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Ministry Statements and Speeches 2004

December 2004

17 December 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Second Committee - Explanation of Vote on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand on the adoption of the Second Committee Resolution on Trade and Development

14 December 2004

United Nations Security Council - Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

November 2004

24 November 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Second Committee - Protection of Global Climate for present and future generations

22 November 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - Items 45 (Integrated and coordinated follow-up to and implementation of the outcomes in the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields) and 55 (Follow up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit)

19 November 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Fifth Committee - UN Advance Mission In Sudan

16 November 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - Item 49(A) and (B Oceans and The Law Of The Sea)

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - Item 49(A) and (B) Oceans and The Law Of The Sea

15 November 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Fifth Committee - Item 108 Programme Budget for the Biennium 2004-2005 Capital Master Plan

United Nations Security Council - “The Situation in Timor-Leste”

9 November 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Fifth Committee - Item 108 Programme Budget for the Biennium 2004-2005 Strengthened and unified security management system for the United Nations

8 November 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Sixth Committee - Item 144 Report of the International Law Commission “Responsibility of International Organisations”, “Shared Natural Resources”

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Fifth Committee - Item 108 Programme Budget for the Biennium 2004-2005 Strengthened and unified security management system for the United Nations

4 November 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Fifth Committee - Item 118 Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Office of the Internal Oversight Services

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Fifth Committee - Item 90 Operational Activities For Development Committee

1 November 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Third Committee - Item 105c - Human Rights Questions Human Rights Situations and Reports of Special Rapporteurs and Representatives

October 2004

29 October 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Fourth Committee - Item 22 Assistance in Mine Action

International Trade Developments In Wines and Spirits New Perspectives Of The WTO

28 October 2004

United Nations Security Council - "Women, Peace and Security"

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Fifth Committee - Item 114 Human Resources Management

27 October 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Fifth Committee - Item 117 Common System

26 October 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Third Committee - Item 105b Human Rights Questions, including Alternative Approaches for improving the Effective Enjoyment of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

25 October 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Third Committee - Item 105a Human Rights Questions Implementations of Human Rights Instruments

22 October 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Third Committee - Item 102 Programme of Activities for the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People

21 October 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Sixth Committee - Item 150 International Convention against the Reproductive Cloning of Human Beings

20 October 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Sixth Committee - Item 149 Scope of Legal Protection under the UN Convention for the Safety of UN and Associated Personnel

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session First Committee - Conventional Weapons

19 October 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Third Committee - Item 101 Promotion and Protection of Rights of the Child

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Sixth Committee - Item148 Measures to Eliminate Terrorism

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Fifth Committee - Item 106 Financial Reports and Audited Financial statements and reports of the Board of Auditors

18 October 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session First Committee - Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

15 October 2004

CANZ Statement on the Review of the Implementation of GA Resolutions 48/218B and 54/244. (OIOS)

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Fifth Committee - Item 112 Pattern of Conferences

14 October 2004

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Sixth Committee - Item 146 International Criminal Court

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - Item 98 Implementation of the Outcome of the 4th World Conference on Women and of the Third Special Session of the General Assembly Entitled "Women 2000 Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the 21st Century"

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - Item 45 Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development

13 October 2004

Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women. Twenty-fifth anniversary of its adoption by the General Assembly of the United Nations.

6 October 2004

Statement to the Fifth Committee of the 59th General Assembly on behalf of Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Item 115 Joint Inspection Unit.

4 October 2004

Statement on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum Group to the 59th session of the United Nations General Assembly Second Committee General Debate, 4 October 04, New York.

United Nations General Assembly Special Political and Decolonization Committee. General debate on all decolonization items.

United Nations General Assembly First Committee general debate.

United Nations General Assembly. Item 52 Revitalisation of the General Assembly. Item 54 Strengthening of the United Nations.

September 2004

30 September 2004

Speech to the Consular Corps, Auckland, New Zealand, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade CEO, Simon Murdoch.

7 September 2004

High-Level Intergovernmental Meeting to Review Regional Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action.

4 September 2004

UN Working Group on the draft declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Statement introducing amended text by Clive Pearson on behalf of Finland, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. Geneva, September 04.

August 2004

24 August 2004

United Nations Security Council The Situation In Timor-Leste.

16 August 2004

Seminar on Latin America - Address to the Latin America/NZ Business Council Business Seminar.

July 2004

22 July 2004

Economic and Social Council 2004 Substantive Session - Item 14(H) Review Of Indigenous Mechanisms.

16 July 2004

United Nations General Assembly Tenth Emergency Special Session (Resumed).

2 July 2004

Substantive session of the Economic and Social Council A review and appraisal of the system-wide implementation of the Council's agreed conclusions on gender mainstreaming.

June 2004

17 June 2004

United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation - (Address by the Administrator of Tokelau)

United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation - (Address by the Ulu of Tokelau)

15 June 2004

First Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group to Negotiate an International Instrument to Identify and Trace Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons.

14 June 2004

United Nations Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict.

May 2004

27 May 2004

Address to the Wellington Branch, New Zealand Institute of International Affairs - “New Zealand, Mexico, and Central America” (Address by Paul Tipping).

19 May 2004

Fifth Committee of the UN General Assembly CANZ Statement on Sexual Exploitation - Delivered by the Canadian Representative on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

18 May 2004

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Economic and Social Development - New Zealand Statement.

17 May 2004

UN Security Council Open Debate on UN Peacekeeping Operations.

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Human Rights - New Zealand Statement.

12 May 2004

United Nations General Assembly, Fifth Committee Strengthening the Security and Safety of UN Operations, Staff and Premises.

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues - Education - New Zealand Statement.

6 May 2004

Security Council Consideration Of The Bougainville Peace Process.

April 2004

30 April 2004

High-Level Segment of the 12th Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development - Status of the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for Small Island Developing States.

28 April 2004

Sustainable Water Management – the New Zealand Perspective.

High-Level Segment Of The 12th Session of The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development - “Meeting Targets, Goals and Timetables".

22 April 2004

United Nations Commission On Human Rights 60th Session - Item 17 Statement on Sexual Orientation.

United Nations Security Council “Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction”.

14-30 April 2004

12th Session Of The United Nations Commission On Sustainable Development - Water, Sanitation and Human Settlements - Overall Review.

8 April 2004

United Nations Commission On Human Rights 60th Session - Item 14 Specific Groups and Individuals.

United Nations Commission On Human Rights 60th Session - Item 15 Indigenous Issues.

5 April 2004

United Nations Commission On Human Rights 60th Session - Item 12 Integration of Human Rights of Women and a Gender Perspective.

March 2004

31 March 2004

United Nations Commission On Human Rights 60th Session - Item 9 Question Of The Violation Of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms In Any Part Of The World.

25 March 2004

Trade Matters - a speech delivered to the 2004 Meat and Wool Conference "The Next Sunrise".

23 March 2004

Fifth Committee Of The General Assembly - Programme Budget For 2004-2005 Special Court For Sierra Leone.

19 March 2004

United Nations Commission On Human Rights 60th Session - Item 4 Report Of The High Commissioner For Human Rights and Follow-Up To The World Conference On Human Rights.

5 March 2004

Forty-Eighth Session Of The Commission On The Status Of Women Future Working Methods Of The Commission On The Status Of Women.

Forty-Eighth Session Of The Commission On The Status Of Women The Future Of The Working Group On Communications Of The Commission On The Status Of Women.

Forty-Eighth Session Of The Commission On The Status Of Women Comprehensive Review and Appraisal Of The Fourth World Conference On Women and The 2Third Special Session Of The General Assembly.

4 March 2004

United Nations Security Council “Threats To International Peace and Security Caused By Terrorist Acts”.

3 March 2004

Forty-Eighth Session Of The Commission On The Status Of Women - Item 3 Follow-Up To The Fourth World Conference On Women and To The Special Session Of The General Assembly Entitled “Women 2000 Gender Equality, Development and Peace For The Twenty-First Century”

February 2004

20 February 2004

United Nations Security Council Debate Timor-Leste - New Zealand Statement.

January 2004

26-30 January 2004

Interregional Small Islands Developing States Preparatory Meeting For The International Meeting To Review The Implementation Of The Barbados Programme Of Action For The Sustainable Development Of Small Island Developing States, (Statement By Mark Ramsden).

Interregional Small Islands Developing States Preparatory Meeting For The International Meeting To Review The Implementation Of The Barbados Programme Of Action For The Sustainable Development Of Small Island Developing States, (Statement By HE The Right Honourable Bikenibeu Paeniu).

21 January 2004

Unicef Executive Board, First Regular Session 2004 - Annual Pledging Event.

19 January 2004

United Nations Security Council - “Illicit Trade In Small Arms and Light Weapons”.

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