ensure that de-listing decisions are consistent with realities on the ground and can complement Afghanistan's national reconciliation efforts. Also important were changes to the de-listing procedures of the 1267 and 1989 Committees, including a significant strengthening of the Ombudsperson's role. They make it all the more important for the Ombudsperson to be sufficiently resourced to carry out this enhanced role and for Member States provide her their full support, including through the provision of relevant information.”

    2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source

14. “Moreover, terrorist networks have proved adaptable and resilient, shifting tactics, adopting new technologies and identifying new resources and methods of financing to maintain their operations. All of this makes effective international cooperation to counter-terrorism as important now as ever. The Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) and their associated work programmes play vital roles in combating international terrorism. The past year has seen significant developments in the work of all three Committees.”

    2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source

15. “Events this year have focused attention on our collective progress over the past decade in combating international terrorism and stimulated frank assessments of the challenges still to be faced. Since 2001, we have had success in disrupting and dismantling international terrorist networks, and in establishing robust legal, normative and institutional frameworks at the national and global levels. But the recent attack on United Nations facilities in Abuja, Nigeria, showed the threat terrorism still poses to the values of this Organization and to the interests of all Member States. Al-Qaida has been weakened globally, but its affiliates still pose significant threats in several regions.”

    2011-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6658 (2011) · source

16. “But it is vital that we do learn the lessons, both positive and negative, from our collective experiences to date, if we are to meet the goals we have set ourselves in this area.”

    2011-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6472Resumption1 (2011) · source

17. “To achieve that, the Secretariat requires greater flexibility to mobilize and utilize existing expertise within the United Nations system. It needs to explore more flexible arrangements for utilizing the resources offered by Member States. We also need to consider how the United Nations can better draw on external pools of relevant civilian expertise, particularly those from the global South. We hope the upcoming report of the review of international civilian capacities will provide concrete suggestions in these areas. We have much to learn about how post-conflict institution-building is best carried out and much work to do to provide ourselves with the tools necessary to undertake these tasks successfully.”

    2011-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6472Resumption1 (2011) · source

18. “Effective institution-building requires a complex and diverse mix of skills. Recent experience has made it clear that existing mechanisms for generating such expertise are inadequate. Too often the expertise provided is determined by available supply, rather than identified need. Too often the process of identifying and deploying experts drags on for a year or more. And too often the ad hoc manner of its supply results in a plethora of actors with differing approaches and advice. If we are truly serious about the United Nations playing a leading role in post-conflict institution- building, there is an urgent need to significantly strengthen the United Nations ability to rapidly identify and deploy appropriately skilled civilian experts.”

    2011-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6472Resumption1 (2011) · source

19. “Fifthly, there must be a clear recognition of which institution-building tasks Council-mandated missions should lead on and which tasks other actors are better equipped for. United Nations missions have a crucial role in carrying out immediate stabilization tasks, in supporting the early development of core State institutions essential for maintaining stability and security, in the early articulation of institution-building priorities and in facilitating the delivery of assistance by others. However, many institution-building challenges remain better suited to agencies and donors with a longer-term focus and with a greater accumulation of relevant skills and experience. Finally, there is an urgent need to enhance the United Nations ability to identify and deploy relevant civilian expertise in a timely manner.”

    2011-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6472Resumption1 (2011) · source

20. “Fourthly, coordination of institution-building assistance is crucial to ensuring its coherence and effectiveness. Important strides have been made within the United Nations system on delivering as one. But that remains a work in progress. It is particularly important that clarity be established early on among actors and leadership teams on the ground regarding respective roles and responsibilities. Better coordination is also required with other actors, notably international financial institutions, bilateral donors and civil society. In particular, we welcome ongoing efforts by the Secretary-General to enhance United Nations- World Bank coordination on post-conflict institution- building. Significant scope still remains to make such coordination work more systematic and effective.”

    2011-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6472Resumption1 (2011) · source

21. “That is crucial to ensuring national ownership, effective coordination and a greater chance that capacities built will be sustained over the long term. An inclusive approach to priority-setting is required. Local communities and civil society play a crucial role in holding together conflict-affected societies. Thirdly, institution-building assistance must be grounded in a clear-eyed assessment of what capacities are appropriate and sustainable over the long term. Missions must ensure that the institutions they help develop are capable of surviving their departure without placing excessive strain on host Governments. To do otherwise is to risk generating expectations that cannot be fulfilled or to set States up for long-term dependence on external assistance.”

    2011-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6472Resumption1 (2011) · source

22. “It is crucial that those assessments also include how the benefits of institution-building can be spread beyond capital cities to regions and local communities. It is important that consideration be given to how a mission's activities can best foster national capacities and, conversely, how to avoid displacing such capacities or stifling their emergence. Effective institution-building also requires a clear definition of the specific objectives being pursued and of how assistance will transition to traditional development partners once those have been achieved. At the same time, it is important to balance that clarity in direction and goals with sufficient flexibility to enable mission leadership to adapt to changes on the ground. Secondly, institution-building must be pursued in accordance with nationally agreed priorities and objectives.”

    2011-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6472Resumption1 (2011) · source

23. “New Zealand has been an active participant in peacebuilding efforts in our region and beyond, including as a significant contributor to United Nations and United Nations-mandated operations in Timor- Leste, Bougainville, Afghanistan and Solomon Islands. I would like to share the following lessons we have drawn from our past involvement in institution- building in post-conflict societies. First, missions with an institution-building component must make national capacity-building a core consideration in their planning and operations from day one. That requires a careful assessment of existing domestic capacities and priority capacity- building needs from the earliest stage of mandate formation.”

    2011-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6472Resumption1 (2011) · source

24. “I would like to thank the delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for convening today's open debate. In the interest of time, I will deliver a shortened version of my statement. Hard copies of the full version are being circulated. Experience has shown that laying the foundations for effective Government institutions is fundamental to securing durable peace. However, despite the global community's best efforts, it is easier to point to examples of qualified failure than to any of unqualified success. Put simply, institution-building is inherently difficult. No clear blueprint exists for doing it effectively. Considerable work remains to be done to develop our understanding of best practices and the practical tools to do the job.”

    2011-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6472Resumption1 (2011) · source