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What consultation, if any, occurred with him or his office before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued voting instructions to New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York on the resolution to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, voted on by the United Nations General Assembly on 24 July 2026?

Answered Question 35912 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What consultation, if any, occurred with him or his office before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued voting instructions to New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York on the resolution to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, voted on by the United Nations General Assembly on 24 July 2026?

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

None.