I would like to thank the President for convening this meeting so that together we can take stock of our progress and galvanize our efforts to tackle the remaining obstacles to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Since the adoption of the Millennium Declaration in September 2000, the…
Australia is a strong supporter of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and its Executive Directorate (CTED). The CTC and CTED are central to the international community’s response to the threat of international terrorism and are key components of the United Nations architecture constructed to help…
Australia wishes to record its appreciation and strong support for the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, the 1267 Committee and the 1540 Committee to bring practical effect to the United Nations counter-terrorism framework and the unanimously endorsed United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism S…
Australia continues to be a strong supporter of the Peacebuilding Commission. We were a key advocate for the establishment of the Commission during the 2005 United Nations World Summit, and we consider the Commission as a key outcome of that Summit. Australia was also one of the first donors to the …
Thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council.
I wish to begin by expressing our thanks to the Secretary-General for his progress report on the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) (S/2006/24) and to the Special Representative for Timor-Leste, Sukehiro Hase…
I have the honour to present to the General Assembly, on behalf of the Chairman of round table 1, His Excellency Mr. John Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia, a brief summary of the round table, which was held on Wednesday, 14 September 2005. Prime Minister Howard had to leave this afternoon and…
Australia has the honour to co-sponsor both of the draft resolutions before us today. We are pleased with the attention given in those drafts to issues of key importance for Australia, including the governance regime for areas beyond national jurisdiction, maritime security, the work of the
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