Our active engagement in multilateral fora serves to promote New Zealand’s immigration-related interests, enhance our international reputation through reliability and fulfilment of our international obligations, and minimise the adverse impacts of immigration. New Zealand's interests are advanced by participating in multilateral initiatives on common standards, security and law and order; responding to international humanitarian crises; providing a safe haven for refugees; and reducing the risk and cost to New Zealand of unexpected non-compliance with existing laws and regulations.
We currently participate in the following fora and processes:
APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) Business Mobility Group
ASEAN Regional Forum
Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime
Five Nations
FRSC (Forum Regional Security Committee)
IATA (International Airline Travel Association)
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation)
IGC (Intergovernmental Consultations on Asylum, Refugees and Migration Policies in Europe, North America and Australia)
ILO (International Labour Organization)
IOM (International Organisation for Migration)
MCIMA/SCIMA (Australian Ministerial Council on Immigration and Multicultural Affairs)
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) SOPEMI
Pacific Security Strategy Fund Process
PACRIM (Pacific Rim Intelligence Conference)
PIDC (Pacific Immigration Directors’ Conference)
UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees)
We are committed to achieving recognised international standards. Five sets of Good Business Practice Standards have been ratified by APEC, for implementation by each economy. NZ has participated in a self-assessment of our compliance with all standards:
