I want to make a few comments on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand (CANZ).
The CANZ countries want to commend the Secretary-General on his efforts to strengthen the Organization, particularly in peacekeeping and disarmament — areas that we regard as critically important. We also want to c…
We welcome the opportunity to again address the Security Council on the important issues of Timor-Leste, and thank the Council for giving those matters its attention.
We appreciate the fact that Prime Minister Ramos-Horta has been able to be with us today and to contribute to our deliberations. His…
Australia voted in favour of draft resolution A/61/L.47 in recognition of our strong support for the continuing international assistance to the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people. Australia is committed to improving the prospects of development for the Palestinian people and to alleviating…
Today we are reviewing our progress in implementing the 2001 Declaration of Commitment and the 2006 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. Australia commends the significant increase in funding devoted to tackling the epidemic and the progress in treatment, care and support that has occurred since the 2…
Australia is committed to working with the people and the Government of Afghanistan, as well as the international community, to help build a stable, secure and democratic future for that country. This is no easy task and will need the long-term commitment of the international community. It will also…
The international humanitarian community is increasingly confronted with complex and changing crises. In response we must work to increase the effectiveness of humanitarian assistance and to accurately measure its impact. There is a moral and operational imperative to maximize the impact of humanita…
Australia recognizes the critical role women play in peace and security. We are a strong supporter of, and advocate for, Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), and have been ever since its adoption. We demonstrate that commitment both in our domestic actions and through our support of countries in…
I would like to begin by joining with my colleagues in congratulating Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. I am also delighted to welcome Montenegro as the 192nd Member of the United Nations.
I also note that this will be t…
First, I want to thank the Secretary-General, not only for his report but also for his outstanding contribution to the international community over the last 10 years, particularly to the weak and disadvantaged, those who most need the support of this international body.
On development, the Millenni…
Australia recognizes that long-term engagement, coupled with partner Government commitment, is essential to ensuring that least developed countries (LDCs) make demonstrable progress towards reducing poverty and achieving sustainable development. Australia is proud of the contribution it makes to the…
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Special Representative Hasegawa and the staff of the United Nations Office in Timor- Leste (UNOTIL) for their dedicated efforts. We also thank Ian Martin and his team, and congratulate them on a thorough and professional investigation into the situatio…
We are grateful for this opportunity to discuss another element of the critically important United Nations reform project. Members will
be familiar with Australia’s work for United Nations reform. Both nationally and as a member of the Canada-Australia-New Zealand group, we have actively engaged to…
Australia must also dissociate itself from lifting the spending cap by consensus. Last December, we decided by consensus to limit the Secretary-General’s spending authority. That demonstrated our collective commitment to United Nations reform and our shared conviction that reform should be achieved …
We appreciate the opportunity to contribute to this discussion on Timor- Leste. Australia is grateful for the Security Council’s prompt attention in the form of the Council President’s statement of 25 May welcoming the presence of the international stabilization force. The rapid dispatch of the Secr…
Thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to speak. I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing and for the work of the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL). I would also like to thank my friend Mr. Ramos-Horta for attending today’s meeting…
Australia welcomes the Security Council’s continuing consideration of small arms and light weapons and the Secretary-General’s useful and comprehensive report to the Council on small arms. The Council’s ongoing attention to small arms issues, particularly in the regional context, will serve to stren…
Australia welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on Afghanistan of 7 March and supports the renewal of and proposed adjustments to the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA). That includes the continued political and good offices role for UNAMA in Afghanistan, …
Thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council.
I wish to begin by expressing our thanks to the Secretary-General for his progress report on the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) (S/2006/24) and to the Special Representative for Timor-Leste, Sukehiro Hase…
Like others, let me thank you, Mr. President, for giving up your Christmas with your family.
I am delighted tonight to speak on behalf of the CANZ group of countries — Canada, Australia and New Zealand — which obviously welcomes the consensus that has been achieved. In the interests of brevity, how…
The challenge for States is how best to govern flows of people in a way that achieves the greatest benefit for all the parties concerned — sending and receiving States and migrants themselves.
Australia’s entire social and economic fabric and success have been built upon migration. Over the past de…
