Austria aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the European Union (EU), in its capacity as observer (see A/75/PV.67).
The images reaching us from Israel and the Gaza Strip are truly horrifying. Every innocent victim is one too many. Austria deplores the loss of civilian…
My delegation fully aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the representative of the European Union, in its capacity as observer. I would like to add the following remarks in my national capacity.
Austria welcomes today’s debate on the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to…
Austria thanks the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Tichy-Fisslberger, for her comprehensive presentation (see A/75/PV.21) of the report (A/75/53 and A/75/53/ Add.1) of the Human Rights Council to the General Assembly, as well as last week’s interactive dialogue in the Third Committ…
Considering that we are here on the fifth day of the general debate, on a Saturday evening, after nearly 10 hours of debate, I would like to warmly thank the Secretariat staff and all the representatives in this Hall for their commitment to the United Nations and multilateralism.
It is now my honou…
At this high-level debate celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, I have the honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Sebastian Kurz, the Federal Chancellor of Austria.
We fully align ourselves with the statement made by the observer of the European Union.
This is an important time for landlocked developing countries as we undertake a comprehensive review of the progress achieved in implementing the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries fo…
On this solemn occasion, I have the honour to speak as Chair of the Group of Western European and other States for the month of October. It is with profound sadness and sorrow that we have learned of the passing away of His Excellency Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral, former President of the General Asse…
Never in the history of the world has humankind been more interconnected. Never in its history has humankind been better informed about events happening on the other side of the planet. And never have we been more acutely aware that we all face the same challenges — such challenges as climate change…
Austria fully aligns itself with the statement of the European Union to be delivered later, which lays out in detail our priorities with regard to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO).
We wish to commend Executive Director Lassina Zerbo on his leadership and dedication and…
I would like to thank Indonesia for convening this open debate on the protection of civilians on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the protection of civilians agenda.
Austria aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Switzerland on behalf of the Group of Friends…
After careful consideration of all the arguments put forward, Austria voted in favour of resolution 73/295, entitled “Advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965”. Austria is strongly committed to…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries Turkey, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania, as well as Georgia, align themselves with this statement.
The Treaty between the United States of America and the…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States to introduce the annual draft resolution on assistance to the Palestinian people (A/73/L.69). The EU remains gravely concerned about the difficult living conditions of and the humanitarian situation affecting the P…
On 30 October, the Austrian Government decided not to join the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, endorsed in resolution 73/195. We abstained in today’s voting and would like to give the following explanation of our vote.
The Republic of Austria is a State under the rule of law…
On 10 December 1948, after the horrors of the Second World War, the world community came together to adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.
Against the backdrop of the end of the Cold War, the 1993 World Conference on Hum…
On behalf of the European Union and its member States, I have the honour to present a draft resolution entitled “Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel”, contained in document A/73/L.51.
The number and magnitude of humanitarian crises have grown exp…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries Turkey, the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania; the country of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina; …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States.
The candidate countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania align themselves with this statement.
The European Union and its member States support draft resolution A/73/L.45…
Austria voted in favour of resolution 73/132 today despite our reservations regarding the twenty-second preambular paragraph, as we see the draft resolution in its entirety as a package on the important topic of global health, with this year’s focus on nutrition. In that regard, however, we reiterat…
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania, the country of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the Republic of Moldova, …
