Ten years ago in Nairobi we said that the participation of women in the decision-making and appraisal processes of the United Nations was essential if the organization was to effectively serve women's interests.

On many occasions New Zealand has spoken about the need to ensure that women's concerns are fully integrated into all aspects of the United Nations' activities and structures, not marginalised in one part of the Secretariat.

There is no such thing as the United Nations.

U.S. national security interests are best served when the United Nations effectively fulfills this core purpose.

The purpose of the United Nations should be to protect the essential sovereignty of nations, large and small.

We have said that Israel has had a very bad history with the United Nations, and whoever cares for himself in Israel distances himself from that Organization.