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Viewing cable 08WELLINGTON292, NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: UN GENERAL

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08WELLINGTON292 2008-09-10 04:59 2011-04-28 00:00 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Wellington 
VZCZCXRO9123
RR RUEHPB
DE RUEHWL #0292 2540459
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 100459Z SEP 08
FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5419
INFO RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 5249
RUEHSB/AMEMBASSY HARARE 0005
RUEHKH/AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM 0001
RUEHVL/AMEMBASSY VILNIUS 0003
RUEHPB/AMEMBASSY PORT MORESBY 0756
RUEHGO/AMEMBASSY RANGOON 0046
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 0304
RUEHSV/AMEMBASSY SUVA 0768
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0497
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0137
 
C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000292 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR IO/RHS, PLEASE PASS TO REBECCA JOVIN, AND FOR 
DRL/MLGA, PLEASE PASS TO LYNN SICADE 
VILNIUS FOR MINSK (since MINSK is suspended) 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/10/2018 
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA NZ
SUBJECT: NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: UN GENERAL 
ASSEMBLY THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES 
 
REF: SECSTATE 95334 
 
Classified By: POLOFF GARY REX FOR REASONS 1.4(b) AND (d). 
 
1.  (SBU) In response to reftel action request, on September 
9 poloff met with Michael McBryde, deputy director of the 
United Nations and Human Rights Division of the New Zealand 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).  Poloff and 
McBryde discussed each of the U.S. priorities contained 
within reftel. 
 
No-Action Motions 
----------------- 
 
2.  (C) McBryde stated that NZ agrees with the U.S. position 
opposing no-action motions. 
 
Country-Specific Resolutions 
---------------------------- 
 
3.  (C) According to McBryde, NZ agrees with and has also 
spoken out in favor of each of the country-specific 
resolutions outlined in reftel, with the exception of 
Belarus.  With respect to Belarus, NZ is pleased with the 
government's release of political prisoners, but has not 
taken a position on any specific resolution relating to 
Belarus (McBryde noted that MFAT has not studied the 
situation in detail).  With respect to Iran, McBryde stated 
that NZ has supported Canada's resolution in the past and 
plans to do so again. 
 
Thematic Resolutions 
-------------------- 
 
4.  (C) With respect to defamation of religion resolutions, 
NZ is opposed to such resolutions according to McBryde.  He 
said that NZ views such resolutions as a "slippery slope." 
 
5.  (C) With respect to prisoners of conscience, NZ 
originally joined the U.S. as one of the 64 sponsors of the 
UN declaration.  McBryde stated that NZ would welcome the 
opportunity to follow-up on the declaration and he liked the 
ideas of highlighting the declaration at events commemorating 
the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human 
Rights and on Human Rights Day. 
McCORMICK