NZ is pleased to partner with UN Women for this weekend’s Gender Equality Forum, highlighting the distinctive challenges that can hinder equality in SIDS.
 
🚺 We continue to support gender-responsive work to ensure SIDS’ ongoing path to resilient prosperity.
 
#SIDSGEForum

🇦🇬 Greetings from Antigua where our delegation, led by Amb. Carolyn Schwalger 🇳🇿, is attending SIDS4 Antigua & Barbuda. As co-chair of the Preparatory Committee for the conference with Maldives Mission NY, we look forward to a comprehensive programme focused on unified support of SIDS' sustainable development.

New Zealand welcomes the advisory opinion released overnight by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on states climate change obligations, confirming the duty of all States to cooperate to address climate change 🌏. Read NZs submission here: itlos.org/en/main/cases/…

📢Save the date #SIDS4
Join us for an insighful discussion with:
🌍OECD Development Pilar Garrido
🇵🇹 Camões.IP Ana Fernandes Nuno Sampaio Ana Paula Zacarias
🇺🇳Rabab Fatima UN DESA Li Junhua
🇨🇻 Rui Figueiredo Soares
🇦🇬Walton Aubrey Webson
🇳🇿Carolyn Schwalger 🇳🇿
🇼🇸Fatumanava-o-U.

Our thoughts are with the Government of Iran. Condolences to the family of President Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian and accompanying delegation.

- WP

Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 🌈🏳️‍⚧️

NZ is concerned by recent increases in discrimination and violence against the LGBTI community across the world.

🇳🇿 Amb. Carolyn Schwalger 🇳🇿 proudly joined the LGBTI Core Group to mark #IDAHOBIT2024 .

New Zealand & Costa Rica continue to co-facilitate the informal consultations on the modalities resolution for the High-level Meeting addressing the existential threats posed by sea-level rise, scheduled for September 25, 2024.

Progressing towards actionable solutions! #SLR 🌊

While the UN resolution is a strong statement in support of Palestine’s aspirations and reflects NZ and the international community’s expectations for real progress towards a political solution, achieving statehood must ultimately require serious negotiations between both Israel

This was a finely balanced decision by NZ because while we have had a long-standing position in support of a two-state solution, and view recognition of statehood as a ‘when, not if’ question, our focus continues to be on the needs of the moment.
 
Those needs are for a permanent

NZ’s vote first and foremost reflects the frustration felt by the international community at the endless cycle of violence that continues to beset the region. 
 
We have consistently said that Israel and a future Palestinian state living peacefully side-by-side is the only

The resolution enhances the rights of Palestine to participate in the work of the UN General Assembly while stopping short of admitting Palestine as a full member of the UN.

NZ will make a clear statement to the UN later this morning explaining its vote, indicating that while it

📣 New Zealand voted in favour of a resolution broadening Palestine’s participation at the United Nations General Assembly overnight.

Press release ⬇️

beehive.govt.nz/release/new-ze…

👩‍💻 Small states face challenges in managing ever-changing technologies like AI, outer space and cyber.

We were pleased to participate in today’s Forum of Small States discussion at Intl Peace Institute on how multilateral platforms can support progress and empower communities.

#FOSS #AI

📣 New Zealand is urging both Israel and Hamas to agree to an immediate ceasefire to avoid the further humanitarian catastrophe that military action in Rafah would unleash.

Press release: beehive.govt.nz/release/ceasef…

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A safe, sustainable & confict-free space environment is essential.

NZ, with 35 other States, expressed regret at Russia’s veto on the first-ever #UNSC resolution on outer space which would've contributed to the prevention of an outer space arms race.

🔗 bit.ly/3ULtnZs

Great hosting the Pacific Islands Heads of Mission to the U.S. last week at State! We were proud to discuss strategies for deepening all the great work the United States is doing with our Pacific partners to ensure the region remains free, open, and resilient!

We're saddened by the passing of a stalwart of the global disability community, New Zealander Sir Robert Martin (KNZM). As an elected member on United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons w/ Disabilities, his passionate activism was felt both here & NZ Mission Geneva.

Moe mai I te rangimarie.

Today is #WorldPressFreedomDay 🎙️🗞️📺

🇳🇿NZ is part of the Media Freedom Coalition that advocates for the protection and independence of journalists and media workers globally, and concrete actions to advance international media freedom.

🔗mediafreedomcoalition.org
Media Freedom Coalition

Across the Pacific, communities are grappling with the effects of climate change 🌏. New Zealand is providing #ClimateFinance to support a number of partnerships and programmes that work with our Pacific neighbours to find solutions. Learn more ➡ mfat.govt.nz/en/aid-and-dev…

A special thank you to our military community at the United Nations who come together each year to commemorate #AnzacDay 🌹

We are stronger together 🤝

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