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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade representatives regularly make speeches to a range of international organisations, primarily the United Nations. The speeches are arranged by date with the most recent first. The subject of the speech and the organisation addressed is contained in the link to the speech.
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60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Statement by New Zealand Permanent Representative, Don MacKay, Geneva more
Human Rights Council: Universal Periodic Working Group Third Session: Tuvalu New Zealand statement. more
60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Speech made on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand by the Permanent Representative of Canada, John McNee. more
United Nations Security Council: Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts. Statement by the New Zealand Permanent Representative: H.E. Rosemary Banks. more
Human Rights Council (Eighth Special Session): Democratic Republic of Congo New Zealand statement more
UNGA 63: Third Committee: Rights of the Child: Statement by Nicky Hill, NZ Representative more
UNGA 63: Third Committee: Item 62b - Racism: Explanation of vote by Amy Laurenson, NZ Representative on behalf of Norway and New Zealand. more
UNGA 63: Third Committee: Item 63b - Rights of the Child: Explanation of Position on the Omnibus Resolution on the Rights of the Child. Statement by Svein Michelson, Norwegian Representative on behalf of Norway, New Zealand and Switzerland. more
UNGA 63: Third Committee: Report of the Human Rights Council Explanation of Vote on behalf of Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and New Zealand more
UNGA 63: Third Committee: The situation of human rights in Myanmar: Statement by Nicola Hill, NZ Representative. more
UNGA 63: Third Committee: Item 58: Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural rights. Statement by New Zealand. more
UNGA Third Committee: Introduction of the Resolution on the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Statement by Nicola Hill on behalf of cosponsors of the resolution. more
United Nations General Assembly, 63rd session, Agenda item 17: The situation in Afghanistan. Statement by H.E Rosemary Banks, Permanent Representative. more
United Nations General Assembly, Sixty-Third Session, Agenda Item 68 (a): Strengthening of the Coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations. Statement by Kirsty Graham, Deputy Permanent Representative. more
UNGA63 Plenary, Item 58, Report of the Human Rights Council. Statement by H.E Rosemary Banks, Permanent Representative. more
United Nations General Assembly Sixty-Third Session, Item 114 (s): Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Island Forum. Statement by H.E. Rosemary Banks on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum Group. more
United Nations General Assembly, Sixty-third session, Sixth Committee. Item 75: The report of the International Law Commission on the work of its sixtieth session: Chapters IX (Protection of persons in the Event of Disasters), X (Immunity of State officials from Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction), and XI (The Obligation to Extradite or Prosecute). Statement by Mr. Tom Kennedy more
United Nations General Assembly Sixty-third session, Sixth committee. Item 75: The report of the International Law Commission on the work of its sixtieth session: Chapters VI (Reservations to Treaties), VII (Responsibility of International Organizations), and VIII (Expulsion of Aliens). Statement by Mr. Scott Sheehan more
UNGA Third Committee, Item 64 (b, c, e) Human Rights Statement by the Permanent Representative of New Zealand, HE Rosemary Banks. more
UNGA 63: Third Committee, Climate Change and Human Rights Statement by HE Robert Aisi, Papua New Guinea Permanent Representative, on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forummore
UNGA Third Committee, Item 67 e Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Statement by New Zealand on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand. more
United Nations General Assembly, Sixty-third session, Sixth Committee. Item 75: The report of the International Law Commission on the work of its sixtieth session: Chapter 1 – III & XII (Introduction, other decisions and conclusions of the Commission), IV (Shared Natural Resources), and V (Effects of armed conflicts on treaties). Statement by Mr. Scott Sheehan more
First Committee, Conventional Weapons Statement by Joan Mosley, Senior Negotiator for Disarmamentmore
UNGA Third Committee, Item 64 Indigenous Issues. Statement by Ms Nicola Hill, Representative of New Zealand more
United Nations General Assembly, Sixty-third session, Sixth Committee, Item 74: Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its Forty-first session. Statement by Mr. Scott Sheehan more
Third Committee, The rights of the child. Statement by Ms Lara Nassau First Secretary Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations more
First Committee, Nuclear Weapons. Statement by Don MacKay Ambassador for Disarmament more
63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly: Third Committee. Item 56: Advancement of Women Maternal Health and Human Rights. Statement by H.E. Rosemary Banks New Zealand on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum more
Report of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994. Item 68: Report of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991. Statement by Ms Rosemary Banks, Permanent Representative more
United Nations General Assembly Sixty-third session, Sixth committee. Item 68: The Rule of Law at the International and National levels. First statement by Andrew Williams more
United Nations General Assembly Sixty-third session, Sixth committee. Item 68: The Rule of Law at the International and National levels. Second statement by Andrew Williams more
Joint Statement on Zimbabwe by the Governments of Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZ statement) more
United Nations General Assembly Sixty-Third Session Item: Report of the International Audit Advisory Committee. Statement by Paul Ballantyne on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand more
United Nations General Assembly Sixty-Third Session: First Committee General Debate. Statement By Don Mackay Ambassador For Disarmament more
United Nations General Assembly Sixty-Third Session. Statement by the New Zealand Permanent Representative, H.E. Rosemary Banks more
High Level Event on the Millennium Development Goals, Round table No 3: Environmental Sustainability: Statement by Hon Phil Goff Minister of Trade and Disarmament and Arms Control 25 September 2008 more
Human Rights Council (Ninth Regular Session): Item 10: Interactive dialogue on Somalia: NZ statement, 23 September 2008 more
Agricultural Trade - New markets on the horizon. Speech by Wade Armstrong, Acting Deputy Secretary (External Economic & Trade Policy) - 18 September 2008 more
Human Rights Council (Ninth Regular Session): Item 7: Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories: NZ statement, 18 September 2008 more
Human Rights Council (Ninth Regular Session: Item 3: Women's Rights: Maternal Mortality: Statement by NZ, 15 September 2008 more
Human Rights Council (Ninth Regular Session): Renewal of the mandate on Cambodia: NZ statement, 15 September 2008 more
Human Rights Council (Ninth Regular Sesion): Item 4: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Sudan: NZ statement, 15 September 2008 more
Human Rights Council (Ninth Regular Session): Item 8: Integration of a Gender Perspective in the work of the Human Rights Council: NZ statement, 11 September 2008 more
Human Rights Council (Ninth Regular Session): Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Fundamental Freedoms and Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples: NZ statement, 9 September 2008 more
Human Rights Council (Ninth Regular Session): Item 2: High Commissoner's Update: Statement by NZ Permanent Representative, HE Mr Don MacKay, 9 September 2008 more
System Wide Coherence Gender consultations. Statement by Canadian Permanent Representative John McNee, on behalf of Australia, New Zealand and Canada more
United Nations General Assembly: The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Statement by the New Zealand Deputy Permanent Representative, Kirsty Graham more
United Nations Security Council: Implementation of the Note by the President of the Security Council. Statement by Kirsty Graham, Deputy Permanent Representative more
United Nations Security Council: The Situation In Timor-Leste. Statement by Kirsty Graham, Deputy Permanent Representative more
ECOSOC Substantive session of 2008: Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations more
United Nations General Assembly: Plenary meeting on the global food and energy crisis. Statement by the New Zealand Permanent Representative, H.E. Rosemary Banks more
United Nations Security Council: Children and armed conflict. Statement by the New Zealand Permanent Representative, H.E. Rosemary Banks more
United Nations Security Council: Women and Peace and Security. Statement by Kirsty Graham, Deputy Permanent Representative more
United Nations General Assembly: Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related to the Security Council. Statement by the New Zealand Permanent Representative, H.E. Rosemary Banks more
System Wide Coherence Gender consultations. Statement by HE Ms Frances Lisson, Charge d'Affaires of Australia to the UN on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand more
United Nations General Assembly: High-level meeting on a comprehensive review of the progress achieved in realising the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. Statement by Hon Trevor Mallard more
Iran – New Zealand economic consultation held in Wellington, New Zealand. Joint Statement by Iranian and New Zealand Foreign Ministries more
ECOSOC - Special meeting on the global food crisis. Statement by the New Zealand Permanent Representative, H.E. Ms Rosemary Banks more
Item 140 and 147. Financing of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste. Statement by Ms Edwina Stevens, First Secretary Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and Australia more
United Nations Security Council: Post-conflict peacebuilding. Statement by H.E. Ms Rosemary Banks, Permanent Representative of New Zealand more
United Nations General Assembly Sixty-Second Session: Item: Improving the Financial Situation of the United Nations. Statement by Phillip Taula on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand more
System Wide Coherence Gender consultations. Statement by NZ Permanent Representative, HE Rosemary Banks, on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand more
Economic and Social Council,Commission on Sustainable Development, Sixteenth Session, High Level Segment: 'The Way Forward'. Statement by Mrs Jan Henderson, Director, Environment Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand more
United Nations - Commemorative Event for the Entry into Force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol: From Concept to Reality. Statement by H.E. Rosemary Banks, New Zealand Permanent Representative more
Economic and Social Council, Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), Sixteenth Session, SIDS Day. Statement by Ms Jan Henderson, Director, Environment Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade more
United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, Sixteenth Session, Opening Session. Statement by Ms. Penny Race, Environment Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (PDF 18KB) more
Seventh Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Agenda Item 4: Implementation of the UN Millennium Development Goals through the Maori Potential Approach. Statement by Pauline Kingi CNZM, Te Puni Kokiri – Ministry of Maori Development more
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (7th Session): Discussion on Indigenous Languages. Statement by Lucy Te Moana, Te Puni Kokiri more
Seventh Session of the United Nations, Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Discussion on the Pacific. Statement by Kirsty Graham, Deputy Permanent Representative more
United Nations GA session 62: Informal review session of the General Assembly on Chapter IV of the Monterrey Consensus, "Increasing international financial and technical cooperation for development". Statement by Vicki Poole, Deputy Director, Global Group, NZ Agency for International Development, On behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZ) more
United Nations General Assembly Session 62 - Informal review session of the General Assembly on Chapter IV of the Monterrey Consensus, “Increasing international financial and technical cooperation for development” - Statement by Vicki Poole Deputy Director, Global Group, NZ Agency for International Development On behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZ) more
United Nations General Assembly Sixty-Second Session, Informal Thematic Debate of the General Assembly: “Toward a common understanding on management reform”. Statement by H.E. Ambassador Rosemary Banks on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand more
New Zealand intervention in the Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the independent expert appointed by the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in Somalia more
Human Rights Council (Geneva): 7th session: New Zealand statement on Sudan more
Human Rights Council: 7th session: Item 3: General Debate: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development more
Human Rights Council: 7th session: NZ/Canada statement: Item 3: Interactive dialogue: Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences more
Human Rights Council: 7th Session: Item 4: Human Rights situations that require the Council's attention: General debate more
Human Rights Council: 7th session: Item 3: Interactive dialogue: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression more
United Nations General Assembly Fifth Committee, Item: Human Resources. Statement by H.E Ambassador Rosemary Banks on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand more
52nd Commission on the status of women. Follow-up to the fourth world conference on women, with a focus on financing for gender equality. Statement by the New Zealand Representative, Ms Sonya Rimene more
United Nations Security Council: The Situation in Timor-Leste. Statement by the New Zealand Permanent Representative, HE Rosemary Banks more
