When it comes to diplomacy, we support New Zealand's Ministers and officials doing all that they can to support efforts for peaceful de-escalation. The world must work together to resolve this conflict. The international institution that President John F. Kennedy referred to as "our last best hope for peace", the United Nations, is imperfect by design. However we go forward, we must ensure that we uphold the principles of human rights, multilateralism, and the international rules-based order. To this end, we support the diplomatic efforts being made by the Hon Nanaia Mahuta, and we wish her success, however improbable, in her work. 