You now preside, Sir, over a forum for every voice — an Assembly of all people and nations, one for no country or bloc to dominate solely or lead as one alone, where small and medium-sized countries are truly heard. Australia warmly welcomes your election.
The story of the United Nations is truly g…
The rule of law is the highest and best guarantee of the freedom and dignity of all people. It protects people from the arbitrary use of power and gives victims access to justice. It provides the transparency necessary for business and the protection of property. It ensures that disputes can be reso…
Thank you, Mr. President, for Germany’s continuing leadership on Afghanistan here in New York. Allow me to especially welcome the important presence of His Excellency Foreign Minister Rassoul and Special Representative of the Secretary- General Kubiš.
2012 will be remembered as the year when the co…
Australia would like to take this opportunity to thank the Government of Brazil for its leadership as host and President of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), as well as the co-Chairs of the Conference, Ambassador John Ashe and Ambassador Kim Sook and its Secretary-Ge…
Australia very much welcomes the third biennial review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Allow me to express our strong appreciation for the leadership provided by Ambassador Rishchynski and his team in facilitating negotiations on the important and consensus draft resolution …
I thank you, Mr. President, and Under-Secretary-General Ladsous, Executive Director Fedotov and our close colleague, Ambassador Tanin.
The year 2012 is proving, obviously, to be a major milestone for Afghanistan. The Chicago Summit’s recommitment to Afghanistan was an unmistakable statement to the …
We thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate. We also thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Amos, Mr. Šimonović and Mr. Spoerri for their statements. Of course, we also thank Minister for Foreign Affairs Caballero for Guatemala’s leadership on the protection of civilians.
I would also like to…
Twelve months ago, I had the honour to work with my colleague Ambassador Ntwaagae of Botswana in co-facilitating the adoption of the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS (resolution 65/277, annex). The Declaration, as we know, is bold and ambitious. It reflects a commitment by political leader…
Thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to address the Council today. I would also like to thank the Chairs of the three Committees, Ambassadors Wittig, Puri and Sangqu, for their valuable and informative briefings and for their leadership of the key subsidiary bodies of the Security Council.
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I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate. It is clear from our discussion today that many are concerned about the profound and pervasive impact that illicit trafficking can have on security. It is ironic that the very factors that should underpin peace, security and develo…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to address the Council today. I particularly thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš and Ambassador Tanin for their remarks earlier.
Australia welcomes the opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to international e…
Australia speaks as a country committed to the work of peacebuilding, which is some of the most difficult, but most important that we can undertake, and to the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and Peacebuilding Fund (PBF). I would like to take this opportunity to express Australia’s appreciation for t…
Australia welcomes the opportunity to participate in today’s important debate and thanks the United Kingdom and you, Mr. President, for its initiative, including through the London conference, in which Australia participated.
Many today have already spoken of a window of opportunity in 2012, and Au…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this significant meeting and for inviting Australia to participate. I especially want to welcome President Ramos-Horta’s presence today, despite his difficult family circumstances, and to say how much his personal contribution to the emergence of an independen…
Over the past week, the world has witnessed the barbaric massacre of civilians in Homs. That violence has shocked the world. For over a year now, we have seen violence and human rights abuses take place right across Syria.
As we heard from High Commissioner Pillay today, well over 5,400 people have…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Ladsous and Deputy Foreign Minister Ludin for their statements this morning. I would also like to convey the deep gratitude of my Government for the dedication and leadership that the outgoing Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Staffan de …
As we commemorate the twentieth anniversary of resolution 46/182, it is important to recall the achievements that have been made in international humanitarian assistance.
Good progress has been made over two decades in the coordination and delivery of humanitarian assistance. The cluster approach h…
I wish to thank President Al-Nasser for having convened this important meeting to mark the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers and to recognize the tremendous contribution made by Volunteers to international society. We also thank Japan and Brazil for their initiative in pursui…
Australia is committed to advancing work on all of the agenda items under consideration, but this afternoon, in the interests of time, I will focus my remarks on just two: the post-2015 development framework and civilian capacity.
Obviously, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide or have p…
Australia moved from a negative vote to an abstention on resolution 66/17, on a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, because we have been a consistent supporter of a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine resulting in a negotiated two-State solution that allows a secure Israel…
