Statements to the UNSC

Read New Zealand's statements delivered to the Security Council from 2015 to 2016.

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2015	Statement	Subject
15 January	UN Security Council Open Debate: Middle East	Israel/Palestine
23 February	UN Security Council Open Debate: Maintenance of International Peace and Security	Security Council
24 February	UN Security Council: Brief: Briefing by the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	Europe
26 February	New Zealand Statement on Syria (Humanitarian)	Syria
6 March	Briefing: Ukraine	Ukraine
16 March	The situation in Afghanistan	Afghanistan
25 March	UN Security Council Open Debate: Children and Armed Conflict	Children/Armed conflict
30 March	UN Security Council: Debate: Implementation of the note by the President of the Security Council (S/2010/507)	Security Council
29 May	UN Security Council: Brief: Threats to International Peace and Security caused by Terrorist Acts	Counter-terrorism
5 June	Ukraine briefing	Ukraine
16 June	UN Security Council: Brief: Briefings by Chairs of subsidiary bodies of the Security Council	Security Council
17 June	UN Security Council: Brief: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations	Peacekeeping
22 June	UN Security Council Debate: The Situation in Afghanistan	Afghanistan
25 June	UN Security Council: Open Debate: Post-conflict Peacebuilding	Peacekeeping
29 June	UN Security Council: Prosecutor on International Criminal Court briefing on Darfur, Sudan	Sudan
30 June	UN Security Council - June wrap-up session	Security Council
8 July	UN Security Council Briefing: Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia & Herzegovina
20 August	Security Sector Reform (SSR) in the Security Council	Security Council
31 August	UN Security Council: August Wrap-Up Session	Security Council
17 September	UN Security Council Debate: The Situation in Afghanistan	Afghanistan
22 October	UN Security Council Open Debate on the situation in the Middle East	Middle East
23 October	UN Security Council: Open Debate: The Situation in Somalia	Somalia
27 October	UN Security Council: Brief: Threats to International Peace and Security caused by Terrorist Acts	Counter-terrorism
5 November	UN Security Council: Open Debate: The Situation in Libya	Libya
10 November	UN Security Council Debate: The Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia & Herzegovina
13 November	UN Security Council: Brief: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations	Peacekeeping
16 November	UN Security Council: Briefing: The Situation in the Middle East; Syria Humanitarian	Middle East/Syria
17 November	UN Security Council: Open Debate: Maintenance of International Peace and Security and Conflict Prevention	Security Council
18 November	Open Debate: Security, development and the root causes of conflict	Security Council
19 November	UN Security Council Briefing: UNMIK	Kosovo
20 November	UN Security Council: Debate: Threats to International Peace and Security caused by Terrorist Acts	Counter-terrorism
20 November	Briefing on the Secretary-General’s Report: The Future of United Nations Peace Operations	Peacekeeping
30 November	Debate: The Situation in Afghanistan	Afghanistan
9 December	UNSC debate on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia	Rwanda/former Yugoslavia
10 December	UN Security Council: Brief: DPRK	North Korea
11 December	UN Security Council: Open Debate: Ukraine	Ukraine
15 December	UN Security Council: Prosecutor of International Criminal Court briefing on Darfur, Sudan	Sudan
15 December	UN Security Council: Non-proliferation Briefing by the Chair of the 1737 Committee(external link)	Non-proliferation
16 December	UN Security Council: Trafficking in Persons in Situation of Conflict	People-trafficking
17 December	UN Security Council: Threats to International Peace and Security caused by Terrorist Acts(external link)	Counter-terrorism
18 December	United Nations Security Council Briefing on the Middle East - Syria	Middle East/Syria
22 December	UN Security Council Briefing: 1540 Committee	Weapons of mass destruction
22 December	United Nations Security Council Briefing: The situation in Yemen	Yemen

2016	Statement	Subject
19 January	New Zealand Statement: Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Besieged Areas in Syria	Syria
25 January	UN Security Council: Explanation of Vote at the adoption of Resolution 2261 on Colombia	Columbia
26 January	UNSC Middle East Open Debate	Middle East
11 February	UN Security Council: January Wrap-up Session	Security Council
11 February	UN Security Council Debate: Working Methods	Security Council
15 February	UN Security Council: Open debate: The situation in the Middle East (Syria)	Middle East/Syria
15 February	UN Security Council open debate: Respect for the principles and purpose of the Charter of the United Nations	Security Council
18 February	UN Security Council: Somalia/Eritrea 751/1907 Committee Briefing	Somalia/Eritrea
26 February	UN Security Council: Debate: The Council's Working Methods	Security Council
26 February	UN Security Council: Syria Political	Syria
29 February	UN Security Council Briefing from Chair-in-Office of OSCE	Peace and Security/Europe
29 February	UN Security Council Briefing: UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo	Kosovo
2 March	UN Security Council - Non-proliferation/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	Non-proliferation/DPRK
10 March	United Nations peacekeeping operations - Sexual exploitation and abuse	Peacekeeping
11 March	UN Security Council adoption of resolution 2272 on sexual exploitation and abuse in UN peacekeeping operations	Peacekeeping
15 March	UN Security Council: The Situation in Afghanistan	Afghanistan
17 March	UN Security Council debate: MINUSTAH	Haiti
21 March	UN Security Council: Open Debate on Prevention and resolution of conflicts in the Great Lakes region	Africa/Rwana
28 March	UN Security Council Open Debate: Role of women in prevention and resolution of conflicts in Africa	Africa
14 April	UN Security Council Open Debate: Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts	Counter-terrorism
19 April	United Nations Security Council: The Situation in Somalia	Somalia
25 April	UNSC Open Debate: Peace Consolidation in West Africa - Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea in the Gulf of Guinea	Africa
28 April	UN Security Council: The situation concerning Western Sahara	Africa/Western Sahara
28 April	UN Security Council Briefing: Ukraine	Ukraine
3 May	United Nations Security Council Briefing: Healthcare in Armed Conflict	Security Council
4 May	United Nations Security Council Briefings by Chairs of subsidiary bodies	Security Council
4 May	United Nations Security Council Briefing: The situation in the Middle East (Syria)	Middle East/Syria
5 May	UN Security Council Debate: The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia & Herzegovina
10 May	General Assembly: UN, Peace and Security	Peace and security
24 May	UN Security Council Open Debate on the United Nations-African Union peace and security cooperation: Chapter VIII application and the future of the African Peace and Security Architecture	Africa
26 May	UN Security Council Briefing: Peace and Security in Africa: challenges in the Sahel Region	Africa/Sahel
8 June	United Nations Security Council debate: The work of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia and the Mechanism	Rwanda/former Yugoslavia
10 June	United Nations Security Council open debate: Peacekeeping and protection of civilians	Peacekeeping
21 June	UN Security Council: Open briefing: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)	Afghanistan
29 June	UN Security Council: Debate: The situation in the Middle East (UNDOF)	Middle East
29 June	UNSC: Explanation of Vote UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) mandate renewal	Mali
12 June	UN Security Council Open Debate: Middle East	Middle East
13 July	Comprehensive Review of Security Council Resolution 1540	Weapons of mass destruction
18 July	UN Security Council: Briefing: Non-proliferation	Non-proliferation
19 July	Open Debate on Security Council Working Methods	Security Council
25 July	UN Security Council: Syria Humanitarian	Syria
27 July	UN Security Council: Lake Chad	Africa/Lake Chad
28 July	UN Security Council Open Debate: Post-conflict Peacebuilding in Africa	Africa
29 July	UN Security Council: Debate: The situation in Burundi	Burundi
2 August	UN Security Council Open Debate: Children and Armed Conflict	Children/Armed conflict
12 August	UN Security Council: UNMISS Adoption \| New Zealand Explanation of Vote	Africa/South Sudan
22 August	UN Security Council: Syria Meeting	Syria
31 August	UN Security Council: Debate: Conflict Prevention and the Council's Working Methods	Security Council
2 September	UN Security Council: “Wrap-up” session	Security Council
13 September	UN Security Council Statement after the Vote: Colombia adoption	Colombia
14 September	UN Security Council Quarterly Debate on Afghanistan	Afghanistan
16 September	UN Security Council: The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question	Middle East/Palestine
21 September	United Nations Security Council: The Situation in the Middle East - Syria	Middle East/Syria
22 September	UN Security Council Ministerial-Level Meeting on Aviation Security and Terrorism	Aviation security/Counter-terrorism
23 September	UN Security Council: Statement after the vote, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty	Weapons of mass destruction
25 September	UN Security Council: Open Debate: The Situation in the Middle East (Syria)	Middle East/Syria
27 September	UN Security Council: The Situation in the Middle East	Middle East
8 October	Reply to comments by the Permanent Representative of Syria	Syria
8 October	UN Security Council: Syria	Syria
8 October	UN Security Council: Syria	Syria
11 October	UN Security Council:Debate: Haiti	Haiti
19 October	UN Security Council: Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East	Middle East
26 October	UN Security Council: Open Debate: The Situation in the Middle East (Syria)	Middle East
26 October	UN Security Council Open Debate: Women Peace and Security	Women/Peace & security
28 October	UN Security Council Debate: Cooperation between UN and regional and sub-regional organisations in maintaining international peace and security: CSTO, SCO, CIS	Security Council
31 October	UN Security Council: Briefing on the Middle East - Yemen	Middle East/Yemen
7 November	UN Security Council: Open Debate: Maintenance of International Peace and Security	Security Council
7 November	UN Security Council: Open Debate On Peace Operations Facing Asymmetrical Threats	Security Council
8 November	UN Security Council: Debate on the Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia & Herzegovina
10 November	UN Security Council: Debate: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations	Peacekeeping
16 November	UN Security Council: Kosovo Briefing	Kosovo
17 November	UN Security Council: Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organisations in maintaining international peace and security (Organization of Islamic Cooperation)(external link)	Peace & security
17 November	UN Security Council: Briefing UNMISS (South Sudan)	Sudan
18 November	UN Security Council: Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and sub-regional organizations in maintaining international peace and security	Peace & security
21 November	UN Security Council: Open Debate: The Situation in the Middle East (Syria)	Middle East/Syria
22 November	UN Security Council: Open Debate on Water, Peace and Security	Peace & security
23 November	UN Security Council: Syria Humanitarian Briefing	Syria
30 November	UN Security Council: Debate: Non-proliferation / DPRK	Non-proliferation/DPRK
30 November	Explanation of Vote - Non Proliferation/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	Non-proliferation/DPRK
30 November	UN Security Council - The Situation in the Middle East - Syria	Middle East/Syria
5 December	UN Security Council: The situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO)	Africa/DRoC
8 December	UN Security Council: Open Debate: Former Yugoslavia	Former Yugoslavia
9 December	UN Security Council: Debate: The Situation in the DPRK	DPRK
10 December	UN Security Council Briefing: The Situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	DPRK
12 December	UN Security Council: Open Debate: Threats to International Peace and Security caused by Terrorist Acts	Counter-terrorism
12 December	UN Security Council: Brief: TIPS, International Judicial Cooperation in countering terrorism	Counter-terrorism
13 December	UN Security Council: Open Debate: Sudan and South Sudan	Africa/Sudan
13 December	Briefing: The situation in the Middle East: Aleppo, Syria	Middle East/Syria
16 December	Explanation of vote:UN Security Council: Adoption of the resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)	Africa/Sudan
16 December	UN Security Council Open Debate: Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Preventing catastrophe: A global agenda for stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by non-State actors	Non-proliferation/Weapons of mass destruction
17 December	UN Security Council: The Situation in the Middle East including the Palestinian question	Middle East/Palestine
19 December	UN Security Council Debate: UNAMA	Afghanistan
19 December	UN Security Council: Briefings by Chairs of subsidiary bodies of the Security Council	Security Council
20 December	UN Security Council: Open Debate: Maintenance of International Peace and Security	Security Council
23 December	UN Security Council: The Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question	Middle East/Palestine
23 December	UN Security Council: The Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question	Middle East/Palestine
23 December	UN Security Council: Liberia (UNMIL)	Liberia
23 December	UN Security Council: The situation in the Middle East (Syria Humanitarian)	Middle East/Syria
23 December	Action on the Resolution on Arms Embargo and targeted Sanctions on South Sudan	Sudan
31 December	UN Security Council: Syria - Explanation of vote on the adoption of Resolution 2336	Syria