Disarmament and International Security

2012

October

• 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly: First Committee - Thematic Debate: Nuclear Weapons.  Statement by Ms Deborah Panckhurst,  Head of the Disarmament and Arms Control Unit, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
• 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly: First Committee - General Statement.   Delivered by H.E Dell Higgie, Ambassador for Disarmament,    9 October 2012.
• Prohibition of Chemical Weapons: High Level Meeting - " Fifteen years of the Chemical Weapons Convention: Celebrating success. Committing to the future".  Statement by H.E Jim McLay,  New Zealand Permanent Representative,  1 October 2012.

September

• Informal Meeting of the General Assembly to mark the Observance of the International Day against Nuclear Tests - The  Role of the United Nations in Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Prolifieration.  Panel comments by H.E Jim McLay, New Zealand Permanent Representative,   6 September 2012.
• Informal interactive dialogue on the "Report of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect: Time and decisive response."  Statement by H.E Jim McLay, New Zealand Permanent Representative,   5 September 2012.

July

• Open Debate on Post-Conflict Peacebuilding.  Statement by Juliet Hay, New Zealand Charge d'affaires, a.i ,    12 July 2012.
• United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty 2-27 July 2012.  Statement by H.E Dell Higgie, Ambassador for Disarmament,    3 July 2012.

June

• UNGA - Item 119:  The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.  Statement by H.E Jim McLay,   New Zealand Permanent Representative,   29 June 2012.
• Opening comments UNLIREC Expert Roundtable Combating Illicit Trafficking in Small Arms and Light Weapons through Strengthening Border Controls.  Statement by H.E Jim McLay, New Zealand Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations,    21 June 2012.

 April

• Open Debate on Threats to International Peace and Security: Securing Borders Against Illicit Flows.   Statement by H.E Jim McLay, New Zealand Permanent Representative,    25 April 2012.

March

• PrepCom for the UN Conference to Review implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its Aspects.   Statement by Mr Anthony Simpson, First Secretary,  19 March 2012.

2011

December

• Strengthening the United Nations System: Report of the Secretary General (Civilian Capacity in the Aftermass of Conflict).  Statement by H.E Jim McLay, NZ Ambassador and Permanent Representative,   2 December 2011.

October

• UNGA66: First Committee: Conventional Weapons.  Statement by Dell Higgie, NZ Ambassador for Disarmament,   18 October 2011.
• UNGA66: First Commitee: Cluster Nuclear Weapons - De-alerting.  Statement by H.E Mr Alexandre Fasel,  Permanent Representative of Switzerland on behalf of New Zealand, Chile, Nigeria, Switzerland and Malaysia,  13 October 2011.
• UNGA66: First Committee: Nuclear Weapons.  Statement by Dell Higgie, NZ Ambassador for Disarmament,  on behalf of the New Agenda Coalition,   13 October 2011.
• UNGA66: First Committee: General Debate.   Statement by Dell Higgie, NZ Ambassador for Disarmament,  on behalf of the New Agenda Coalition,  3 October 2011.
• UNGA66: First Committee: General Debate.  Statement by Dell Higgie,  NZ Ambassador for Disarmament,  4 October 2011.

2010

October

• UNGA65: First Committee: Conventional Weapons.  Statement by Dell Higgie, NZ Ambassador for Disarmament,  19 October 2010.
• UNGA65: First Committee: Disarmament Machinery.  Statement by Dell Higgie, NZ Ambassador for Disarmament,  18 October 2010.
• First Committee, General Debate.  Statement by Dell Higgie, NZ Ambassador for Disarmament,  5 October 2010.
• First Committee, General Debate.  Statement delivered by Alison Kelly, Permanent Mission of Ireland on behalf of New Agenda Coalition,  4 October 2010.

May

• New Zealand General Debate Statement - 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.  Statement by Hon Georgina te Heuheu, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control,  4 May 2010.
• De-alerting group General Debate Statement - 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.  Statement by Hon Georgina te Heuheu, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control on behalf of Chile, Malaysia, Nigeria, Switzerland and New Zealand,  4 May 2010.

March

• United Nations Security Council: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding - A Comprehensive Peacebuilding Strategy to prevent the Recurrence of Conflict. Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative Kirsty Graham, 16 March 2010 
   

2009

October

• United Nations General Assembly, Sixty fourth Session, First Committee, L.4: The Risk of Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East, Explanation of Vote. Statement by Raylene Liufalani, First Secretary, 29 October 2009.
• CANZ EOV - Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation. Statement given by a Sarah de Zoeten of Australia, 28 October 2009.
• UNGA64: First Committee, Thematic Debate: Conventional Weapons. Statement by Dell Higgie Ambassador for Disarmament, 20 October 2009.
• UNGA 64: First Committee, Thematic Debate: Nuclear Weapons. Statement by Dell Higgie, Ambassador for Disarmament, 14 October 2009.
• UNGA 64: First Committee, General Debate. Statement by Dell Higgie, Ambassador for Disarmament, 7 October 2009.