Seventy years ago, at the 1945 San Francisco Conference, and in 1946 as one of the first elected members of the Security Council, Australia argued strongly against the veto. We did so because we saw it as hampering the Council’s effectiveness and legitimacy. Today those same reasons underscore our s…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the group of countries made up of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (CANZ).
We thank the Secretary-General for his candid assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the United Nations peace operations architecture. Let me also acknowledge…
I would like to join others in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Haysom and Executive Director Fedotov for their briefings, and also in welcoming the contribution of Afghanistan’s Permanent Representative, Ambassador
Zahir Tanin. I echo others in wishing him well in his next…
Let me, too, acknowledge the many high-level participants that have come here today, in particular those from small island developing States (SIDS), including from our Pacific family, to take part in this meeting of the Security Council. We, too, commend New Zealand for convening today’s debate. The…
Thank you, Madam President, for convening this important debate. I also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Special Representative Leila Zerrougui for their efforts to give prominence to the rights and protection of girls and boys affected by armed conflict.
The profound interest we all share i…
As today’s meeting has heard, the human cost of the illicit transfer, accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons is horrific and widespread. In conflict and other situations of armed violence, civilians consistently suffer the most. Civilians are deliberately targeted by rebel groups, t…
I thank the President for Jordan’s ongoing contribution to this very important agenda item, going back to the Amman message during World Interfaith Harmony Week.
Along with many Member States, Australia is facing unprecedented numbers of youth travelling to fight for Daesh, Al-Qaida, Al-Shabaab and…
May I begin by adding my voice to those congratulating Sweden’s Permanent Representative Olof Skoog on assuming the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and by expressing sincere thanks to his predecessor in that important role, Ambassador De Aguiar Patriota.
Australia welcomes this year’s a…
Thank you, Madam President, for convening this important debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2015/203). It is appalling to note that the year under review was marked by an increased incidence and severity of conflict-related sexual violence. In this regard, we …
I thank you, Sir, for bringing this important issue to the Council’s attention today. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights for their insightful briefings, and welcome the Secretary- General’s announcement of a United Nations plan of action on pr…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his commitment to the plight of children caught in conflict and our briefers for their tireless efforts to protect the world’s most vulnerable.
Australia reaffirms its commitment to the P…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom for his briefing and for his leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Allow me also to acknowledge Afghanistan’s Permanent Representative, Zahir Tanin, for his continued important contribution.
Austral…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate today. As we approach the seventieth anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, it is timely to focus on the issues that lie at the heart at the system of collective security, a system that has allowed us to avoid global conflict…
