Ministry Statements & Speeches:
Delivered by New Zealand’s Permanent Representative Lucy Duncan.
Mr President
New Zealand welcomes the distinguished delegation from South Africa.
We commend South Africa for its efforts to combat gender-based violence, including at the highest political level, through the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide.
New Zealand recommends that South Africa:
- Ensures the National Council works with civil society and is equipped with sufficient resources to implement the National Strategic Plan.
- Provides further funding to Statistics South Africa for the collection and analysis of disability data, as a step to support the greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in education and society.
- Continues to give priority attention to the rights of Indigenous Peoples, in particular by recognising and revitalising their languages.
- Continues to address the challenges of food insecurity, rights to resources, landlessness and employment that disproportionately affect Indigenous Khoi-San communities.
We wish South Africa all the best for its review.
Thank you, Mr President.