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What assessment, if any, has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade made of the implications of New Zealand's abstention on the 24 July 2026 reappointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for New Zealand's international human rights reputation and for any current or prospective New Zealand candidacies for United Nations bodies?

Answered Question 33624 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What assessment, if any, has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade made of the implications of New Zealand's abstention on the 24 July 2026 reappointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for New Zealand's international human rights reputation and for any current or prospective New Zealand candidacies for United Nations bodies?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

None.