Resolution 80/251 is adopted! 🇯🇲 &🇳🇿 have led the adoption of landmark UN80 🇺🇳 resolution on mandate reform, agreeing on principles and actions for a more effective, efficient and fit-for-purpose UN. Read more, including the UN Secretary-General’s remarks here ➡️bit.ly/4tiSeCe

A solemn moment at this year's UN Peacekeepers Day ceremony as Private Devi Ram Jaisi of Nepal, who served with the NZ Battalion in UNAMET, was posthumously awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal. May his service never be forgotten.

This week at the UNSC, 🇳🇿 called for urgent, good-faith dialogue to advance lasting peace in the Middle East. Fragile ceasefires are not enough. Protecting civilians, ensuring humanitarian access, and sustained diplomacy are essential to end conflict and its impacts on the people of the region, and to promote global stability 🕊️ Read the full statement here ➡️bit.ly/3SkxsVL

Historic moment for the Pacific 🌏👏 Congratulations to @SamoaUN's Mataafa Faatino Utumapu and @PalauMission's Villaney Remengesau on their election to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. With an estimated 15% of Pacific populations living with disabilities, their leadership and advocacy will help ensure the voices and rights of persons with disabilities across the region are strongly represented internationally. Wishing them both every success during their terms on the Committee 🇼🇸🇵🇼

Welcoming the 🇳🇿 delegation @Whaikaha to #COSP19 at the United Nations this week as we work together to advance inclusion, accessibility, and the rights of persons with disabilities. Read more about this important convention, along with this session's agenda here ➡️bit.ly/4oi6yd7

We're hiring! The New Zealand Mission to the UN is seeking a stellar Administration Manager to lead on the office's administrative priorities. We're looking for someone with at least three years' experience in office or administration management, strong knowledge of HR, finance, and property management, as well as excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. The ideal candidate brings proven team leadership, sound judgment, and the ability to anticipate and solve problems with integrity and discretion. If you’re ready to take on a dynamic, high-impact role, and work with an incredible team, send an application our way! More information and instructions on how to apply here ➡️bit.ly/43eKMNS

The New Zealand Mission sends its congratulations to the newly elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2027-28 term: Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹, Portugal 🇵🇹, Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 and Austria 🇦🇹 We look forward to working with you as we seek to advance international peace and security🕊️

The New Zealand Mission to the UN sends its warmest congratulations to Dr. Khalilur Rahman and @BangladeshUN1 upon on Dr. Rahman's election as the next President of the General Assembly, for its 8⃣1⃣st session 🇺🇳👏

🇳🇿is proud to join 40 other members of the Inter-Regional Task Force in reaffirming our opposition to the death penalty in all cases and circumstances. The fight for universal abolition is a fight for human dignity.

The UN Forum on Forests is meeting this week in New York. The UNFF is the leading global forum for discussion of forestry policy. Forests are a cornerstone of climate action strategies and sustainable forest management is critical for achieving the 2030 Agenda🌲🌿 Read more about the UN Forum on Forests here ➡️ bit.ly/4ua66zR

We warmly welcome the appointment of 🇯🇲 and 🇳🇴as co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Mandate Implementation Review. We are committed to sustaining the momentum, ambition and collective resolve built amongst Member States in the Informal Ad Hoc Working Group 💪🇺🇳

Settlement expansion and the rise in extremist settler violence undermine the human rights of Palestinians, further destabilize the region, and entrench a trajectory that make a two-state solution more difficult to achieve. CANZ statement to the UNSC: international.gc.ca/world-mo…

Valuable discussion with the UN Deputy Secretary General, @AminaJMohammed and Pacific Island Forum Ambassadors here at the NZ Mission today about key Pacific priorities including UN80 reforms, climate change and disaster response.

May 2026 marks 10 years since UNSC Resolution 2286 - protecting healthcare in armed conflict. 🇳🇿 is proud to have co-led this landmark effort with Egypt, Japan, Spain, & Uruguay in 2016. The resolution was historic, the first of its kind on this issue & supported by over 80 countries - making it one of the most widely co-sponsored UNSC resolutions. Yet attacks on medical workers & facilities continue. This is unacceptable. Protecting healthcare is not optional. This resolution matters as much today as it did in 2016. MFAT teams in New York & Geneva will be marking the moment @NZUN @NZUNGVA

A Decade of Resolution 2286: Protecting Medical Care in Conflict Amid Evolving Threats. A reminder of tomorrow's (Tuesday 5 May) UNSC Arria-Formula Meeting, proudly co-hosted by New Zealand, @Denmark_UN, and @SpainUN. Watch the meeting here: bit.ly/4tl0Ms5