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  1. “Adding conflict to that mix is not a welcome development. We commend the Special Representative and the Secretary-General for committing to further investigate the links between climate change and conflict and their impacts on children. In conclusion, let me reiterate New Zealand’s full support for the work of the Special Representative and her Office, the rigour and integrity of the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism and the Secretary-General’s comprehensive reporting and recommendations. We urge all Member States to continue to support their vital work and to help them translate the global consensus on the need to protect the rights of children in conflict settings into a much better reality than the one we see today.”

    2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source

  2. “In 2021, almost one in three child victims of grave violations were girls, a sharp increase from 2020. In total, 98 per cent of sexual violence was perpetrated against girls, while 30 per cent of abductions affected girls, another significant increase from 2020. Sadly, we know that those numbers are just the tip of the iceberg and that the true numbers are far greater. New Zealand will continue to advocate strongly for the rights of children, especially girls, to be protected in armed conflict. Finally, we note that climate change is driving conflict through competition for scarce resources. It is inevitable that this will have negative consequences for children. Climate change is the most pressing issue for our region, the Pacific, and we remain deeply concerned about the effects it is already having on children.”

    2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source

  3. “In 2016, at the initiative of New Zealand and four other elected Security Council members, the Council adopted resolution 2286 (2016), on health care in armed conflict, which unequivocally condemned attacks on health- care workers and facilities. That resolution has a very simple message, which is that the wounded and sick, medical personnel, facilities, transport and equipment must be respected and protected. The delivery of medical assistance must not be obstructed. Yet attacks on hospitals have continued, with children frequently among the casualties. Russia’s illegal and unprovoked attack on Ukraine has seen further egregious examples. Those attacks are an affront to our common humanity and must stop. Girls in situations of armed conflict face unique risks.”

    2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source

  4. “New Zealand thanks and commends the Secretary- General and the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict for their tireless work and advocacy. We are all horrified by the way children are used, abused and manipulated, with their lives upended and their futures destroyed. The Secretary-General’s report is harrowing reading. We would like to highlight a few issues that demand urgent attention. Both schools and hospitals have special protections as civilian objects under international humanitarian law. Yet in its latest report, the United Nations verified 116 attacks on schools and hospitals. New Zealand has endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration, as have 113 other Member States, and we urge others to do the same.”

    2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source

  5. “New Zealand would like to thank Brazil for organizing today’s important open debate. We also want to express our gratitude to Mrs. Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, and Mr. Patrick Kumi, Executive Director of Similar Ground, for their highly informative briefings. It has been 26 years since the release of the Graça Machel report (A/51/306), which drew global attention to the devastating impact of armed conflict on children. The Secretary-General’s latest report on children in armed conflict (S/2022/493) makes it clear that children and young people are uniquely and often disproportionately affected by conflicts and atrocities.”

    2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source