C AN Z ' ▁agreement . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁adv ances ▁human ▁rights , ▁such ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁to ▁give ▁women ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote . ▁ ▁Intern ation ally , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁works ▁closely ▁with ▁Pacific ▁Island ▁partners ▁to ▁support ▁and ▁assist ▁the ▁promotion ▁and ▁protection ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁to ▁influence ▁positive ▁and ▁real ▁change ▁that ▁makes ▁last ing ▁differences ▁in ▁people ' s ▁lives . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁work ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁people ▁with ▁dis abilities ▁both ▁dom est ically ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁through ▁the ▁Franklin ▁Del ano ▁Ro ose vel t ▁International ▁Dis ability ▁Award . ▁ ▁Diplom atic ▁representation ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁currently ▁has ▁a ▁permanent ▁diplom atic ▁mission ▁to ▁the ▁UN ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁also ▁has ▁P erman ent ▁Miss ions ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Off ices ▁in ▁Gene va ▁and ▁Vienna , ▁which ▁focus ▁on ▁human ▁rights ▁and ▁dis arm ament ▁issues ▁respectively . ▁Mission ▁staff ▁is ▁engaged ▁in ▁mult il ater al ▁diplom acy ▁with ▁many ▁different ▁countries ▁and ▁organizations . ▁Representatives ▁from ▁the ▁Miss ions ▁communicate ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁policy ▁positions ▁to ▁UN ▁officials ▁and ▁foreign ▁deleg ates , ▁and ▁to ▁convey ▁their ▁views ▁back ▁to ▁Ministry ▁represent atives ▁in ▁Well ington ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁over se as ▁posts . ▁The ▁Miss ions ▁also ▁promote ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁positions ▁in ▁negoti ations ▁on ▁UN ▁resolution