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2018-02-06
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2019-06-06
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  1. “I would like to end with a message to the current elected members of the Council. We are encouraged to see that they are continuing the legacy of elected members and we urge them to continue to be brave. Meaningful change, while enabled by rules and procedure, is driven by taking the initiative and leading by example.”

    2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source

  2. “That requires doing the big and small things right as Council members, including, first, requesting "Any other business" items to ensure that emerging threats are addressed with the right timing; secondly, inviting briefers who can deliver insights to add value to the Council's deliberations; thirdly, demanding appropriate briefings, including maps and graphics, from Secretariat briefers to better support discussions; fourthly, tailoring the format and focus of meetings to secure the best chance of a meaningful outcome from the Council's deliberations and, when an outcome is reached, keeping the Council accountable to it; fifthly, making better and more frequent use of situational awareness briefings; and, sixthly, ensuring that we are not just speaking about countries concerned but also speaking to them.”

    2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source

  3. “That includes a balanced division of labour for penholdership and the chairing of subsidiary bodies, which we have worked hard to achieve during our respective terms. It was not easy and the gains we were able to secure were small. We risk that cycle of behaviour repeating from tomorrow, when another group of non-permanent members are elected to the Council. We call on the permanent members to shoulder the burden of chairing and share the pens that they hold. The second issue is about how to better deliver on the Council's conflict prevention role.”

    2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source

  4. “It goes to the heart ofthe Council's performance and accountability to the whole United Nations membership and the Charter of the United Nations. Good working methods create an environment enabling each and every Council member to be fully involved, contribute to informed discussions and play a full and meaningful role in the Council's work. That becomes even more important when there is disunity in the Council and seemingly no space for a political solution. With that, we want to talk to two issues. The first is shared responsibility. The Council comprises 15 members. All Council members should have equal opportunity to exercise their Charter obligations to uphold international peace and security.”

    2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source

  5. “I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today's debate and for your efforts both as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions and as Council President. I would also like to acknowledge and thank our briefers for their expert insights. Inspired by the current elected members' delivery of a joint statement today, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of 22 former elected Council members from all regional groups, whose representatives sat around this table between 2011 to 2018: Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Chad, Chile, Egypt, Guatemala, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Portugal, Rwanda, Spain, Senegal, Sweden, Ukraine and Uruguay. Getting working methods right is essential to the work ofthe Council.”

    2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source

  6. “To ensure a holistic approach to ending conflict, there is a need for greater focus on the parts of the population that are disproportionately impacted by armed conflict. That necessarily includes women, children and persons with disabilities. New Zealand also deplores the ongoing attacks and violations being committed against health- care facilities and health-care workers. All parties to conflicts, States or otherwise, must abide by the principles of international humanitarian law and their obligations to protect civilians. We must do better.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  7. “Reflecting on our own strong concern about the need to better protect civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, New Zealand warmly welcomes the initiative taken by the Government of Austria to host a conference in October this year to help chart a way forward on that important topic. The Secretary-General's report notes the wide range of causes of insecurity that can affect the safety and well-being of civilians. Our international responses must consider the entire conflict cycle in a holistic way. That includes the provision of humanitarian assistance. We have heard today of the continued and pervasive humanitarian access constraints, which we urge all parties to address. Bureaucracy should never be an impediment to saving lives.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  8. “The second reason is evidence gathering for improvements. We must collectively grapple with the changing nature of conflicts. Urbanized, asymmetric conflicts pose an increased risk to civilians. That must be factored into the assessments required by the law of armed conflict before engagement. Such assessments must include the means and methods of attack and, notably, must therefore review the choice of weapon to be used in any conflict. Specifically with regard to that issue, I note that the Secretary-General's report usefully draws attention to the direct and indirect humanitarian harm that can be caused by the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  9. “The first reason is evidence gathering for accountability. We reiterate our support for domestic mechanisms as the primary method of accountability. But where domestic mechanisms fail or countries are unwilling to investigate, the international community has a responsibility to act. We must be prepared to call out breaches of international humanitarian law by States and non-State actors where we see them. We must be prepared to support international mechanisms such as the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 in order to reinforce that breaches of international humanitarian law are not without consequence.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  10. “As the Secretary- General's report (S/2019/373) notes, it is a sad fact that 20 years since the Council's adoption of resolution 1265 (1999), the state of the protection of civilians is tragically similar to that time. Members speaking today will no doubt express their outrage at this state of affairs, yet we continue to see the erosion of respect for the basic principles of international humanitarian law. As we reach the twentieth anniversary of resolution 1265 (1999), and of resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security, it is important that we reflect on what is working and what is not. New Zealand recognizes the importance of monitoring, including of human rights, and calls for the continued inclusion of monitoring within peacekeeping and political mandates. Monitoring is crucial to evidence gathering for two reasons.”

    2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source

  11. “We build safer and more prosperous societies, our peacekeeping efforts are more likely to take hold and we improve the chances of achieving sustainable peace. I want to affirm that New Zealand, as the first country to recognize women's suffrage, remains committed to realizing that agenda. As we near the end of the time frame for our first national action plan, we look forward to working with civil society to identify ambitious targets and actions for our second.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  12. “Empirical evidence shows that reduced access to sexual and reproductive health services results in the needless loss of lives, owing to increased rates of unsafe abortions and preventable maternal mortality and morbidity. Removing discriminatory barriers to access is critical to ensuring the health and safety of women and girls. Women and girls must have power over their own lives, including the right to fully control and freely decide matters relating to their sexual and reproductive health and rights. We welcome the adoption of Human Rights Council resolution 39/10, on preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights in humanitarian settings. We all benefit when the women and peace and security agenda is fully realized.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  13. “New Zealand, which currently holds the presidency of the IAPTC, is pleased to share that New Zealand's Colonel Helen Cooper is its first female President in its 24-year history. Over the coming year, we will be working with some of the peacekeeping training centres on initiatives to further commitments on women and peace and security commitments. Besides participation in peacekeeping, the Secretary-General's report highlights the discriminatory barriers that women and girls face in conflict and humanitarian situations. We know that women and girls are disproportionately exposed to a high risk of violations of their human rights in such situations.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  14. “New Zealand thanks Bolivia for convening this important open debate, and the Secretary-General for his report (S/2018/900). We would like to highlight two themes from the report. The first is women's participation in peacekeeping and the second is the barriers to women's access to essential services in conflict and humanitarian situations. Earlier this month, New Zealand hosted the annual conference of the International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres (IAPTC), which included workshops on the women and peace and security agenda. We were gratified to see a continued commitment to the greater participation of women in peacekeeping operations and to see ideas shared openly and constructively.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  15. “For the Council to act early and prevent conflict, all Council members must be well informed of developments and potential threats to peace and security. The key is strengthening the Council's situational awareness. Where issues are fast-moving, with competing accounts on the ground, the Secretariat can play an important role in providing authoritative information to Council members. For the Council's own legitimacy and effectiveness, it is in all our interests that its culture and behaviour reinforce that.”

    2018-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8175 (2018) · source

  16. “Secondly, the Council's working methods should operate to enable meaningful engagement with troop- and police-contributing countries. It is a problem that can be addressed at least in part by taking simple practical steps. During our Council term, we initiated informal triangular consultations among the Council, the Secretariat and the troop- and police-contributing countries. Informality does not come naturally to the United Nations but our aim was to create space for a more fluid and timely exchange of information and perspectives. We welcome the Council's pledge in revised note 507 to continue and develop informal consultations and we look forward to them becoming more regularized. Thirdly, the Council's working methods should operate to strengthen its capacity to prevent conflict.”

    2018-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8175 (2018) · source

  17. “Important decisions are sometimes negotiated without them, leaving elected members presented with last-minute take-it-or-leave-it proposals with no realistic opportunity to participate. So-called penholdership can become distorted to exclude meaningful input from elected members. At the same time, elected members should themselves be ambitious and enact the change in behaviour they wish to see in the Council. We encourage greater consideration as to whether any issues faced by the Council would benefit from elected members working more closely. For New Zealand, one such example was working with four other elected Council members to draft and secure the unanimous adoption of resolution 2286 (2016) on health care and armed conflict. There are many other such examples to look to for inspiration.”

    2018-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8175 (2018) · source

  18. “I thank Kuwait for convening today's open debate and Ian Martin for his briefing. We all have a stake in this issue because poor working methods can lead to poor outcomes. While we welcome note S/2017/507 as an important codification, it must be equally met with a change in Council culture. In that regard, I wish to make three points. First, the Council's working methods should operate to empower elected members to be fully involved in collective decision-making. The legitimacy and effectiveness of the Council's decisions are maximized when it works as 15 rather than five. We welcome recent progress in ensuring that incoming elected members are better prepared for membership. However, they still face significant disadvantages.”

    2018-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8175 (2018) · source