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2015-02-23
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  1. “The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2234 (2015). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at10.15 a.m.”

    2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7496 (2015) · source

  2. “I should like to inform the Council that the presidency of the Council has met with the representatives of the parties, who have confirmed that they maintain their well-known positions vis-a-vis the item on the Council's agenda. On the basis of those meetings, with the consent of the members of the Council, the presidency has drawn the conclusion that the Council can proceed to take a decision on the draft resolution before it. Ifl hear no objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by Show ofhands. In favour: Angola, Chad, Chile, China, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) The President: There were 15 votes in favour.”

    2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7496 (2015) · source

  3. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2015/564, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by Angola, France, Lithuania, New Zealand, the Russian Federation, Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2015/517, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations operation in Cyprus. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it.”

    2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7496 (2015) · source

  4. “A vote was taken by Show ofhands. In favour: Angola, Chad, Chile, China, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) The President: The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2233 (2015). The meeting rose at 10.10 am.”

    2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7495 (2015) · source

  5. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2015/570, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by Angola, France, Jordan, Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. I would like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2015/518, which contains the seventh report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 2107 (2013), as well as to document S/2015/530, which contains the text of the fourth report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 2169 (2014). The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now.”

    2015-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7495 (2015) · source

  6. “Sadly, there are too few days when we can say that constructive and patient diplomacy has succeeded in bridging the differences and overcoming the mistrust that contain the seeds of conflict. Today we mark an opportunity to change the nature of the relationship between Iran and the international community, and we remind ourselves that with the right approach and with the commitment of key stakeholders, even seemingly intractable issues can be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue. As the Council confronts the extraordinarily difficult challenges related to the Middle East peace process, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya, that is a message we should reflect on today. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I now give the floor to the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

    2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source

  7. “We urge all parties to approach that task with the same constructive intent that has led to this agreement, and we encourage Iran to act swiftly to implement all transparency measures and allow the International Atomic Energy Agency access to the relevant sites. Through the adoption today of resolution 2231 (2015), we give international legal force to the agreement reached in Vienna and extend the obligations it contains across the broader United Nations membership. New Zealand endorses the comments of High Representative Mogherini, who has said that this is a good deal for everyone - for the parties who signed up to it and for the rest of the international community.”

    2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source

  8. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. Today, the permanent members of the Security Council, the European Union, Germany and Iran have presented us with an agreement that, if fully implemented, will provide a comprehensive and long- term solution to the Iran nuclear issue. The truly historic agreement reached in Vienna represents a triumph of diplomacy and cooperation over confrontation and mistrust. New Zealand commends all parties for staying the course throughout what were complex and challenging negotiations. It is now crucial to ensure that the agreement is fully and swiftly implemented and that small missteps and misunderstandings not be allowed to derail the process.”

    2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source

  9. “I would like to thank all Council members for their sponsorship of the draft resolution, which is now a presidential text. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by Show ofhands. In favour: Angola, Chad, Chile, China, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) The President: The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2231 (2015). I now give the floor to those members ofthe Council who wish to make statements after the vote.”

    2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source

  10. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Germany and the Islamic Republic of Iran to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Thomas Mayr-Harting, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2015/547, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it.”

    2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source

  11. “Only then will we, the Council, have earned the right to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of this body being conferred the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  12. “The review of peace operations being led by former President Ramos-Horta will set the scene for the Council to address that issue this year. The 15 of us at this table can do more. We can solve these issues. We must solve them. The perception of a failure to act impacts negatively on the reputations of both the Council and the United Nations itself. It is time for us to confront the root causes that have seen the Council avoid the challenging task ofconflict prevention simply because the politics and the diplomacy have been too difficult. New Zealand is ready to work with fellow Council members to make real progress in addressing these issues.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  13. “We urge the permanent members to use this anniversary year to find a way to make progress. While it is difficult, the future credibility of the Organization depends on it. My second and related point is the Council's lack of preventive action under Chapter VI, which is again partly the result of the pervasive impact of the veto. Conflict is costly in terms ofhuman lives, reconstruction costs and lost opportunities for development. There is something wrong when we are spending over $8 billion per year on peacekeeping but virtually nothing on the responsibility to prevent situations escalating into intractable conflict. My third point is that we must recognize and address a major weakness in relation to peacekeeping. We cannot send peacekeepers into dangerous environments without adequate mandates and resources.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  14. “We should hear their disappointment and their frustration. We should resolve to use this anniversary year of the Council to take action. We believe that there are three simple areas in which the Council could take action this year. My first point is that the use of the veto or the threat of the veto is the single largest cause of the Security Council being rendered impotent in the face of too many serious international conflicts. Whether we are talking about Syria or the Middle East peace process, the veto's impact today far exceeds what was envisaged in the United Nations Charter - to the huge detriment of the Council's effectiveness and credibility. We congratulate France on its initiative on the voluntary retirement of the veto in the case of mass atrocities.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  15. “The Council has a completely inadequate focus on conflict prevention and a huge focus on peacekeeping. Peacekeepers are hampered and sometimes endangered by poor mandates and inadequate resourcing. Too many of the cases on the peacekeeping agenda have become part of a revolving list of routine items rather than serious problems that we really expect to solve. These challenges to the Council's ability to live up to its mandate in relation to international peace and security are longstanding and complex - some would say intractable. But we believe that it is within the Council's reach to make real progress. As we move towards the seventieth anniversary of the establishment of the Council, we should listen to the United Nations membership, including the smaller members, which are often not heard.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source

  16. “New Zealand congratulates China for this initiative. We agree that this is the right time for the Council to undertake a measure of serious self-examination and to assess where we are performing well and where we are not. We agree that the Council needs to do much better. That is clearly the view of United Nations Members. With others around this table, New Zealand has just experienced the invigorating process of seeking support from Members to win election to the Council. We have not been left in doubt as to the desire of Member States to see the Council lift its game. The Council is charged with responding to threats to international peace and security. Yet in relation to too many of those current threats, the Council has dealt itself out of its proper role. Where it is involved, it has often been too late.”

    2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source