I am grateful for the opportunity to address the Security Council today.
Australia is horrified by the trajectory of the conflict and the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Throughout the conflict, Australia has called for restraint, the protection of civilians and safe and unimpeded acc…
Australia thanks Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its leadership on resolution 78/264.
Freedom of religion and belief is a fundamental human right that the United Nations and all Member States must respect and protect. We voted in favour of the resolution beca…
I deliver this statement on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own country, Australia (CANZ).
I thank the President for convening today’s meeting.
As CANZ countries have often affirmed, we see the veto initiative as a key plank in Security Council transparency and accountability. We thank the Un…
We gather here deeply saddened and outraged. Last Saturday marked two years since Russia launched its full-scale, illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine. Australia mourns the incalculable losses inflicted by Russia on Ukraine’s people. We honour their spirit and strength in fighting to defend their…
Australia has chosen to intervene in this open debate because we see this as a critical time, as fighting continues and humanitarian suffering worsens in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. That criticality was underscored by the visit of Australia’s Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, to the…
Australia welcomes the special report provided by the President of the Security Council on the use of the veto at its 9520th meeting (A/78/691). We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting in line with resolution 76/262, known as the veto initiative. Australia is a long…
I make this statement on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own country, Australia (CANZ).
At the outset, CANZ would like to express our deep appreciation to France and Costa Rica for their efforts in co-facilitating resolution 78/128. We look forward to continuing that close collaboration as we …
The events of 2023 have devastated lives and livelihoods around the globe. Multiple intersecting and complex crises are stretching humanitarian organizations to their limits. The ongoing conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories has claimed a harrowing number of civilian lives, inc…
Australia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Kingdom of Tonga on behalf of the members of the Pacific Islands Forum, and we make these additional remarks in our national capacity.
Australia is deeply committed to sustainable ocean management and as we come to th…
I will be delivering this statement on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own country, Australia (CANZ).
Tuberculosis (TB) is an issue of key importance to CANZ. The Indo-Pacific, a region to which we belong, hosts 60 per cent of the world’s new TB cases and almost half the global cases of drug-r…
We live in challenging times, with rising conflicts and instability putting pressure on the multilateral system. It is at these times that we look to the Security Council to effectively respond. However, without urgent reform, the Council risks failing to deliver on its mandate to uphold internation…
I have the privilege to address the Assembly today on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own country, Australia (CANZ).
At the outset, we would like to congratulate Ambassador Feruță of Romania and Ambassador Rambally of Saint Lucia on their appointment as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on…
Australia thanks the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for its report (see A/78/304) and Argentina for introducing draft resolution A/78/L.7, which Australia is pleased to co-sponsor.
Australia has always been a strong supporter of the IAEA. We are a founding member of the Agency and a long…
I thank President Hofmański for his briefing (see A/78/PV.21) on the important work of the International Criminal Court over the past year.
Twenty-five years ago, in the wake of the terrible atrocities committed in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, States came together to create the first permanent…
I am honoured to speak today on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own country, Australia (CANZ). We wish to extend our thanks to the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Joan E. Donoghue, for her comprehensive report (A/78/4) today on the Court’s work over the past year.
The re…
I take the floor on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own country, Australia (CANZ) regarding the three political declarations adopted today on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (resolution 78/3), universal health coverage (resolution 78/4) and the fight against tuberculosis (resolut…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own country, Australia (CANZ).
I would like to start by recognizing the Permanent Representatives of Ireland and Qatar and their teams for their efforts in facilitating the political declaration.
CANZ is staunchly …
We created this institution recognizing that while our interests as countries may differ, we have shared purpose as people, because we can only solve our biggest problems together, because we determined after the last world war to prevent it ever being repeated, and because all of us can see the wor…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Friends of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, namely Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting.
At a time when news of…
What unfortunately transpired last week in the Security Council (see S/PV.9371) has deeply concerned the Australian Government. Russia’s veto of the Security Council’s draft resolution authorizing the delivery of critical aid to Syrians in need (S/2023/506) is indefensible. For this to happen at a t…
