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first: 2014-04-25
most recent: 2023-10-24
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“We thank Ambassador Oyarzun Marchesi for his briefing in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). New Zealand fully supports the mandate of the Committee. New Zealand joins others in acknowledging the efforts of the P5+1 and Iran in their current negotiations on a comprehensive agreement. New Zealand fully supports that process and hopes that negotiations will be concluded by the agreed deadline. We appreciate the fact that the negotiations are sensitive for the key parties involved, but we trust that those sensitivities will not stand in the way of a comprehensive outcome.”
2015-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7412 (2015) · source
“We commend the transition planning already under way and urge that it continue in a spirit of genuine partnership between MINUSTAH and the Haitian Government. The needs of Haiti must be well understood, as they inevitably change during the transition. Flexibility will be required to ensure that that the people of Haiti can develop their country in accordance with their own priorities and, ultimately, that they have full ownership of their destiny.”
2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source
“Haiti must increasingly assume responsibility for its own security and stability. An inclusive and representative democracy is a precondition to achieving that goal. It is therefore critical that Haiti should hold free and fair elections and restore a functioning legislature. As noted by other Council members, all of Haiti's political actors must do everything possible to ensure that those elections take place promptly, in stable conditions and without violence. Everything must be done to avoid further delays in the electoral process. We urge the international community to stand ready to support that electoral process. Without a well-managed transition process, MINUSTAH's achievements risk coming undone.”
2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source
“We will reflect further on the letter but do wish today to register that we are encouraged by the progress made in strengthening domestic institutions in Haiti, in particular the Haitian National Police (HNP). We look forward to a time when the HNP can assume full responsibility for security and stability in Haiti. But there is much work still to be done. As acknowledged in the Secretary-General's report, the HNP requires more officers and further training. Given the ongoing challenges to law and order and the urgent need to continue developing the HNP's capacity, it is imperative that the full complement of MINUSTAH's police personnel envisaged in the Mission mandate be deployed as soon as possible. This is a priority, particularly given the imminent reduction in MINUSTAH troop numbers. MINUSTAH will not be in Haiti forever.”
2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source
“Until the number and capacity of local police is increased, the ability of the Haitian Government and MINUSTAH to ensure the safety and security of the Haitian people may be tested. That is particularly so with respect to the electoral period scheduled to last for several months later this year. The Security Council must remain open minded, flexible and ready to respond, if necessary, to changes in the security environment. We must also be responsive to the views of countries on the Council's agenda. To that end, we acknowledge President Martelly's letter to the Secretary-General including, among other things, a request for a pause in the recognition of MINUSTAH.”
2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source
“As the situation on the ground evolves, the Mission must adjust accordingly. We must ensure clarity of purpose and have the resolve to consolidate the Mission as and when the Haitian authorities are ready to assume responsibility for Haiti's security. But, as the Council contemplated last year, any reconfiguration of MINUSTAH must be based on a rigorous assessment of the needs on the ground. In that regard, and based on its assessment, particularly from the January visit, we must say that New Zealand is apprehensive about the planned - and already committed - drawdown in the Mission's military component. That military component presently provides a back-up if the national police force is unable to address security concerns, even with the assistance of the MINUSTAH police component.”
2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source
“At the time of its most recent renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), the Security Council emphasized two points: first, that any reconfiguration of the Mission should be guided by facts on the ground; and, secondly, that the Security Council should act at any time to adjust MINUSTAH's mandate if compelled by a change of conditions in Haiti (see S/PV.7262). Both rely on the Council receiving information that enables it to monitor continuously the situation on the ground. We welcome the Secretary- General's recent report (S/2015/157) and the briefing from Special Representative Honore, both of which build on the information gathered during the Council's visit to Haiti earlier this year. MINUSTAH must be fit for purpose.”
2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source
“Given its history, geography, size and experience, the EU has particular advantages and perspectives that it can bring to bear. It is in all of our interests that it should apply all that to building partnerships that prevent the emergence or re-emergence of conflict. In doing so, it will always have the support of New Zealand. That is because a firm belief in more active prevention of conflict under Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter is one of the fundamental reasons why New Zealand sought membership in the Council, and we look forward to working with the European Union in pursuit of that goal.”
2015-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7402 (2015) · source
“In Africa, the EU has demonstrated the value it can add to the Council's work through its long-term commitment in Mali and Somalia, to name but two countries. In the Central African Republic, which the Council will visit this week, an EU force has strongly supported the efforts made by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic and France to stabilize the security situation. That force is about to be replaced by an EU military advisory mission, hopefully foreshadowing the Council's continued engagement with the EU and other stakeholders, so that the people of the Central African Republic can finally see real peace dividends. Looking forward, New Zealand urges the EU to maintain its focus on conflict prevention, working with regional organizations, not least in Africa.”
2015-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7402 (2015) · source
“New Zealand strongly supports the achievement of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran, and we acknowledge the E3+3's constructive role in those complex negotiations. And, as New Zealand told the Council during the January open debate (see S/PV.73 60), the Middle East conflict between Israel and Palestine is an ongoing and serious threat to international peace and security. We believe that the Council has a role to play in bringing the parties to the table, hopefully to negotiate a two-State solution. We acknowledge the EU's considerable efforts towards that same goal. We also applaud the EU's part in the international efforts to manage the humanitarian impact of the Syria crisis, both within Syria and in the wider region.”
2015-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7402 (2015) · source
“The European Union (EU) provides a good example of how regional bodies can interact effectively with the United Nations, but other regional organizations have their own approach. As we know from our experience in the Pacific, the United Nations can support long- term stability only through genuine and respectful engagement with local actors. The EU's role in ensuring peace, stability and prosperity in its own region is well known. With conflict prevention at the very core of its foundation and existence, and its proximity to and links with conflict-beset regions, it is well placed to play a role across the breadth of the Council's agenda. It is not possible to canvass all the possibilities here today, but there are some of particular and recent importance.”
2015-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7402 (2015) · source
“New Zealand, too, welcomes High Representative Mogherini to the Council and thanks her for her briefing. New Zealand is a strong believer in cooperation between the United Nations and regional bodies within the framework of Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter. While we will always assert the primacy of the Council and the unique authority vested in it by the international community, it is clear that local knowledge and perspectives are essential to our shared goal of maintaining international peace and security. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to cooperating with regional organizations. Each has potential to assist in the Council's work, regardless of size or resources.”
2015-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7402 (2015) · source
“We call for all parties to the conflict to ensure safe and unfettered access by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, as provided for under the package of measures for the implementation of the Minks agreements. Those provisions must be respected. We reiterate our call on Russia to use its influence with the separatist groups to comply with what has been agreed. Furthermore, in the absence of mandated reporting from the ground by the Secretary-General, the Special Monitoring Mission is best placed to provide accurate reporting on the implementation of the ceasefire and is an important source of information to enable the Council to remain properly seized of the situation.”
2015-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7391 (2015) · source
“We members of the Council must continue to play our role and our part, including by continuing to apply pressure on the parties to adhere to the commitments made in Minsk, most immediately to observe the ceasefire and withdraw heavy weaponry. By unanimously adopting resolution 2202 (2015), the Security Council sent a strong message that it stands behind the OSCE as it carries out its activities in Ukraine, particularly the monitoring and verification of the ceasefire. It is unacceptable that the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission has not been guaranteed safe, secure passage to certain areas by the separatists, including Debaltseve. Without safety guarantees, it cannot do its job.”
2015-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7391 (2015) · source
“We commend Minister Ivica Dacie, in his capacity as Chairperson-in- Office, for his efforts to strengthen the range ofactivities of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in promoting regional stability and security. We acknowledge that it is a challenging role. As a regional organization, the OSCE has important functions across the full spectrum of the Security Council's mandate - from early warning to conflict prevention, conflict management and conflict resolution and tackling root causes. We strongly support cooperation between the Security Council and the OSCE, not only in immediate crises but in the full range of peace and security issues dealt with by the OSCE. In particular, we commend and support strongly the OSCE's engagement in the situation in Ukraine and its efforts towards finding a peaceful solution.”
2015-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7391 (2015) · source
“We acknowledge the positive steps taken with regard to the latter and encourage attention to addressing the obstacles to returns identified in the Secretary-General's report. We echo the Secretary-General's call for the establishment of a specialist court to try cases arising from the work of the EU Special Investigative Task Force. It is important that the court be - and is seen to be - objective and impartial. Finally, New Zealand encourages further efforts to strengthen rule of law institutions in Kosovo, including through promoting judicial independence and measures to tackle corruption and organized crime.”
2015-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7377 (2015) · source
“We hope that recent security incidents will prove to be isolated events and that the inclusive nature of the Government remains unchanged. We also welcome the announcement of the resumption of high-level talks between Kosovo and Serbia, beginning next week. The EU dialogue is an important mechanism for enabling progress, and we commend Belgrade and Pristina for their positive approach. Maintaining a positive approach will be important to ensure the full implementation and outstanding provisions of the 19 April 2013 agreement. Long-term reconciliation between Kosovo's various communities will require the resolution of the outstanding questions concerning missing persons and further progress on displaced people and facilitating voluntary returns.”
2015-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7377 (2015) · source
“We commend and support the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo and of Special Representative Zarif in facilitating conditions for building cooperative relations between Kosovo's communities and the important ongoing role of regional partners, including the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. We, the Security Council, also need to play our part in those efforts, including through support for a resumption of high-level dialogue between the parties. New Zealand welcomes the formation in December of a new Government and the constitution of the Kosovo Assembly, which brings to an end a lengthy period of political uncertainty. The broad representation of Kosovo's communities in the new coalition Government demonstrates just how far Kosovo has come.”
2015-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7377 (2015) · source
“1 thank Special Representative Farid Zarif for his report, and welcome Deputy Prime Ministers Daeic' and Thaci to today's debate. New Zealand believes long-term stability and security will come from an inclusive and democratic Kosovo that respects the rights and interests of all its citizens. It will come from genuine reconciliation among its various communities and from the maintenance of constructive and cooperative relations between Pristina and Belgrade. The Secretary-General's latest report (8/2015/74) outlines the encouraging progress that continues to be made in all those respects. While the primary responsibility for that lies with the parties themselves, the international community continues to have an important role to play in providing the necessary conditions for progress.”
2015-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7377 (2015) · source
“We must ensure that the international community's response addresses those challenges in an holistic way, so that displacement does not lead to a lifetime of disadvantage and vulnerability, and that their leadership potential and contribution to peace and security can be realized.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“There are worthy examples of this in practice, but the challenge is to ensure that it happens far more regularly. It requires sustained and conscious effort, including the active recruitment, training and promotion of women leaders both in affected communities and at Headquarters, so that they are part of the most senior levels of decision-making. Regional organizations can also play an important role in facilitating the rise of women and girls as agents of change. As we have heard today, the cycle of displacement can often last many years, spanning initial displacement, resettlement and recovery - and, eventually, return. We acknowledge that the challenges that displaced women and girls face are not related merely to immediate protection, but also extend to the consequences for their livelihoods, health care and legal status and rights.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“Incorporating gender indicators into early warning frameworks could be a useful practical step to help identify vulnerabilities as quickly as possible and to target responses. To have a real chance of finding solutions, we should combine that awareness of vulnerability with an equally strong recall of the premises of the agenda on women and peace and security, going back to resolution 1325 (2000) - that is, that women and girls have an important active role to play in preventing and resolving conflict. Sustainable solutions cannot work if women's participation is not addressed with that perspective in mind. That is why we must ensure that women and girls are consulted and listened to at every stage of peacebuilding and programme design. That is the only way we will realize their potential as leaders.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“As other speakers have noted today, the number of displaced people is higher now than at any time since the Second World War. The rise of violent extremism is also raising severe challenges to protection. In the turmoil of conflict and post-conflict situations, displaced women and girls are uniquely exposed to the erosion of protection standards. Traditional community-based frameworks of stability disappear, and the urgency and uncertainty of ongoing violence obscure its long-term consequences for vulnerable groups. The challenges to the protection of displaced women and girls remain acute. Sexual violence in conflict is still a particular vulnerability. There is a need for responses that can address all violations of rights in conflict.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“I thank you for convening this important debate today, Madam President. I would also like to thank this morning's briefers for their thought-provoking presentations. New Zealand welcomes the ongoing development and strengthening of the normative frameworks around the agenda on women and peace and security, made manifest through the various Security Council resolutions adopted over the past decade and a half. The challenge now is to put those concepts into practice, as is the case in other areas of the Council's work. Focusing on the needs of particular groups can shine a light on the implementation gaps that should be addressed. That is why we particularly welcome your initiative, Madam President, in focusing today's debate on displaced women and girls.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“But we must clearly and unequivocally acknowledge that discussion is not enough. The Council must also demonstrate a sustained commitment to specific situations. Only then will we close the gap between rhetoric and reality.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“Yet considerable political sensitivity will remain on the part of Governments and other parties and must be handled with discretion, neutrality and flexibility. Traditional Council working methods are not well adapted to such tasks. In particular, permanent members often dominate the discussion on relevant issues, which can lead to push back and ultimately to inaction. We must also be mindful of the Council's traditional tendency to delegate conflict-prevention to the Secretariat and that the stigma of appearing on the Council's formal agenda keeps some countries from seeking early assistance. The political risks and opportunities associated with prevention will of course differ from case to case, so the prevention tools that might be applied in any situation will often differ as well.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“We must learn from those experiences of how the Council exercises its big picture oversight and acknowledge that a prevention culture must be more a part of its day-to-day work. With the right consultation mechanisms and sufficient resourcing, regional or subregional organizations can play a very significant prevention role. There is now significant experience in effective cooperation in Africa, the Asia-Pacific region and elsewhere. We must also be alert to the political reality that prevention will often give rise to concerns about intervention and sovereignty. Discussing prevention in the abstract can exacerbate such concerns, but in specific cases the parties are often interested in meaningful steps.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“There is, however, no clear record of why that innovative leadership lapsed after Angola left the Council. But the precedent remains. The question at hand is how to recover that will and those practical mechanisms. In recent years, changes to the Council's working methods have made it more difficult to play the preventive role. Relevant tasks have become more pre-programmed, more formal and more concentrated in a few penholders' hands. Innovations, such as horizon-scanning, have been controversial, but we welcome continuing attempts to improve the concept. The prevention gap can be a serious problem in post- conflict situations, even where there is a large-scale United Nations presence. That was demonstrated in 2006 in Timor-Leste, and again more recently in South Sudan and the Central African Republic.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“Resolution 2171 (2014) is a useful reiteration of some important concepts, and we welcome the language concerning human rights, conflict and insecurity. New Zealand welcomes attempts to move from abstract discussion and start considering how it can respond differently and respond better in specific cases. In 2002, the Council established the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa, which was initially quite successful in developing practical conflict prevention methodologies. In 2003 and 2004, under Angola's chairmanship, the Working Group exercised important leadership on conflict prevention in Guinea-Bissau and Burundi. It applied methodologies similar to those now used in the Peacebuilding Commission's country-specific configurations.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate and for initiating work on a resolution on conflict prevention (resolution 2171 (2014)). New Zealand is concerned that the Security Council has been debating conflict prevention as a thematic issue for over a decade. But, too often, conflict prevention has been little more than a thematic vision. The Council has been much less successful in implementing practical conflict prevention outcomes in specific cases. We should recall Kofi Annan's 2006 warning that "[a]n unacceptable gap remains between rhetoric and reality in the area of conflict prevention" (A/60/89], para. 4). That unacceptable gap still exists. New Zealand had hoped that today's debate might be an opportunity to shift the focus to making prevention of conflict a practical reality.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“The upcoming Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, to be held in London in June, provides an important opportunity to grow the political will and identify practical actions while reflecting on some of the concerns raised in the Council today. New Zealand strongly endorses the Secretary- General's and others' call for all parties to conflict responsible for acts of sexual violence to cease that horrendous conduct and to make protection commitments. We also call for the further strengthening and implementation of the protection framework while ensuring that protection is extended to those most vulnerable to conflict-related sexual violence.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“At the national level, effective accountability requires strong domestic laws, institutions and practical mechanisms that actually enable access to justice. We applaud the engagement so far of United Nations actors, in particular the Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict, to support national authorities to achieve accountability. New Zealand encourages the continuation and deepening of that support. New Zealand is one of the 144 countries that endorsed the Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, an initiative of the United Kingdom. The Declaration demonstrated that the political will exists to tackle conflict-related sexual violence.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“Women's protection advisers play a critical role in prevention and response, and New Zealand calls for more advisers to be deployed to the relevant missions. Consideration should also be given to ensuring adequate deployment of child protection advisers, reflecting the fact that young people are often victims. Effective accountability is vital to hold perpetrators to account, to ensure recognition for victims and to deter future crimes. We acknowledge the important work done by international tribunals and the International Criminal Court in strengthening international law on sexual violence. The focus the Council has paid to accountability in resolution 2106 (2013) was welcome, and we must continue that trend by ensuring that accountability and access to justice are part of all our conversations about conflict-related sexual violence.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“That will also require coordination and information-sharing across United Nations activities. We strongly encourage the ongoing training of United Nations peacekeepers to protect populations from sexual violence. Peacekeepers can provide a strong line of prevention and response, both in terms of recognizing early warning signs and reporting them, as well as addressing appropriately instances where sexual violence has occurred. Good quality training that is comprehensive and contextual should ensure that peacekeepers are able to recognize and respond to those most vulnerable to sexual violence. That includes, for example, persons with disabilities who have a heightened risk of sexual violence but often face challenges to both prevent and report sexual violence.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“If lasting progress is to be made, then we must focus on preventing conflict-related sexual violence from occurring in the first place by dealing with root causes. That requires national Governments, supported by the United Nations, to emphasize better education at all levels within communities - from schools to health centres to the military - in order to help shift social attitudes and improve understanding of sexual violence. The Security Council must ensure that there is an ongoing systematic focus on prevention, including in all the relevant country-specific resolutions, in peacekeeping mandate authorizations and renewals, and in special political missions. Ensuring strong monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements will help to identify situations of risk early so that they can be addressed.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“The Secretary-General's report (S/2014/l81) on conflict-related sexual violence is sobering; it illustrates the scale and severity of the challenges that remain. It is clear that political commitments need to translate into concrete actions on the ground. The international community must address the use of sexual violence to intimidate and maintain social control, reprisals against those who report crimes, the targeting of children and the lack of access to justice, as well as many other difficult challenges. In the face of those challenges, what can be done? First and foremost, national Governments themselves must show leadership. As an international community, we must support efforts by national Governments and by other actors, including civil society. The Security Council must also continue to focus on the issue.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“New Zealand wishes to express its appreciation to the Secretary- General, Special Representative Bangura and Ms. Misaka for their statements. We also thank the delegation of Nigeria for convening this debate today. It is important that the Council continues to state, in the clearest possible terms, that conflict-related sexual violence will not be tolerated and that it makes all efforts to give those words effect. We have seen some significant steps forward since the Council last convened an open debate to consider this issue in 2013 (see S/PV.7044), including the adoption of resolution 2106 (2013). Over the past year, we have also welcomed specific commitments made by a number of countries to combat sexual violence in armed conflict.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source