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Member states of the United Nations must make the prevention of genocide the organisation's highest priority in the years ahead

New Zealand played a leading role in agreeing a new United Nations action plan on island countries.

New Zealand regulations implementing United Nations arms sanctions against militia groups in Darfur, Sudan, became law today

The government is to support New Zealand Cricket's tsunami fundraising efforts by sponsoring runs scored during the Black Caps' three-match series against a World XI

New Zealand has already paid in full the $3 million it has so far pledged to the United Nations tsunami relief aid fund

The government is to provide Thai authorities with a New Zealand-developed victim identification software package to help identify tsunami victims

The successful completion of the Palestinian Authority's Presidential election is welcomed, but it is only one step towards a lasting resolution of the Arab-Israel conflict

New Zealand has this weekend deployed three more groups of personnel to assist in the tsunami disaster relief effort

Foreign Minister Phil Goff leaves for Phuket tomorrow morning to meet New Zealanders engaged in tsunami relief and body identification work

The government is to fund a New Zealand company to supply a helicopter to deliver aid in tsunami-hit Aceh

A 30-strong Defence Force medical team will fly to Aceh, Indonesia, to help victims of the tsunami

The government has doubled to $4 million its offer to match dollar-for-dollar public donations for victims of the Asian tsunami

Foreign Minister Phil Goff welcomes news that the number of New Zealanders still unaccounted for in the tsunami-affected regions of southern Thailand has more than halved

The government will make up to $5 million in aid and assistance available to tsunami-affected countries in south and south-east Asia

An RNZAF C130 is being despatched immediately to help with relief efforts in the wake of the tsunami that has devastated south-east and southern Asia

One New Zealander has been confirmed dead in the tsunami that struck south east and southern Asia last evening

Foreign Minister Phil Goff condemns the killing of an Australian police officer in the Solomon Islands this morning

NZAID, the government's international aid and development agency, will be providing $700,000 over the next three years for the promotion of 'Fair Trade' in New Zealand.

An arrangement signed between Australia and New Zealand will strengthen the security of international air travel

Australia's proposed 1000 nautical mile maritime identification zone appears not to infringe on the sovereign rights of countries that come within it, says Foreign Minister Phil Goff

New Zealand is providing $3.8 million of extra assistance to improve security, support local government and rebuild infrastructure in Afghanistan.

Foreign Minister Phil Goff is calling on the Zimbabwe government to release jailed Opposition MP Roy Bennett

Foreign Minister Phil Goff has welcomed a report calling for major reforms to the United Nations and responses to global security threats

Ten New Zealanders will travel to Indonesia next week to take part in an inter-faith dialogue aimed at countering destructive religious extremism