New Zealand is watching events in the Middle East closely and continues to call for diplomacy and dialogue.   New Zealand is a strong supporter of the international rules-based system and has a long history of advocating for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. New

Today marks 20 years of the Responsibility to Protect. CANZ 🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿 reaffirmed the need to uphold international law, ensure accountability for atrocity crimes and build capacity to protect civilians. Now more than ever, we must deliver on our collective promise of “never again.”

New Zealand joined Member States today to commemorate the 8️⃣0️⃣th Anniversary of the Signing of the UN Charter 🇳🇿 Dialogue over division and cooperation over conflict — this has never been more important. One Charter, one vision, one promise 🇺🇳 🎥 UN GA President

"Each child killed, maimed, recruited, or raped is not only a victim of war, but of our collective failure to uphold the principles we claim to defend." #CAAC #UNSC 🇳🇿🤝🇨🇦🤝🇦🇺

This week at the Conference for Financing for Development, I spoke on a panel about how we can better support Small Island Developing States with the funding they need to grow and thrive.

"You are never too young to lead and you should never doubt your capacity to triumph where others have not." -- Kofi Annan (1938-2018) #MondayMotivation

Rt Hon Gerry Brownlee, Speaker of NZ Parliament, and a delegation of MPs visited the United Nations today to discuss the future of the institution and 🇳🇿’s ongoing engagement. #UN80

🤝 Strong partnerships are key to a better future for all. Thank you, New Zealand, for your continued support. Together, changing lives and building resilience where it’s needed the most. 🌍 🔗go.undp.org/Uya #PartnersAtCore

Enriching talks with UN Development, UNFPA, UNICEF & UN Women at the 2025 Australia-NZ High-Level Consultations. Together, we’re driving: 🔹Lives improved, no one left behind 🔹A resilient, prosperous Pacific 🔹A stronger, more effective UN 🔹Progress on #2030Agenda, SDGs & inclusion

On the 9th anniversary of the Arbitral Award, New Zealand 🇳🇿 calls on the parties to respect the ruling on maritime rights in the South China Sea as final and binding. Peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with UNCLOS – the Constitution for the Oceans – is fundamental to

🚨 Hiring Alert 🚨 The New Zealand Permanent Mission in New York is seeking an Executive Assistant to the Permanent Representative. You’ll be responsible for providing executive support services including schedule coordination, delivering events and managing multiple

One the 1yr anniversary of #ABAS, we called on #HLPF2025 to drive acceleration for SIDS' achievement of #SDGs. "We can't improve livelihoods without addressing debt burdens. This is why SIDS need strategies that respond to our special circumstances." 📃 aosis.org

New Zealand joins the UK and other partners in condemning malicious cyber activity by Russia. Russia’s repeated violations of established norms in cyberspace are unacceptable. Press release: beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-joi…

New Zealand joins partners in reiterating our call to end the war in Gaza. Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of 🇦🇺🇦🇹🇧🇪🇨🇦🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇮🇸🇮🇪🇮🇹🇯🇵🇱🇻🇱🇹🇱🇺🇳🇱🇳🇿🇳🇴🇵🇱🇵🇹🇸🇮🇪🇸🇸🇪🇨🇭🇬🇧 ⬇️ gov.uk/government/new…

🇳🇿 NZ was proud to host a side event during #HLPF, highlighting the existential threat of sea-level rise to Small Island Developing States (#SIDS). As the climate crisis deepens, rising seas threaten the very fabric of #SIDS’ political, socio-economic, and cultural identity.

🔵🟢🔴🟡🟠 The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is taking place in New York. #HLPF is the central United Nations platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 1⃣7⃣ #SDGs. Read New Zealand’s national statement ➡️

After joining the New York Call, New Zealand spoke in support of an enduring two-state solution at the United Nations's High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution. Read our national

The war in Gaza must end. Last night, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and I discussed what more can be done to enable humanitarian aid into Gaza. We also discussed what comes after a ceasefire and pathways to a two State solution.