Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women's' point of view.

The decision by France to resume nuclear testing in the South Pacific has destroyed this hope and raised a storm of protest at home, in the South Pacific and thankfully around the world.

I can't for the life of me see that by being permissive you actually assist anyone.

NGOs have a significant role to play, alongside governments, in improving the status of women.

New Zealand's taken some very significant decisions in relation to defence in the last two years.

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.

The Open Skies issue is something that's ongoing and we understand that there are issues in Australia that need to be sorted out. It's something that I think over time there's an opportunity for us and we'll work on that in a progressive way.