Human Rights

2012

July

• Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women:  Consideration of the report submitted by New Zealand.  Statement by the Minister of Women's Affairs, the Honourable Jo Goodhew,    17 July 2012.

May

• Eleventh session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.  New Zealand's constitutional review process.  Statement by Ms Jane Fletcher, Deputy Director, New Zealand Office of Treaty Settlements,   9 May 2012.
• Eleventh session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.  Statement by Ms Jane Fletcher, Deputy Director, New Zealand Office of Treaty Settlements,   7 May 2012.

March

• The International Day to Commemorate the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.  Remarks by H.E Ambassador Jim McLay,    26 March 2012.

February

• UNGA 66: Report of the Human Rights Council on Syria.  Statement by Bernadette Cavanagh,  Charge d'affaires a.i.,   13 February 2012.

2011

November

• UNGA 66: Report of the UN Human Rights Council.  Statement by H.E Ambassador Jim McLay,   2 November 2011.

 October

• Third Committee: Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  Statement by Ms Bernadette Cavanagh, Charge d'Affaires,   18 October 2011
• Third Committee: Item 66: Indigenous Issues.  Statement by Ms Bernadette Cavanagh, Charge d'Affaures,  17 October 2011.
• Third Committee: Rights of the Child.  Statement by Helen Horsington, First Secretary, Australian Mission, on behalf of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (CANZ),   13 October 2011.
• UNGA 66: Status of Women.  Statement by The Honourable Rona Ambrose, P.C.,M.P on behalf of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (CANZ),  11 October 2011.

2010

December

• Third Committee: Human Rights Day, LGBT Side Event.  Opening statement by H.E. Ambassador Jim McLay,  10 December 2010.
• Third Committee: Statement by H.E. Ambassador Jim McLay during the first informal consultation on the Human Rights Council Review, 1 December 2010.

October

• Third Committee: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Ms Gabriela Knaul. Intervention by Felicity Brown, Advisor,  22 October 2010.
• Third Committee: Item 68(a): Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  Statement by Tara Morton, Second Secretary, on behalf of CANZ,  19 October 2010.
• Third Committee: Item 66(a): Indigenous Issues.  Statement by Tara Morton, Second Secretary,  18 October 2010.

September

• Ministerial Follow-up Forum to the Paris Commitments and Paris Principles on Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups.  Statement by H.E. Ambassador Jim McLay,  27 September 2010.

August

• Disabilities Civil Society Forum: Opening Speech.  Statement by H.E. Ambassador Jim McLay,  31 August 2010.

July

• General Assembly - Agenda Item 48. Resolution on the Rights to Water and Sanitation.  Explanation of Vote by Bernadette Cavanagh, NZ Deputy Permanent Representative,  28 July 2010.

March

• 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Statement by Hon Pansy Wong, Minister of Women's Affairs, New York, 1 March 2010.

2009

October

• UNGA Third Committee, Item 69 b Human Rights Questions. Statement by NZ Permanent Representative Ambassador Jim McLay, 27 October 2009.
• UNGA 64: New Zealand intervention in the Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Statement by NZ Delegate Rachel Taylor, 21 October 2009.
• UNGA Third Committee: Item 69 a Human Rights Instruments, The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Statement by Ms Nicola Hill, Representative of New Zealand on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand, 20th October 2009.
• UNGA 64: Third Committee: Rights of the Child. Statement by Karina Boutin, Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN, on behalf of Canada, Australia and NZ, 15 October 2009.
• UNGA 64: Third Committee: Advancement of Women. Statement by Helen Horsington, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Australia to the UN, on behalf of Canada, Australia and NZ, 13 October 2009.