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The United Nations World Summit, 14-16 September 2005, was the largest gathering of its kind, involving Heads of State and Government, and Ministers from over 170 Member States. Since the Secretary-General launched his UN reform initiative in 2003, hopes had been high that the Summit would be an historic opportunity for Member States to commit themselves to a renewal of the organisation, and to more rapid progress towards achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
There were positive outcomes in many of New Zealand’s priority areas - development; establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission; progress toward a Human Rights Council; recognition of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) concept; management and secretariat reform; and a reflection of the interests of small island developing states. We were disappointed, however, that it was not possible to include language on disarmament and non-proliferation in the outcome document.
A United Nations High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development (UN HLD) was held in New York from 14-15 September 2006. The purpose of the UN HLD was to discuss the multidimensional aspects of international migration and development in order to identify appropriate strategies to maximise its development benefits and minimise its negative impacts. New Zealand has welcomed the opportunity for increased international cooperation and dialogue on immigration issues following the HLD. However we recognise that addressing key immigration and development issues at the global level will require a long term strategic dialogue.
