We once again appreciate the opportunity to participate in the Security Council’s deliberations on Timor-Leste. Like others, we are particularly pleased to see President Ramos-Horta here
today and take the opportunity to acknowledge his significant personal efforts to promote peace and national rec…
I am pleased to speak today on this important topic and bring an Australian perspective to the situation in the Middle East.
My Foreign Minister, Mr. Stephen Smith, recently met with the Israeli and Palestinian leadership to reaffirm the Australian Government’s strong commitment to the Middle East …
Given the time pressure, I will deal just with the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters. Australia recognizes that intergovernmental negotiations on equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Securit…
I thank you, Sir, for again allowing us the opportunity to express our appreciation of and strong support for the work of the Security Council’s counter-terrorism committees and their respective expert groups. They work to give practical effect to the United Nations counter-terrorism framework and t…
Australia welcomes the opportunity to endorse draft resolution A/63/L.17, on Afghanistan, and to reaffirm our commitment to continuing international efforts to help build a more secure and stable Afghan State. We do so against the background of continuing sacrifice on the part of the Afghan people a…
It is now over 60 years since the world saw the defeat of a barbaric and tyrannical Nazi regime that had been set on the systematic eradication of the Jewish people. Australia considers the genocide perpetrated against the Jewish people during the Holocaust to be the most abhorrent of crimes. It cos…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and Australia (CANZ). We thank Judge Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for his presentation of the report of the important work of the ICC.
The Court, in our view, is making significant steps forward. In…
I thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. Australia remains deeply concerned about the plight of children affected by armed conflicts, and we remain dedicated to ensuring the protection of all children from harm and exploitation.
We welcome Council’s ad…
Thank you, Sir, for the chance to participate in this debate. In view of the time, I shall abbreviate my circulated statement.
Australia believes that the Paris Conference delivered good outcomes that will contribute to a more comprehensive approach and complement the political/military plan agreed…
Australia would like to thank you, Mr. President, for including this issue on the Council’s agenda.
Crimes of sexual violence are among the most widespread and egregious of all violent acts committed during armed conflict. We note with regret and disgust that sexual violence is often perpetrated by…
Australia appreciates the Secretary-General’s report on Afghanistan. We also take this opportunity to express our appreciation to all who work within the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). We thank Mr. Guéhenno and his team, both here and in the field.
We welcome very much th…
Australia welcomes the opportunity to participate once again in the Security Council’s deliberations on Timor-Leste. We thank the
Council for its ongoing support for that country. Today I wish to particularly mention the lead role being played by South Africa, by Ambassador Kumalo especially.
On b…
In response to the national statement made by representative of Singapore under this agenda item on 10 December (see A/62/PV.65), Australia would like to express its views on the laws applying to transit passage in international straits. Paragraph 72 of draft resolution A/62/L.27, on oceans and the …
Australia welcomes the opportunity to again address the Security Council and to contribute to the Council’s deliberations on Timor-Leste. We appreciate the visit by the Security Council that took place and thank those who contributed to it. We also thank them for their report. We appreciate the fact…
The debate on this agenda item is an important occasion each year. It gives us, the States Members of the United Nations, a chance to review the work of the Organization against the background of the Secretary-General’s report. On behalf of Australia, I want to thank the Secretary- General for his r…
I am exercising a right of reply in relation to assertions by Mr. Oti, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Solomon Islands, in his statement to the General Assembly last evening (see A/62/PV.13), that the Australia-led Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) has occupied Solomon I…
I join my colleagues in congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. I
would also like to wish His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki- moon well for this, his first full session of the General Assembly as Secretary-General.
On behalf of the Austral…
Australia has actively worked to ensure the adoption of a meaningful declaration. We have seized every opportunity within the Commission on Human Rights Working Group on the draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, the Human Rights Council and the further consultation process mandated …
As you indicated, Sir, I am joined today by young Australians Mikael and Catherine, who will help me in the delivery of this statement.
Like others before me, I would like to commence by expressing our condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and our sympathy to those who
were inj…
I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in this debate. Australia is a strong supporter of United Nations efforts to combat terrorism. The United Nations has played a key role in creating a climate and framework for enhanced bilateral, regional and global cooperation to combat terrorism, pa…
