We thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her frank briefing this morning. We could not agree more with her analysis. We are grateful that the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) continues to do all that it can in difficult circumstances to investigate Rome Statute crimes commi…
I would like to thank Special Representative Zarif for his briefing to the Security Council today. I also welcome First Deputy Prime Minister Dačić of Serbia and Foreign Minister Hoxhaj of Kosovo and thank them for their statements and their presence.
I also acknowledge the report on the activities…
We thank you, Mr. President, and your entire United Kingdom team, for your able leadership this month. I will focus my remarks on the Security Council visit as well as our enduring interest in and responsibilities for conflict prevention, a key theme of our work in August.
The Council’s visit to th…
I thank Mr. Feltman for his briefing. We recognize the ongoing efforts that the Secretary-General, Mr. Feltman and other colleagues are making to resolve the crisis.
There is now overwhelming evidence that significant numbers of Russian troops, armoured personnel carriers, tanks and other equipment…
I am pleased to provide a brief report on the Council’s visit to Belgium on 9 and 10 August, the first leg of our recent visit to Europe and Africa. The purpose of our visit to Belgium was to commemorate the centenary of the commencement of the First World War, to pay tribute to the sacrifice of all…
I would like to thank Ms. Bensouda for her briefing, for the comprehensive report submitted to us and for the continuing efforts of the Office of the Prosecutor in relation to the situation in Darfur in difficult circumstances.
Australia is deeply concerned that, in the six months since the Prosecu…
I thank Presidents Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their briefings today. I also thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate, which provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the contribution to peace and security made by international criminal justice…
I would like to join others in thanking Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for presenting his quarterly briefing on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Australia acknowledges UNMIK’s continuing efforts, together with the European Union …
Australia welcomes the convening of this open debate on women and peace and security. We commend Guatemala and India for bringing the Council’s focus to the particular role played by women’s civil society organizations. We thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson, the Under- Secretary-General and Exe…
A year ago we celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Since then, we have moved closer to realizing the objective of universal adherence to the Convention, and Australia congratulates those who have acceded to it in the past year. …
