When Australia spoke last year on this item the situation in the Middle East was grim. We began our statement by expressing my Government’s condolences to the peoples of Kenya and Israel, following the terrible terrorist attacks in Mombasa. We all hoped then that by now reason would have prevailed a…
As a strong supporter of the Mine Ban Treaty, Australia is pleased to note the recent accession of Belarus, Serbia and Montenegro, Timor-Leste and Turkey to the Treaty, and ratification by Burundi, Ghana, Greece, Lithuania and Sudan. We welcome the significant show of support for the Mine Ban Treaty…
Australia continues to strongly support the articulation, through the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), of an African vision for a new African future. By acknowledging that the primary responsibility for lifting Africa out of poverty lies with Africa itself, NEPAD is qualitatively di…
