We, the undersigned, urge Council to act in accordance with international law, human rights, and  community values by:   1. Publicly supporting an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian Territories, as affirmed by UN resolutions, the ICJ, and the Geneva Conventions.   2. Developing and adopting an ethical procurement and investment policy that seeks to avoid contracts with companies complicit in grave breaches of international law, including those profiting from illegal Israeli settlements and occupation — consistent with UN  Security Council Resolution 2334, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and recent UN Special  Rapporteur findings.  Council may develop a practical implementation framework that aligns with local procurement procedures and legal obligations, while reflecting community expectations and international ethical standards.    Supporting Statement   As of 25 June 2025, at least 56,156 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, including more than 17,121 children, with a further 132,239 injured, and countless missing. In addition to targeting civilians, Israel has destroyed civilian objects, including hospitals, schools, UN shelters,  and entire neighborhoods. For 11 weeks (2 March–18 May), no humanitarian aid entered Gaza due to the siege imposed by the Israeli authorities. Since 18 May, effective aid delivery has been replaced by the Israeli-and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which by 31 May had sent only 10% of the aid needed into Gaza, and is accused of undermining the core humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence. At least 549 people seeking food from the GHF-run hubs have been killed by Israeli soldiers, and more than 4,066 others wounded.  Basic humanitarian supplies, including food, fuel, medical aid and vaccines for children, have largely run out, with devastating impact on the population. The UN warns that Israel’s campaign of deliberate starvation has left the entire population at risk of famine, and that its mission to help civilians in Gaza is "one of the most obstructed ... in recent history".   Israel’s obstruction of humanitarian aid and its unchecked military assault defy international calls for a ceasefire and the ICJ’s finding that there is a plausible case of genocide. Israel has repeatedly ignored the Court’s binding provisional measures, and has escalated its expansion of settlements in the West Bank - which the UN, the ICJ, and multiple human rights organisations have declared unlawful.   The international community, including individual states and local governments, must not be silent in the face of such profound and continuing injustice and human suffering. Granting impunity to such a devastating level of dehumanisation sets a terrifying precedent. Our silence teaches the next generation what we value, and what we are willing to ignore.   Aotearoa New Zealand is a founding member of the UN and a signatory to the Genocide  Convention, Geneva Conventions, and other key human rights treaties. Under these, New  Zealand is legally bound to prevent and not be complicit in genocide and war crimes. It must also uphold UNSC Resolution 2334 (2016), which affirms the illegality of Israeli settlements on the West  Bank of the Palestinian Territories, and calls on all states to distinguish between Israel and the territories it occupies. In 2020, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) released a list of organisations involved in the maintenance, development, and consolidation of these illegal settlements, and updated this database in 2023. Binding provisional measures issued in 2024 by the ICJ — the principal judicial organ of the UN — include the requirement that states and international institutions prevent companies from enabling international crimes. Our government supports the  ICJ process.