New Zealand
Ambassador Jim McLay
New Zealand has been a member of the United Nations since October 24, 1945. It last served as an elected member of the UN Security Council in 1993–1994. Jim McLay has served as New Zealand’s Permanent Representative to the UN since July 2009. The following is excerpted from Ambassador McLay’s statement during UN Security Council debate on September 19, 2012, on UN Resolution 2068 and Children in Armed Conflict. New Zealand is very pleased to be a sponsor of Resolution 2068, adopted today, which strengthens the Council’s children and armed conflict agenda, and we applaud its passage, although we…