I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the CANZ countries, which are Canada and New Zealand, as well as my own country, Australia.
The CANZ countries would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice for her report (A/76/4) on the work of the Court over the past year. W…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the MIKTA Group of countries — Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia — and then, in my national capacity, a short statement on behalf of Australia.
Gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls are priori…
I have the high honour and distinct privilege to introduce a pre-recorded statement by Mr. Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia.
I am making this statement on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own country, Australia.
At the outset, we would like to express our deep appreciation to Sweden and Kenya for their efforts in co-facilitating resolution 75/326. We are very pleased to see the adoption of the modalities for the inte…
I am pleased to deliver this statement today on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own country, Australia (CANZ). I would like to begin by thanking Ambassadors González López and Mlynár for their leadership of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly at it…
We thank Morocco for bringing this important resolution (resolution 75/309) to the General Assembly. Australia commends the strengthening of efforts to identify and understand the impact of hate speech in undermining tolerance and heightening the risk of identity-based tension and violence. We also …
I am making this statement on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own country, Australia.
At the outset, we would like to express our appreciation to Côte d’Ivoire and the Russian Federation for their efforts on draft resolution A/75/L.109, and we look forward to a successful high-level meeting on…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own country, Australia.
Draft resolution A/75/L.101 is part of our ongoing work to ensure that the Economic and Social Council is fit for purpose. After months of challenging negotiations, the draft resolution — whi…
I have the distinct honour to deliver the following remarks on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own country, Australia (CANZ), on the occasion of the adoption of resolution 75/285, on the status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, i…
It is my distinct pleasure and honour to introduce a message from Her Excellency Ms. Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of the Commonwealth of Australia.
I make this statement on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own
country, Australia.
At the outset, we, too, would like to express our thanks to Georgia and the Philippines for their leadership on draft resolution A/75/L.93 and the open and constructive way in which they have facilitated negotia…
Australia is dismayed at the speed and lack of transparency with which draft resolution A/75/L.87/Rev. 1 has been brought before the General Assembly for its consideration. That approach has made it impossible for many States to take the time to adequately consider and respond to the proposal and ru…
Australia wholeheartedly welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire, which must be the start of a process towards a genuine, just, durable and resilient peace. We commend the diplomatic efforts of all the parties that have sought to bring an end to the conflict, including Egypt and the United States.
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This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the release of the report on the responsibility to protect by the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty, co-chaired by a former Foreign Minister of Australia, Gareth Evans. The world then came together in 2005 to unanimously adopt…
Australia welcomes the submission of the report (see A/75/743) of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism
to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011.
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I have the honour to speak today on behalf of a core group of countries: Armenia, Burkina Faso, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, India, Jamaica, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Maldives, Morocco, North Macedonia, Qatar, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Serbia, Uganda, Ukraine and my own country, Australia. …
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, a tribunal established in 2005 by an agreement of the General Assembly, has made substantial progress in fulfilling its mandate, including by obtaining convictions for genocide, crimes against humanity and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions…
The events of 2020 have devastated lives and livelihoods around the globe. The front line of the humanitarian response has been local staff, national organizations, community groups, friends and families, all rallying to support one another through this dreadful year. The United Nations system has a…
Australia welcomes the ongoing Afghanistan peace negotiations, and we call on all parties to embrace this opportunity to create and implement a sustainable, inclusive political settlement. We support an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process that preserves and builds on the political, economic an…
In a similar vein to my Canadian colleague, Australia supports the strengthening of cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and so joined consensus on resolution 75/16. However, we also wish to dissociate ourselves from the fourth preambular paragrap…
