Tag: Global Affairs
Need for rethink on McCully appointees to aid panel
Foreign Minister Murray McCully needs to rethink the panel approving funds to NGO aid projects, Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke said today.
Supporting democracy in Libya – Keith Locke’s General Debate speech
When it was announced that the UN Security Council was endorsing a no fly zone over Libya, many New Zealanders were pleased. They had been cheering the rebel movement as it liberated towns held by the dictator Gaddafi.
Intervention in Libya – Keith Locke’s speech during the financial review...
KEITH LOCKE (Green): The situation in the Middle East is now central to the considerations of
Japanese reactor incident knells death toll for nuclear industry (General Debate)
It is heart-breaking to see people in northeast Japan, reeling from the devastation of the earthquake and tsunami, now living in fear of nuclear radiation.
Libyans join hands with the people of Christchurch
At lunchtime today I joined a group of Libyans in Wellington’s Midland Park. They were calling for an end to the cruel Gaddafi regime.
What about foreign affairs? Keith Locke debates the Prime Minister’s Statement
KEITH LOCKE (Green): I want to speak on something that was missing from the Prime Minister’s
Mubarak goes, but Egyptian Democrats still need NZ support
The Green Party has welcomed the departure of Egypt’s dictator Hosni Mubarak, but says New Zealand should remain engaged to help ensure the transition to democracy.
Keith Locke questions the Government on their response to the Egyptian...
Egypt, Protests—Government’s Position