Ministerial statements and press releases 2015-2016
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New Zealand and the UN Security Council 2015-2016
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New Zealand presides over a meeting of the UN Security Council in July 2015.
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New Zealand’s Deputy Permanent Representative Phillip Taula presides over the UN Security Council.
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The Solomon Islands – one of a number of Small Island Developing States in the Pacific that is represented at the United Nations.
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Foreign Minister of New Zealand, Murray McCully, chairs a meeting of the United Nations Security Council.
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UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, in 2015 at the unveiling of the tukutuku panels – New Zealand’s gift to the United Nations.
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Deputy Permanent Representative Carolyn Schwalger chairs a UN Security Council meeting on Syria during New Zealand’s September 2016 Presidency.
New Zealand served a two-year term as an elected member of the United Nations Security Council from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2016.
During that time, the Security Council considered and responded to the most pressing threats to international peace and security. These included the situations in Syria, South Sudan and North Korea, as well as ISIL/Daesh’s brutal attacks on civilians.