Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – summary record 18th-20th reports [pdf, 148 KB]
...its role in the Pacific region and its contribution to international organizations. The Pacific Islands region was integral to New Zealand’s national identity and to its foreign policy and interests, and it had invested considerable diplomatic resources in the South Pacific. The maintenance of democracy, the rule of law and human rights in the region was of great importance; New Zealand actively supported regional human rights capacity-building efforts through the New Zealand Aid Pr...