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Why did the Government not publicly announce, at the time of the vote, its decision to abstain on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United Nations?

Answered Question 39217 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Why did the Government not publicly announce, at the time of the vote, its decision to abstain on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United Nations?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

Votes at the United Nations are public and therefore do not need to be "announced".