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lines on the record: 508
first: 2009-06-30
most recent: 2015-04-23
sittings or episodes: 72
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“We welcome the mediating role of the OSCE, and we encourage it to continue its efforts to end the fighting. However, we also believe that this Security Council must live up to its responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations. It has already been pointed out that in 2014, the Council met no fewer than 27 times to discuss the situation in Ukraine; but so far, we have seen very little impact from all of that high level attention. And so it is that at this the 28th meeting New Zealand affirms that the Council is properly seized of the matter and calls for a more purposeful Council engagement with a real focus on supporting efforts to negotiate a resolution to the conflict. Only then will we see tangible outcomes for those most affected - the people of eastern Ukraine.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“These conditions must come into effect immediately to allow the resumption of productive diplomatic discussions, especially the planned summit-level consultations. And those consultations are now of great urgency. It should be clear to all ofus that this crisis cannot be resolved by the use of force. A sustainable political solution must be found. We continue to read with alarm reports indicating the involvement of Russian troops and materiel in the conflict, and urge both Russia and the pro-Russian separatists to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. We also call on Russia to use its influence, as its representative just told us it has done before, to ensure that pro-Russian separatists fully respect the ceasefire.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“The destruction within the past 24 hours of a major bridge into Luhansk, while no doubt a military objective, also impedes desperately needed humanitarian relief, and that is totally unacceptable. We urge therefore close cooperation among all relevant parties, including the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), to provide urgently needed humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations. It is a particular concern that the conflict continues despite the clear and unequivocal commitments recorded in the Minsk protocol and memorandum. We call on all parties to fully implement their commitments under those agreements, including an immediate and full cessation of all hostilities, with a clear definition of the line of contact between the parties. We also call for the continued release of detainees.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“The recent escalation of violence in Ukraine is a very serious threat to what were at best, even before that escalation, fragile steps towards a peace. The Under-Secretary-General's report that there is a mounting alarm at the situation, particularly the humanitarian situation, is one with which we can only agree. New Zealand therefore continues to be deeply concerned about this conflict, and particularly its implications for core principles of the Charter of the United Nations, such as territorial integrity and the prohibition of the threat or the use of force. The conflict has so far led to an unacceptable loss of life, especially that of civilians. More than 1 million people have been displaced from their homes, and they now face a very harsh winter. Examples of the impact of this tragedy on innocent citizens abound.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“To be effective, solutions and interventions must take account of the unique circumstances of SIDS - which is one of the many reasons why, in 2012, New Zealand endorsed the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States. New Zealand is a long-standing supporter of the concept of inclusive development, and so we welcome this debate and thank you, Madam, for convening it. We support the resulting efforts of this Council to deliver practical, inclusive development initiatives.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Solomon Islands is another example where, after serious unrest in 2003, New Zealand, Australia and other Pacific neighbours worked in partnership through the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands to help restore long-term stability and security. We worked, for example, to ensure the peace and security role of women, which saw the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force becoming one of the best-performing Government agencies in terms of female representation. Small States, particularly small island developing States (SIDS), are overrepresented among countries threatened by fragility and instability. They are also challenged by physical isolation, economies of scale, limited governance structures, limited natural resources and uneven infrastructure, and they are threatened by climate change.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“New Zealand has since worked in partnership with Timor-Leste to strengthen its security sector, including by professionalizing the police force. We also worked with the National Human Rights Institution to ensure respect for human rights, and helped boost private sector activity to support livelihoods and employment options. Today, Timor-Leste has graduated from being a beneficiary ofpeacekeeping to itselfbeing a contributor to United Nations peace operations. Through the Group of Seven Plus, it is a global leader on helping vulnerable States to transition from fragility - a fine example of a beneficiary giving back. Timor-Leste's recent interventions were instrumental in Guinea-Bissau's return to democracy, as highlighted by Ambassador Patriota in his briefing.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“New Zealand's own region has, in recent years, seen countries emerge from conflict, and that has provided valuable lessons about conflict drawdown and highlighted how inclusive approaches are an essential part of a sustainable peace and development programme. Timor-Leste is one such example. In 2006, the international community gravely underestimated the importance of sustained international support, eventually leading to a renewed crisis. Development partners moved quickly to support the Timor-Leste Government as it worked to formulate a strategic plan for development. An early priority, which we very strongly supported, was the process of dialogue as internally displaced people were reintegrated into communities.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Thirdly, more work is required to understand the link between transnational organized crime and terrorism, which, as the statement points out, can undermine the security and stability of States and their prospects for development. When accompanied by efforts to engage local communities and to develop strategies for countering extremism, such an understanding helps tackle the enablers of conflict and terrorism, and reduces the impact when conflict breaks out. New Zealand follows closely and supports the work of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), and in last week's peacebuilding debate (see S/PV.7359) called for a strengthening of the interaction between the Council and the PBC, not least in making better use of the knowledge, experience and analysis of PBC country-configuration Chairs. I repeat that call here today.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“First, if sustainable peace is to become a reality in post-conflict situations, effective work is needed to address the root causes of conflict, which requires that the Council, and the United Nations as a whole, adopt a multidimensional, integrated approach. Secondly, peace agreements and reconciliation must embrace all those with a stake in that peace, particularly the marginalized: women, youths and former combatants. New Zealand therefore welcomes the practice of deploying gender advisers in peacekeeping missions to ensure the inclusion ofwomen in electoral systems, to support their participation in peace processes, and to protect women and girls from sexual violence.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“New Zealand has long believed that inclusive development is central to sustainable peace, so we were pleased to support the adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2015/3 today and welcome its spotlight on measures to address the root causes of conflict, including through strengthening the rule of law, transitional justice, promoting sustainable economic growth and development, good governance, democracy, gender equality and respect for and protection of human rights. New Zealand comes to the Council as a champion of practical approaches and solutions. An example of that practical approach is that we believe that departing United Nations missions should leave behind a strong workforce that can find long-term employment following any mission drawdown. Against that background, let me highlight just three issues on inclusive development.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Madam President, I welcome you to New York - perhaps more correctly, I welcome you back to New York. It is a pleasure to have you presiding over the Council. I wish to also thank the Secretary-General and Ambassador Patriota for their respective briefings, and Ms. Gbowee for her unique perspectives. The Council can only be assisted by those who have actually had to make peace on the ground; hers was a truly valuable contribution.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“In the spirit of that friendship and as an elected member, we will seek and support initiatives for the Council to speak on this issue with a more credible and authoritative voice and to use its legal powers and authorities to engage proactively towards a sustainable Middle East peace. We therefore call on the Security Council to live up to its responsibility to seek an enduring solution to that conflict.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“New Zealand likewise acknowledges that both States comprising the eventual two-State solution will be entitled to sovereignty, to security and to membership of the Organization, and consistent with that view we supported the Palestinian request to become an observer State in the General Assembly. We have told both the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority that New Zealand would positively consider contributing to any third-party presence that secures the sovereignty and security of both States, just as, since 1982 in the Sinai, we have supported the Egyptian-Israeli treaty of peace. New Zealand has strong friendships with Israelis and Palestinians alike.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“If peacemaking is to proceed with reasonable expedition, it might also be appropriate to establish a realistic time frame for completing that process. For the Council to support such a timeline does no more than others have before; Oslo and Annapolis come to mind. New Zealand staunchly supports the existence of the State of Israel and supports its right to defend that existence in accordance with international law, and we accept that security arrangements will be fundamental to any final agreement. We will remain alert to Israel's security concerns.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“New Zealand commits to exploring those options in an effort to inject new momentum into negotiations once elections are concluded in Israel in March. Any resumed negotiations will be no less difficult than before, but at least the Council would be better placed to play its part in moving the process forward, with momentum hopefully maintained through the good offices the United Nations, supported by the Council's authority and by its determination to support a lasting settlement. Against that background, New Zealand supports in principle the idea of a suitably balanced Security Council draft resolution touching on the final status issues, possibly also promoting specific steps to support a resumption of negotiations.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“All ofthatjustifies the Council taking a proactive role in supporting the peacemaking process. This present debate is not the time to promote approaches that might be initiated or supported by the Council. But that time will come very soon. There are a number of possibilities that might at least lend momentum to the negotiations, that might draw on the United Nations legitimacy and convening power, that might also draw on the authority of the Security Council, that might, for example, require that the Secretary General's monthly Middle East report be more specific and more action-oriented. All those are possibilities that could support the parties working with their major stakeholders in reaching an agreement.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“None of that diminishes in any way the ongoing efforts, particularly of the United States, to resolve the issue. United States leadership is essential; it is indispensable. But, as recent events have demonstrated, only the coordinated and focused efforts of the whole of the international community can now bring the momentum that is required. Therefore, while it is for the parties to reach final agreement, the Council can promote and support negotiations. It can legitimize any resulting agreement. And it can use its moral and legal authority and the practical tools at its disposal to shift the dynamics back to productive negotiations. We acknowledge the acute sensitivity of the conflict. We acknowledge the roles of multiple stakeholders. We acknowledge the difficulty both sides have in talking with one another.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“Increased radicalization within some Palestinian communities prompts responses from Israel. All of that means an ever-growing risk to regional and international peace and security. For all those reasons, New Zealand believes that the failure of the Security Council to bring leadership to this issue, at this time, amounts to an abdication of its responsibilities. Arguments that the Council does not have a role or that it cannot add value can no longer bejustified, particularly as other ways to find a solution simply have not succeeded. Indeed, with its primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, if the Council does not have a role in the current circumstances, it is hard to envisage when it might have such a role.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“Both sides need to cease provocations that impede peacemaking, provocations that lead Israelis to face threats to lives and communities from missile and rocket attacks, provocations that led to the devastation most recently wrought upon Gaza in July and August of the past year. Israeli settlement activity also inflames the situation and is now rapidly closing the window of opportunity for a two-State solution. Settlement activity must stop. It is illegal under international law and it is prejudicial to ajust peace. Fifthly, the status quo is unsustainable; doing nothing is simply not viable. More time - time out - will not, by itself, resolve matters. Delay only breeds further hostility. Tensions are rising, driven by a cycle ofviolence and loss ofhope and reducing prospects of a settlement.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“Indeed, the two-State solution is almost universally supported, not least by the parties themselves. New Zealand has therefore supported initiatives towards those ends and particularly acknowledges the recent, unstinting efforts of Secretary Kerry. Thirdly, New Zealand believes the two-State solution should be achieved by a negotiated agreement between the two parties and regrets that currently there are no such negotiations, despite sustained efforts by others, notably the United States. The parties themselves have previously supported and agreed to many of the elements of a peaceful settlement. Fourthly, without a recommitment to negotiations, the prospects for a lasting, two-State solution will further diminish.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“New Zealand therefore believes the Council does not just have a responsibility to remain seized of the issue, but that it should go further and actively promote a just and sustainable long-term peace agreement. Secondly, a two-State solution is the only real basis for an enduring Israeli-Palestinian peace. Although final status issues can be agreed only by the parties, New Zealand believes that a two-State solution should be based on Israel and a Palestinian State existing side by side, in mutually agreed and accepted peace and security, with pre-l967 borders with agreed land swaps, a solution on the status of Jerusalem, mutual recognition, and agreement on security arrangements and refugees. None of those elements will startle anyone. The parameters are well known; most of them, over the years, were supported by the Council.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“I repeat again, Sir, the personal greeting I extended to you yesterday. While, as the Assistant Secretary-General's briefing has sadly made very clear, there are a number of regional issues that deserve consideration by the Security Council. I want to take this, our first, opportunity to outline our position on five points that guide New Zealand's approach to the Middle East peace process. First, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has endured for too long, and its resolution is overdue. It has devastated Palestinians and Israelis alike. It contributes to insecurity and instability in the region and beyond. It is a threat to international peace and security.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“Finally, New Zealand encourages the review team to draw on the peacebuilding work of the Group of Seven Plus, led by Timor-Leste, reflecting insights drawn from decades of peacebuilding practice, and from the unique perspective of the recipients of peacebuilding assistance. Successful peacebuilding helps lay the foundations for sustainable peace. Again, I echo the Deputy Secretary-General's comment that it is core to the work of the Council. The Council has a major stake in ensuring that the United Nations peacebuilding architecture is capable of delivering the results the international community demands and, above all, the very positive results and the very positive outcomes that are so deserved by communities emerging from violent conflict.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“The reconfiguration of the United Nations presence in Timor-Leste preceding the withdrawal of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste in 2012 provided valuable lessons in that regard, so we are pleased to see Timor-Leste included as one of the Panel's case studies. Fifthly, it is time for us to address how we can tangibly strengthen the interaction between the Council and the Peacebuilding Commission. The PBC's work is so intimately linked with ours that more frequent, in-depth interaction is in the best interests of both entities. We would, for example, see value in the Council making much better use of the first-hand knowledge, expertise and analysis of PBC country-configuration Chairs, including their more consistent inclusion in relevant Council consultations.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“In the Pacific, the involvement since 2003 of all 15 members of the Pacific Islands Forum in the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands exemplifies the success of strong regional peacebuilding partnerships. Thirdly, we would urge the Panel to focus its attention on progress made in strengthening the United Nations own capacity for rapid identification and deployment of relevant peacebuilding expertise, not least by drawing on recommendations from the civilian capacity review. Fourthly, careful planning of peacekeeping transitions is essential for building on early peacebuilding gains.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“It is essential that peacebuilding be carefully integrated into broader post-conflict efforts, so we have been very pleased with recent efforts to improve the integration of mandated peacebuilding tasks into the earliest possible phases of mission planning and deployment. Coordination among peacebuilding actors is also important. A thorough assessment of the comparative advantage of all actors in specific situations - including those that are not part of the United Nations system - is key to avoiding duplication and to ensuring that the most capable entity is given the job and can then get on with the job. Secondly, New Zealand supports the Secretary- General's observation concerning the crucial role played by regional actors and neighbouring States.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“We particularly welcome the case-study model that has been endorsed by the Council, and overall we shall be looking for a process that, in due time, sees the Council and the General Assembly adopting recommendations that make a practical difference by better equipping United Nations peacebuilding to prevent relapses into violent conflict. As the review team begins its work, and drawing on New Zealand's experience - not least through participation in United Nations missions in Timor- Leste and others in our region and beyond - I want to offer six very brief thoughts. First, we echo the Secretary- General's call for United Nations peacebuilding work to be more integrated and coherent.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“A robust assessment of lessons learned from countries on the PBC agenda will be important in ensuring that the Panel's findings are underpinned by real-world examples, not least those built on proven linkages among development, human rights and peace and security. It is our view and feeling that it is much more difficult to dispute proven facts, on which the Panel will rely, than it is to argue unproven theory. Facts work; theories are just theories. New Zealand comes to the Council to promote practical approaches and practical solutions, so we attach very real importance to the review.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“This briefing and the presidential statement S/PRST/2015/2 we have just adopted come at the start of a very important year for peacebuilding as the 2015 comprehensive review gets under way. It is central to the work of the Council that we achieve the best possible peacebuilding architecture. The Deputy Secretary-General spoke of that as being core to our operation, so New Zealand encourages the expert panel to be ambitious in its work and in its recommendations. We would also encourage the panel to be mindful of, and where possible to coordinate its activities with, the high-level review of United Nations peace operations, which is proceeding contemporaneously.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“I welcome you, Mr. President, back to New York and thank you for convening this important discussion today. I also thank Ambassador Patriota, not only for his briefing today, but also for his chairmanship of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). We value that very much. Finally, I thank the Deputy Secretary-General for his briefing. We particularly appreciate the fact that the Secretary-General's report not only includes some very useful and illustrative examples of country- specific situations in which particular peacebuilding mechanisms have worked, but also gives us examples of where they have not. That, I think, is the real value as a report such as this.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“The international community needs to work bilaterally and through appropriate forums to help strengthen relevant national capabilities. New Zealand welcomes the proposed strategic review. We hope that it can shed light on how, and in what circumstances, responses that address terrorism and transnational organized crime can be mutually reinforcing, and we hope that it will include concrete options that the Council can consider. We look forward to the opportunity, as a future member, to doing just that. The review should be relevant to the United Nations efforts across a number of areas, including conflict resolution. New Zealand will therefore look for connections between the review and others that are currently ongoing, such as those on peacekeeping and peacebuilding.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“A clear assessment of relevant risks and vulnerabilities is a crucial step in any response, particularly in conflict settings, but those assessments must be ongoing and, as I said earlier, they must be brutally honest. Bilateral and regional coordination and information-sharing are also essential, as are integrated national mechanisms for confronting those threats. The United Nations must play its part by ensuring that relevant entities, not least the Council's subsidiary bodies, take a coordinated and coherent approach to dealing with those challenges. National authorities, in particular police and border control, are at the very front line of addressing terrorist and transnational organized crime, but, for many States - those most affected by those phenomena - such institutions remain weak.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“Once new trends are identified and new measures are agreed, we need to monitor implementation and we must be brutally honest in assessing the effectiveness of What we have decided to do. The illicit activities that help fund terrorism differ from country to country and even between regions. So a one-size-fits-all approach is simply never going to be effective. For example, mineral and diamond smuggling have long been at the heart of conflicts in Africa, although recently, cocaine trafficking has increasingly been playing a role. By contrast, as Germany emphasized a short time ago, in Central Africa, cross-border wildlife poaching may be an increasing factor in conflict dynamics.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“To focus solely on terrorist threats at the expense of the wider context in which terrorists operate is not only outdated, but downright dangerous. The most effective efforts to counter terrorism are those that are well calibrated to the contours of the particular threat. This debate and the strategic review that has been called for are opportunities to refocus our attention on ensuring full implementation of existing foundational tools on counter-terrorism, such as resolution 1373 (2001). Furthermore, we should take this opportunity to ensure that the United Nations overall counter- terrorism architecture, particularly its mechanisms for providing or facilitating assistance, supports that implementation in a way that genuinely responds to contemporary terrorism challenges.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“New Zealand welcomes the firm resolve expressed by Pakistan in response to the atrocity in Peshawar, and I reiterate the comments of sympathy and support that I expressed to the Council three days ago in an earlier debate. I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate. It is an important reminder to the Council and the United Nations more generally that terrorism does not sit in isolation from other threats. In many contexts, terrorism and transnational organized crime are closely linked. Funds provided by criminal enterprises are often the lifeblood of terrorist operations, as is the supply of weapons. We have seen that pernicious relationship in West Africa, South-East Asia and elsewhere.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“It is indicative of our commitment to partnership with the African Union that New Zealand, in partnership with the AU Commission, will launch the next African Union Handbook at the AU Summit in January. The second edition will be in French as well as English. It is a great improvement over the first edition, which was published in January. We hope that Member States will find the Handbook to be a useful resource, in a small but practical way, to contribute to the positive evolution of the partnership between the Security Council and the African Union.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“For that reason, New Zealand is significantly increasing its diplomatic resources to engage both at AU headquarters and in African capitals, and has contributed to recent efforts to support African Union-led responses in Mali, the Central African Republic and Somalia. But in order to support AU and regional efforts in the longer term, solutions must be found to ensure that such missions have more dependable financing mechanisms. The Security Council must be prepared to take bold steps to resolve the funding and capacity issues faced by African-led missions. New Zealand is deeply disappointed by the continued failure to make progress on that matter.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“Those ideas could be helpful to this Council's work, including as part of the AU's wider efforts to transmit its voice to New York. New Zealand is committed to playing its part by working closely next year with the so-called African Three - Angola, Chad and Nigeria - to ensure that Africa's voice is better heard. New Zealand is a strong believer in supporting African leadership in conflict prevention under Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations - efforts that can be carried out continent-wide, particularly in the early stages when regional organizations often have a comparative advantage over the United Nations.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“As Chad has suggested, videoconferencing could be used for those communications. For our part, before New Zealand assumes the Security Council presidency in July, we see value in meeting with members of the AU Peace and Security Council, not least with its Chair for the month of July. Thirdly, there should be constant, ongoing and better-quality information-sharing between the Council and the AU Peace and Security Council, including on emerging crises. We see value in Chad's proposal that African members of the Council might observe meetings of the Peace and Security Council. We also welcome the ideas proposed at last week's high-level seminar on peace and security in Algeria, particularly on finding ways to more closely link African members of the Security Council with the Peace and Security Council.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“As an incoming Security Council member, New Zealand will focus its remarks today on improving the relationship between the Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council Peace and Security Council. In that regard, we offer three practical suggestions. First, the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council should ensure that their annual consultations are in a format that allows for a genuine discussion of issues and a free-flowing, constructive exchange. That would contribute to a deepened understanding of perspectives and greater unity of purpose between the two Councils. Secondly, consultations between the two Councils must not be limited to a once-a-year dialogue. To enable improved coordination on African issues, there must be ongoing conversations, particularly between the two Council Presidents.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“New Zealand joins those who have expressed outrage at the atrocity committed at the Pakistani school over the past 24 hours. It seems that more than 140 young people left their homes in the morning in school uniforms and now lie in caskets. No political creed, no religious creed and no military strategy justifies deliberately killing school children. That is a crime against humanity. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Pakistan. New Zealand has consistently advocated for strengthened cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations, and there is no regional organization where stronger, more meaningful engagement is more important than with the African Union (AU). We therefore thank Chad for convening today's debate and for the useful suggestions in its concept note (S/2014/879, annex).”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“The Council must be not only a reflective but also a decisive body for international decisions regarding terrorism, and New Zealand commits itself to contributing to all such discussions.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“Its best practices and guidelines for countering violent extremism and terrorist fighters and for the adjudication of offences are an excellent resource, and we urge States to contribute to them and use them to guide their work. Terrorism threats also demand that we work together to confront the problem at the political level. Specifically, in that regard, we agree with Guatemala, South Africa and others that we must make progress on a comprehensive convention on international terrorism. New Zealand looks forward to next year's discussion directed towards moving discussions on that topic forward. I thank you again, Mr. President, for calling and convening this debate.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“Shared problems require shared solutions, so New Zealand was very pleased to support the comprehensive approach of resolution 2178 (2014) on foreign terrorist fighters. New Zealand's approach to combating terrorism is based on a coordinated, whole-of-Government response, including working at the grass-roots level to build resilience to radicalization and to recruitment. We also draw on our own domestic experience to support our regional and international partners in countering violent terrorism, and we provide support to counter-terrorism capacity-building efforts through community policing, border control, civil aviation and the detention and reintegration of terrorist detainees. The Global Counter-Terrorism Forum, mentioned by others, facilitates cooperation between States on those issues.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“Like South Africa's representative speaking just before me, New Zealand supports the four-pillar approach in the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy: addressing conditions that spread terrorism, preventing and combating terrorism, counter-terrorism capacity-building and respecting human rights and the rule of law. We also urge States to draw on mechanisms provided by the Council itself, such as the Al-Qaida sanctions regime for stemming the flow of individuals and entities that fund and carry out terrorist acts, and we urge States to share best legislative practices to deal with terrorism-related offences. States must share enforcement and operational information and must increase the effectiveness ofnational, regional and international coordinating mechanisms.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“Their barbarous acts, described yesterday by the High Commissioner for Human Rights as "monstrous" crimes (see S/PV.7314), are well documented and sometimes vividly and provocatively displayed with appalling deliberation. Foreign fighters are further exacerbating the problem as bearers of extremism, often into areas between conflict zones. New Zealand therefore welcomes the resolve of the international coalition with its comprehensive strategy to combat ISIL in Iraq. In the short term, military action to halt ISIL's advance is vital, but long-term solutions will require much more. They will require support for inclusive governance in Iraq, a political solution to Syria's violent stalemate and measures to counter ISIL's narrative of violent extremism. We therefore welcome Iraq's shared commitment to tackle that difficult problem.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate and, in the process, underscoring Australia's prominent leadership on this issue. Without a doubt, terrorism remains an issue of pressing and shared concern. Today's world bears witness to terrorism in its modern form, eschewing borders and authority, propagating indiscriminate violence, and finding refuge and support in fragile States, in vulnerable communities and, as the representative of Kyrgyzstan emphasized much earlier, among the disenfranchised. Terrorism brings real but not insurmountable threats that demand our collective action. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and terrorist entities associated with Al-Qaida bring those threats into sharp relief.”
2014-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7316 (2014) · source
“That means that, in responding to the specific threat posed by ISIL, the international community must take account of the impact on the wider region. Against that background, New Zealand remains committed to offering the utmost political and humanitarian support to the people of Iraq as they face these grave challenges.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“However, within those necessary constraints, we welcome the determination of the United States and of others to address the global threat posed by ISIL and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Iraq. We particularly welcome the support that such an effort has received from regional players, including the Arab States. An effective response must have the support of those of the wider region. If that response is to be enduring, it must recognize their legitimate interests, not least the concern voiced by the United Arab Emirates that ISIL could provide a safe haven for terrorists. In the end, as emphasized earlier by the representatives of Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, the evolution of ISIL must be seen as the result of much broader dynamics and causes that extend beyond Iraq and affect the entire region.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source