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2001-11-13
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2005-05-26
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  1. “New Zealand strongly supports the establishment of a Peacebuilding Commission and urges member States to give this proposal their full support.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source

  2. “In this context, I would like to put on record New Zealand's strong support for the proposal of a Peacebuilding Commission. A Peacebuilding Commission would provide a much-needed forum for institutional and political coordination between various arms of the United Nations system. It could mobilize existing resources, find new ones and provide much greater strategic coherence than we have now. Critically, it could also serve to deliver high-level political support so that we do not lose sight of those countries which are at risk. Sustained, long-term commitment, tailored to local circumstances, is essential for successful peacebuilding. Peacekeeping, peacebuilding and development are mutually dependent and need to be addressed together.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source

  3. “New Zealand's view is that the practice developing in the Security Council of mandating "complex" missions, including policing, legal, human rights, governance and development components, is very positive, and we would encourage the Security Council to continue doing so. We would also encourage the Security Council, and the United Nations Secretariat, to continue engaging to the fullest extent possible with national and regional neighbours on context-appropriate peacebuilding mechanisms. Peacebuilding strategies must be designed to fit the particular conflicts. The Security Council should also consider the earliest possible coordination with other actors in the United Nations system so that planning for sustained and long-term peacebuilding can take place.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source

  4. “These groups have a critical ability to represent grass- root concerns in any given conflict and to grant legitimacy and "buy-in" as peacebuilding occurs. A further key strength of the intervention in the Solomon Islands, which has turned around from being a failed State to being a stable State, is that it was done not only with the full support of the Solomon Islands Parliament and Government, but also with all of the countries of the Pacific Forum that agreed on this intervention. What lessons are there here for the United Nations membership and the Security Council in particular?”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source

  5. “The pace and nature of the peacebuilding process have to be in line with the culture of those concerned and the context within which it takes place. Regional approaches can be very important, as interventions in Bougainville and the Solomon Islands have shown, but adequate funding for regional missions is no less important than it is for international missions. Fifthly, the role of civil society in peacebuilding needs to be given greater emphasis in policy development. The experience of the Pacific Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands and our experience in Bougainville is that community involvement - for example, through women's groups and church groups - provides an important avenue for the development of local ownership of the solutions.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source

  6. “Opportunities for work and a better life are necessary to draw combatants away from the cycle of conflict. However, I think from experience in the Solomon Islands and Bougainville we would have learned that payment for weapons buy-back can be counter- productive, as can be the concept of monetary compensation as against traditional customary reconciliation approaches. Throwing money at groups often tends to encourage problems, rather than resolving them. Fourthly, peacebuilding requires cultural sensitivity. Greater ownership and capacity among local actors are needed for solutions to be acceptable, implementable and sustainable. Getting alongside the community in conflict situations, working with them in their own structures and acknowledging and acting on the validity of their own views is, in our experience, essential.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source

  7. “I think we need to remember that in more than 50 per cent of conflicts the situation reverts to violence within five years of the peace agreement. Issues behind the conflict need to be dealt with or the conflict will return. If this does not occur, peace will only be sustained for the period of time that external forces remain deployed. Secondly, peacebuilding requires flexibility. Different kinds of resources need to be committed, ranging from the deployment of military, police, justice and civilian advisers, to provision of aid and support for non-governmental institutions, including with respect to human rights. Thirdly, sustainable peace depends on economic progress. Successful reintegration of ex-combatants requires sustained development assistance.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source

  8. “Peacebuilding is about creating sustainable social, developmental and governmental structures. Capacity-building and restoration of civil society takes time. That is as true in our Asia-Pacific region as elsewhere. The smaller scale of conflict does not make peacebuilding any less complex. Timor-Leste is a very clear example of the extraordinary range of functions which the United Nations had to undertake, and of the necessity for time to be allowed for local capacity to be developed in order to ensure that the transition was effective, as it has been. In Afghanistan, New Zealand leads a Provincial Reconstruction Team which has proven to be an effective mechanism combining security, development and capacity-building in the community.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source

  9. “I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative in organizing this meeting to discuss the challenges involved in peacebuilding. I would also like to also acknowledge the presence of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette and of Michael Ambiihl, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Switzerland. Denmark has asked us today to consider the underlying problems and issues in peacebuilding, including the substantial policy, institutional and financial challenges. The comments that I am making today on behalf of New Zealand are based on our own experience in peacebuilding, particularly in the Pacific region, but also elsewhere, such as in Afghanistan. First, to be successful, I think that peacebuilding has to be a long-term commitment.”

    2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187 (2005) · source

  10. “New Zealand urges the Security Council to act decisively so that these outcomes can be achieved, and New Zealand offers whatever support it can to the Council's endeavours.”

    2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source

  11. “Resolving the crisis in Afghanistan is, I believe, the most important challenge before this body today. The campaign against terrorism, and also against drug trafficking, depends heavily on the restoration of a legitimate government in Afghanistan that observes the norms of international behaviour. Restoring law and order and a government capable of meeting the social and economic needs of its people will contribute enormously to resolving the refugee crisis affecting millions of people living a marginal existence in the refugee camps. Restoring human rights under a fully representative, accountable government will end the repression under which the Afghans have suffered for far too long.”

    2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source

  12. “As winter approaches, we must deliver assistance to the millions at risk of starvation and illness. Without that help and a determined effort by this body, the humanitarian disasters of recent years, when hundreds of thousands have died from famine, preventable disease and the cold, will be repeated. The political and humanitarian dimensions of the crisis are intrinsically linked and must be addressed in a coordinated way if we are to find a sustainable, long- term solution in Afghanistan. This week I have had the privilege of meeting with the Special Representative and with Under- Secretary-General Oshima. New Zealand has contributed to the United Nations consolidated appeal and has offered further assistance, including through the provision of air transport to deliver humanitarian supplies during the coming winter in Afghanistan.”

    2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source

  13. “When those resolutions over three years were ignored, and the attack of 11 September heightened the threat that the terrorists posed to the world, new measures were clearly needed. An international coalition, to which New Zealand is a contributor, is out of necessity engaged in a campaign to suppress the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization and their Taliban protectors. The Taliban withdrawal from Kabul signals important progress, but there is still a long way to go. Our fight is not against the civilian population. The coalition must exercise the utmost care to avoid civilian casualties. There has already been too much loss of civilian life. The cumulative effects of long- term conflict, the drought and the repressive policies of the Taliban have created an appalling humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.”

    2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source

  14. “We were therefore greatly encouraged to receive yesterday the declaration made by the Foreign Ministers and other senior representatives of the "six plus two" group. Their endorsement of the United Nations central role and the work of the Secretary-General's Special Representative are critically important. Well before the events of the eleventh of September, this body had determined that the situation in Afghanistan constituted a threat to international peace and security. That included the Taliban's failure to meet the Council's demands from as far back as December 1998 to stop providing sanctuary and training for international terrorists and their organizations.”

    2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source

  15. “The key challenge before this Council is how the security needs within Afghanistan can be met while steps are taken to establish a new Government. We must, of course, do everything possible to bring to an end the absence of legitimate government and law and order in Afghanistan in which terrorism, extremism and drug trafficking have thrived. We also have a responsibility to help end the cycle of violence and retribution, which has now plagued Afghanistan for over two decades. We see again the graphic and tragic images of that retribution that has occurred in the last 24 hours. The United Nations has a leading role to play in addressing the political future of Afghanistan. To succeed in its efforts, it must have the firm support of Afghanistan's neighbours.”

    2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source

  16. “Thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting in an open format. May I begin by expressing my appreciation to the Secretary-General for his opening remarks this morning and to his Special Representative, Mr. Brahimi, for the briefing that he also gave us this morning. He has a tremendous responsibility placed on his shoulders and deserves all the support that the Council can give him. The withdrawal of the Taliban forces from Kabul in the last 24 hours has greatly increased the urgency of the international effort to assist the Afghan people to install a fully representative, accountable government which will respect human rights. Mr. Brahimi has given us a clear framework leading towards a new constitution and government for Afghanistan.”

    2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source