We have liftoff 🚀 at the 🇺🇳 #COPUOS 2024 Legal Subcommittee!

NZ is committed to developing space policy and regulation that promotes the peaceful, safe and sustainable use of space.

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Extraordinary 🇺🇳 @IAEAorg Board on drone strikes at 🇺🇦 Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya NPP. 🇳🇿 NZ agrees with Director General Rafael MarianoGrossi: “Attacking a nuclear power plant is an absolute no go”.

Russia’s callous treatment of ZNPP as a chess piece in its illegal war endangers us all.

🌌🇺🇳⚖️🌔⛏️💪COPUOS' Legal Subcommittee starts next week.

Follow the action and keep up to date via #COPUOS2024 on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and X, as well as the session homepage: unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwor… #spacelaw

#outerspacetreaty #lunaractivities #spaceresources #moon

Sometimes, when home feels a long way away, there’s nothing like baking treats from 🇳🇿 New Zealand to make it feel that little bit closer.

Presenting the world-famous (in #NZ at least…) Lolly Cake! The Vienna edition, which we like to think is almost as good. 😉 #lollycake 🥰

At the 🇺🇳 #UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs #CND67 meeting in Vienna, our Acting Ambassador David Lilly made 🇳🇿 New Zealand’s pledge to develop a national overdose preparedness plan to prevent and reduce harm from overdoses for individuals, whānau, and communities.

Delighted to official notify European Union in New Zealand Ambassador Lawrence Meredith 🇪🇺 that NZ has ratified the NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement. This means that the agreement will enter into force from 1 May 2024. An excellent outcome for businesses in both the EU and NZ! 🇳🇿🤝🇪🇺 #NZCloseToEU
European Commission

Acting Ambassador David Lilly and First Secretary Kate Fraser are on the road again, this time in Budapest #Hungary 🇭🇺 for discussions during our 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, including on the importance of trade and the upcoming commencement of the #NZ - #EU 🇳🇿🇪🇺 FTA.

'The briefing the Council has not received and must never receive is one on the effects of a new use of nuclear weapons. This scenario seems unthinkable, yet today, nuclear risk is higher than it has been in decades,' cautions VCDNP's Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova at the UN Security Council 🇺🇳

Five years ago the people of New Zealand were shocked and horrified by the terrorist attack on two Masajid in Christchurch. Today, our thoughts are with our Muslim whānau who lost loved ones, and those who have survived and endured enormous grief and suffering since that day.

NZ Govt representative making a strong committment to a comprehensive overdose prevention plan, and further committing to: harm reduction informed by lived experience, our early warning system & drug checking. And advocating for the end of death penalty. 👏🏽 #CND67

Press release: United Nations main policy-making body on drugs #CND67 opens today with high-level session to review progress on addressing world drug problem: unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/pressr…

New Zealand is pleased to welcome the ratification of the #CTBT by our #Pacific neighbour #PapuaNewGuinea ! We congratulate 🇵🇬on the ratification and for advancing universalisation of this vital Treaty. #EndNuclearTesting CTBTO

Today we are kicking off #CND67 with leaders from around the world meeting to tackle the world drug situation.

But what does working at UN Office on Drugs & Crime look like?

Dr Justice Tettey tells us about his role as Chief of the Drugs, Laboratory & Scientific Services

📽️ youtube.com/watch?v=5D6S9V…

Our Acting Ambassador David Lilly & First Secretary Kate Fraser are in beautiful Ljubljana to discuss shared international peace & security interests. #NZ pleased to have #Slovenia - a strong supporter of #multilateralism - on the #UNSC at such a challenging time. 🇳🇿🤝🇸🇮🤝🇺🇳

With the sighting of the new crescent moon, the Islamic community in New Zealand 🇳🇿 and around the world start the holy month of Ramadan. We wish all those celebrating, and who will be undertaking prayer and fasting in the month ahead a very happy Ramadan 🌙🙏 #RamadanMubarak

Dusting takes on a whole new meaning when you're a #safeguards inspector. Wiping up tiny particles at #nuclear sites and facilities is helping to verify nuclear materials are only being used for peaceful purposes.