Permanent Mission of Australia
to the United Nations
New York

Latest statements

Thursday 11 April

UN General Assembly: Debate on the veto of the 1718 Committee’s Panel of Experts’ mandate renewal ​

Friday 5 April 2024

UN Security Council: Discussion on the risk of famine and attacks on humanitarian workers in Gaza

Monday 4 March 2024

UN General Assembly: Debate on the use of the veto

UN General Assembly: Informal briefing on UNRWA

Monday 26 February 2024

UN General Assembly: Debate on the situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine

Monday 12 February 2024

UN Women Executive Board: National Statement

Wednesday 7 February 2024

Joint Statement on 'Follow-up to UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board Meeting' Executive Board of UNICEF

Tuesday 6 February 2024

UNICEF Executive Board: National Statement

Summit of the Future: First reading of Pact zero draft - CANZ Statement

Thursday 1 February 2024

Joint Statement in response to 'Statement by the UNFPA Executive Director' Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS

Monday 29 January 2024

Joint Statement: Follow-up to UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Body Meeting

Tuesday 23 January 2024

UN Security Council: Middle East Peace Process Quarterly Debate

Tuesday 09 January 2024

UN General Assembly: Debate on the use of the veto

Wednesday 13 December 2023

UN General Assembly: Intergovernmental negotiations to reinforce and build convergence on Security Council reform

Tuesday 12 December 2023

UN General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session: Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations

Friday 8 December 2023

UN General Assembly: Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations

Wednesday 6 December 2023

22nd Session of the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties: General debate

Wednesday 6 December 2023

UN Central Emergency Response Fund High-Level Pledging Event

Tuesday 5 December 2023

UN General Assembly plenary meeting: Oceans and the law of the sea

Monday 20 November 2023

UN General Assembly plenary meeting: Briefing on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip

Monday 20 November 2023

UN Security Council open debate: Maintenance of interational peace and security - promote sustaining peace through common development

Friday 17 November 2023

UN General Assembly Second Committee: Pacific Island Forum Explanation of Position on Agenda Item 18

Thursday 16 November 2023

UN General Assembly plenary meeting: Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council

Friday 3 November 2023

UN OCHA Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Monday 30 October 2023

UN General Assembly Fourth Committee: Comprehensive Review of UN Peacekeeping Operations - CANZ statement

Monday 30 October 2023

UN General Assembly plenary meeting: Report of the International Criminal Court

Friday 27 October 2023

UN General Assembly Tenth Emergency Special Session: Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem - explanation of vote

Wednesday 25 October 2023

UN Security Council open debate: Women, peace and security

Monday 16 October 2023

UN General Assembly Second Committee: discussion on the permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Thursday 12 October 2023

UN General Assembly Fourth Committee: Assistance in mine action - CANZ statement

Monday 9 October 2023

UN General Assembly Third Committee: Discussion on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Thursday 5 October 2023

UN General Assembly 78: CANZ Joint Statement on adoption of Health Political Declarations

Monday 2 October 2023

UN General Assembly 78 Second Committee (Economic and Financial) General Debate - CANZ Joint Statement

Friday 29 September 2023

UN General Assembly: Draft resolution on the Political Declaration of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, convened under the auspices of the General Assembly - Explanation of Position: CANZ Joint Statement

Friday 22 September 2023

UN General Assembly High-Level Week: National Statement

Tuesday 5 September 2023

UN Security Council open debate: 'Working Methods of the Security Council'

Tuesday 29 August 2023

UN General Assembly: High-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote International Day against Nuclear Tests

Monday 24 July 2023

UN General Assembly: Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace (Report of the Peacebuilding Commission, and Report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund)

Wednesday 19 July 2023

UN Economic and Social Council High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development - Australian National Statement

Wednesday 19 July 2023

UN General Assembly Item 60 - Use of the veto: Syria cross-border aid mechanism

Tuesday 18 July 2023

UN General Assembly - National Statement: The situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine

Tuesday 11 July 2023

2023 Global Multi-Stakeholder Small Island Developing States Partnership Dialogue

Monday 26 June 2023

UN General Assembly Resolution 'Mental Health and psychosocial support for sustainable development and peace' - joint explanation of vote (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States)

Thursday 22 June 2023

UN General Assembly Item 121 - Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: Report of the Secretary-General

Monday 19 June 2023

Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction - Australia's National Statement

Thursday 15 June 2023

33rd Meeting of States Parties of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) - Agenda Item 14 (Report of the United Nations Secretary General)

Tuesday 13 June 2023

16th Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Australia's National Statement

Tuesday 13 June 2023

16th Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - MIKTA Statement

Monday 12 June 2023

UN General Assembly Annual Debate on follow-up to and implementation of the HIV/AIDS Political Declaration

Wednesday 7 June 2023

UN General Assembly meeting on protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development

Tuesday 30 May 2023

Organisational Session of the Preparatory Committee of the Fourth International Conference on SIDS

Thursday 25 May 2023

UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting: cyber attacks on critical infrastructure - CANZ statement

Tuesday 16 May 2023

Informal consultations on the Political Declaration for the High-Level meeting on Universal Health Coverage - CANZ statement

Friday 5 May 2023

UN General Assembly Intergovernmental Negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council

Friday 28 April 2023

UN Security Council Arria-formula Meeting: Addressing the Abduction and Deportation of Children During Armed Conflict: Concrete Steps for Accountability and Prevention

Monday 24 April 2023

UN Security Council Open Debate - Maintenance of international peace and security: Effective multilateralism through Defense of the Principles of the UN Charter

Wednesday 20 April 2023

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: item 4 discussion on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum

Tuesday 10 April 2023

UN: 56th Commission on Population and Development: General Debate

Tuesday 4 April 2023

SIDS Partnership Steering Committee Ambassadorial Meeting

Monday 3 April 2023

Intergovernmental Negotiations on Categories of Membership and Status of the IGN Documents

Monday 3 April 2023

UN Commission on Disarmament: Substantive session of 2023: 385th plenary meeting

Monday 20 March 2023

UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) New York presentation of the 2022 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons

Friday 17 March 2023

UN Security Council Arria-formula Meeting: The Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Thursday 16 March 2023

Briefing of the UN General Assembly by Special Envoy of the Secretary General on Myanmar, Ms. Noeleen Heyzer

Tuesday 7 March 2023

UN Security Council Open Debate - Women, Peace and Security: Towards the 25th Anniversary of Resolution 1325

Friday 24 February 2023

UN Committee for Development Policy Interaction with ECOSOC Membership

Wednesday 22 February 2023

UN General Assembly: Emergency Special Session 11 - UN Charter principles underlying a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine

Tuesday 21 February 2023

The Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C34): Statement on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand

Tuesday 21 February 2023

UN Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization: Statement on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand

Friday 10 February 2023

8th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly at UN Headquarters

Thursday 26 January 2023

UN Security Council open debate: Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace: Investment in people to enhance resilience against complex challenges

Thursday 26 January 2023

Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform (First Meeting)

Thursday 12 January 2023

UN Security Council - Open debate on the promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security

Friday 16 December 2022

UN General Assembly - Launch of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages

Wednesday 14 December 2022

UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Meeting: Proposal to remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women

Friday 9 December 2022

UN General Assembly - Oceans and the law of the sea

Tuesday 6 December 2022

UN General Assembly - Strengthening the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief asssistance of the United Nations

Thursday 17 November 2022

UN General Assembly - 36th Plenary Meeting: Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council

Monday 14 November 2022

UN General Assembly - 11th Emergency Special Session on Ukraine (15th Plenary)

Thursday 10 November 2022

UN General Assembly - Item 34: The situation in Afghanistan: Report of the Secretary General

Wednesday 2 November 2022

UN Third Committee - Report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Monday 31 October 2022

UN General Assembly - Plenary Debate on the Report of the International Criminal Court

Thursday 20 October 2022

UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security

Wednesday 19 October 2022

UN General Assembly - Plenary meeting on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

Wednesday 12 October 2022

UN Sixth Committee - Joint Statement on Resumption of Hostilities in Ethiopia

Wednesday 12 October 2022

UN General Assembly 11th Emergency Special Session on Ukraine

Monday 3 October 2022

Canada, Australia and New Zealand Joint Statement to the UN General Assembly Fifth Committee First Formal Meeting

Monday 3 October 2022

Canada, Australia and New Zealand Joint Statement to the UN General Assembly Second Committee General Debate

Friday 2 September 2022

Statement of the Group of Friends for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls

Thursday 24 August 2022

Joint Statement on Six Months of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion Of Ukraine

Thursday 21 July 2022

UN General Assembly meeting on the use of the veto in the Security Council on 8 July on 'The Situation in the Middle East'

Tuesday 19 July 2022

UN Security Council: Children and Armed Conflict - Annual Open Debate 2022

Friday 15 July 2022

High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: National Statement

Friday 24 June 2022

UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting: 20th Anniversary of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Thursday 23 June 2022

UN General Assembly plenary meeting: the responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity

Thursday 16 June 2022

32nd Meeting of the States Parties to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Wednesday 8 June 2022

UN General Assembly: Agenda Item 124 - 'Special Report of the Security Council (A/76/853), Non-Proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea'

Thursday 2 June 2022

UN Security Council Open Debate on Accountability and Justice for Serious Violations of International Law

Thursday 19 May 2022

UN Security Council Open Debate on Conflict and Food Security

Wednesday 27 April 2022

UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Accountability in Ukraine

Tuesday 26 April 2022

UN General Assembly plenary meeting: statement at adoption of the resolution on the veto initiative

Wednesday 13 April 2022

UN Security Council statement: Open debate on sexual violence in conflict

Friday 8 April 2022

UN General Assembly: Statement on interim oral update on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic

Thursday 7 April 2022

Eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly - Tenth plenary meeting: Statement on Ukraine

Friday 1 April 2022

UN General Assembly plenary meeting on the prevention of armed conflict (International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria)

Wednesday 23 March 2022

Eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly: Statement on Ukraine

Wednesday 16 March 2022

Australian national statement to the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

Tuesday 15 March 2022

Joint statement to the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women - women and girls in Ukraine

Monday 14 March 2022

MIKTA joint statement to the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

LGBTI Core Group joint statement to the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

Monday 7 March 2022

Joint statement on the March 5 People's Democratic Republic of Korea's ballistic missile launch

Wednesday 2 March 2022

Emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly: Statement on Ukraine

Emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly: Explanation of Vote on Ukraine

Monday 28 February 2022

Joint statement on the February 27 People's Democratic Republic of Korea's ballistic missile launch

Thursday 24 February 2022

UN Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Organization: Working Group meeting on the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes

Wednesday 23 February 2022

UN General Assembly - Agenda Item 67 - 'The situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine'

Monday 21 February 2022

UN General Assembly - Our Common Agenda Thematic Consultation: Frameworks for a peaceful world - promoting peace, international law and digital cooperation 

Wednesday 16 February 2022

UN General Assembly - Briefing on the Global Compact for Migration: Report of the Secretary General

Thursday 10 February 2022

UN General Assembly - Our Common Agenda Thematic Consultation: Accelerating and scaling up the Sustainable Development Goals

Tuesday 18 January 2022

UN Security Council - Open debate on women, peace and security

Thursday 9 December 2021

UN Security Council - Security in the context of Terrorism and Climate Change

Wednesday 8 December

UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) High-Level Pledging Event

Tuesday 7 December

UN General Assembly Plenary Meeting - Oceans and the Law of the Sea

Monday 29 November 2021

UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Accountability in the Syrian Arab Republic

Tuesday 16 November 2021

UN General Assembly Plenary Meeting: UN Security Council Reform

Thursday 11 November 2021

UN General Assembly Plenary Meeting: Report of the International Criminal Court

Monday 8 November 2021

UN General Assembly - Plenary Debate on General Assembly Revitalization

Thursday 28 October 2021

UN General Assembly - Report on the International Court of Justice

Monday 25 October 2021

UN General Assembly - Informal Plenary Meeting 'Our Common Agenda'

Thursday 21 October 2021

UN Security Council - Open debate 'Women, Peace and Security' - MIKTA Statement

UN Security Council - Open debate 'Women, Peace and security' - Australian National Statement

Wednesday 13 October 2021

UN Fifth Committee - Formal meeting on programme planning and proposed programme budget 2022 (CANZ statement)

Friday 8 October 2021

UN Security Council - Arria-Formula Meeting - Informal open debate on Belarus

Tuesday 5 October 2021

UN Second Committee General Debate - Canada, Australia and New Zealand Statement

Wednesday 18 August 2021

UN Security Council - High-Level Open Debate on Peacekeeping and Technology

Monday 9 August 2021

UN Security Council - High-Level Open Debate on Enhancing Maritime Security

Wednesday 28 July 2021

UN Security Council - Arria-Formula Meeting on preventing terrorism and violent extremism through tackling gender stereotypes, masculinities and structural gender inequality

Tuesday 23 June 2021

Thirty-First Meeting of States Parties of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Friday 18 June 2021

UN General Assembly - Briefing by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar

Wednesday 16 June 2021

UN General Assembly - CANZ Statement on Protracted Conflicts in GUAM Area and Their Implications for International Peace, Security and Development

Tuesday 15 June 2021

UN Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Monday 14 June

UN Open Ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (General Exchange of Views)

Wednesday 2 June 2021

UN Security Council - Arria-Formula Meeting on Ukraine

Monday 24 May 2021

UN Security Council - Open debate 'United Nations peacekeeping operations: improving safety and security of peacekeepers' - CANZ statement

Thursday 20 May 2021

UN General Assembly - 67th Plenary Meeting - Situation in the Middle East

Wednesday 19 May 2021

UN Security Council - Open debate on the root causes of conflict while promoting post-pandemic recovery in Africa - CANZ statement

Monday 17 May 2021

UN General Assembly - Open debate on the responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity

Sunday 16 May 2021

UN Security Council - Open debate on the Middle East including the Palestinian question

Wednesday 21 April 2021

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues - Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous peoples

Wednesday 21 April 2021

UN General Assembly - Statement on the Prevention of Armed Conflict (International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria)

Tuesday 20 April 2021

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues - Peace, justice and strong institutions

Monday 19 April 2021

UN General Assembly - Statement to informal meeting of the plenary on the IGN on Security Council reform

Monday 19 April 2021

UN Security Council - Open Debate on Regional Organizations

Wednesday 14 April 2021

UN Security Council - Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict

Friday 9 April 2021

UN Security Council - Arria-Formula Meeting on Myanmar

Tuesday 30 March 2021

General Assembly - Plenary Meeting on the Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic

Friday 26 March 2021

Joint Statement on the Occasion of the Seventh Anniversary of the Adoption of UNGA Resolution 68/262 “Territorial Integrity of Ukraine”

Friday 26 March 2021

UN Security Council - Arria-Formula Meeting - Supressing the Deployment of Improvised Explosive Devices Against Peace Operations

Friday 26 March 2021

UN General Assembly - MIKTA Statement - Launch of the Political Declaration on Equitable Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines

Monday 22 March 2021

Group of Friends of Afghanistan - Statement Condemning Increased Violence and Targeted Killings in Afghanistan

Friday 12 March 2021

UN Security Council - Arria-Formula Meeting - Crimea: 7 years of violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

Monday 8 March 2021

UN Security Council - Arria-Formula Meeting - Ensuring the Full, Equal and Meaningful Participation of Women in UN-led Peace Processes

Tuesday 3 March 2021

UN General Assembly - Briefing on the Situation of Human Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic

Friday 26 February 2021

UN General Assembly - Briefing by the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar

Wednesday 24 February 2021

UN Security Council - Arria-Formula Meeting - Upholding the collective security system of the UN Charter

Thursday 11 February 2021

UN General Assembly - Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Tuesday 26 January 2021

UN High-Level Replenishment Conference for the Peacebuilding Fund

Monday 25 January 2021

UN General Assembly - Intergovernmental negotiations on UN Security Council reform

Tuesday 12 January 2021

UN Security Council - Open Debate on International cooperation in combating terrorism 20 years after the adoption of resolution 1373

Friday 11 December 2020

UN General Assembly - Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations

Thursday 10 December 2020

UN General Assembly - The Situation in Afghanistan

Tuesday 8 December 2020

UN General Assembly - Oceans and the Law of the Sea

Friday 20 November 2020

UN Security Council - Arria Meeting on the Peace Process in Afghanistan

Monday 16 November 2020

UN General Assembly - UN Security Council Reform

Thursday 29 October 2020

UN Security Council - Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security

Monday 21 September 2020

UN General Assembly - High-level Meeting to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations

Thursday 3 September 2020

UN Security Council - Quarterly Debate on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) 

Wednesday 12 August 2020

UN Security Council - Open Debate on Pandemics and the Challenges of Sustaining Peace

Thursday 6 August 2020

UN Security Council - Open Debate on the linkages between Terrorism and Organised Crime

Tuesday 28 July 2020

UN Security Council - Arria-Formula Meeting - Women and the Afghan Peace Process

Friday 17 July 2020

UN Security Council - Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict

Friday 10 July 2020

Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week - Statement by H.E. The Hon Mitch Fifield

Wednesday 1 July 2020

Speech to the Asia Society Australia - H.E. The Hon Mitch Fifield

Friday 12 June 2020

Cross-Regional Statement - Addressing the "Infodemic" during COVID-19

Thursday 8 May 2020

UN Security Council - Arria-Formula Meeting - 75 years from the end of the Second World War on European soil

Thursday 20 February 2020

UN General Assembly - The situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine

Tuesday 14 January 2020

UN General Assembly - Strengthening of the United Nations System

Thursday 9 January 2020

UN Security Council - Open Debate on the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations

Tuesday 10 December 2019

UN General Assembly - Oceans and the Law of the Sea

Tuesday 3 December 2019

UN General Assembly - International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Wednesday 27 November 2019

UN General Assembly - The Situation in Afghanistan

Monday 25 November 2019

UN General Assembly - Open Debate on Security Council Reform 

Wednesday 20 November 2019

UN General Assembly - Thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Tuesday 19 November 2019

UN Security Council - Open Debate on the Role of Reconciliation in Maintaining International Peace and Security

Tuesday 29 October 2019

UN Security Council - Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS)

Tuesday 15 September 2019

UN General Assembly - Adoption of the Political Declaration for the SDG Summit

Tuesday 9 July 2019

UN Security Council - Linkages between international terrorism and organized crime

Thursday 27 June 2019

Responsibility to Protect - Statement for H.E. Gillian Bird 

Wednesday 26 June 2019

Statement on Anti-Semitism in the digital age

Wednesday 19 June 2019

UN Security Council - United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

Tuesday 18 June 2019

Australian intervention - Informal briefing UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech

Friday 14 June 2019

12th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights with Disabilities: National Statement

12th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights with Disabilities: Statement on behalf of MIKTA

Thursday 23 May 2019

Statement in the UN Security Council on the Protection of Civilians

Wednesday 22 May 2019

Advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965 - Item 88: Explanation of Vote

Tuesday 23 April 2019

Statement in the UN Security Council on Sexual Violence in Conflict

Thursday 11 April 2019

Statement in the UN Security Council on Women in Peacekeeping

Tuesday 2 April 2019

Explanation of Vote: Combatting terrorism and other acts of violence based on religion or belief

Thursday 28 March 2019

Statement in the UN Security Council on Preventing and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Friday 1 March 2019

Statement in the UN General Assembly on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict (Kimberley Process)

Wednesday 20 February 2019

Statement in the UN General Assembly on the situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine

Wednesday 19 December 2018

Explanation of Vote in the UN General Assembly on the Global Compact for Migration

Monday 17 December 2018

Statement in the UN Security Council on Afghanistan

Thursday 6 December 2018

Statement in the UN General Assembly on Afghanistan

Friday 9 November 2018

Statement in the UN Security Council Open Debate on Strengthening Multilateralism

Friday 9 November 2018

Statement in the UN General Assembly on the Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Friday 2 November 2018

Statement in the UN General Assembly on the Report of the Human Rights Council

Monday 29 October 2018

Statement in the UN General Assembly on the Report of the International Criminal Court

Thursday 25 October 2018

Statement at the UN Security Council Debate on Women, Peace and Security

Thursday 25 October 2018

Statement at the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Protection Against Violence and Discrimination Based on SOGI

Tuesday 23 October 2018

Statement on the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar

Tuesday 23 October 2018

Statement on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar

Tuesday 16 October 2018

Explanation of Vote in the UN General Assembly

Wednesday 3 October 2018

Statement at the UNGA Third Committee Debate on Social Development

Thursday 6 September 2018

Statement on behalf of the CTBT Group of Friends on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests

Friday 13 July 2018

Statement on the Final Draft of the Global Compact for Migration

Monday 9 July 2018

Statement at the UN Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict

26 June 2018

Statement at the UN Security Council debate on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

20 June 2018

RevCon3 Side-Event: International Tracing Instrument and the Way Forward

19 June 2018

National Statement at Third Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (RevCon3)

13 June 2018

Explanation of Vote on Resolution on 'Protection of the Palestinian Civilian Population'

12 June 2018

Statement on Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the political declarations on HIV/AIDS

15 May 2018

Statement on behalf of CANZ Group at Fifth Committee Introduction of Peace and Security Reform Agenda Item

7 May 2018

Statement at United Nations Forum on Forests Ministerial Roundtable

24-25 April 2018

Statement at High-Level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace

3 May 2018

Statement at the event on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

2 April 2018

Statement at the UN Disarmament Commission

6 February 2018

Statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate on working methods

21 December 2017

Statement at the UN Security Council on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

21 December 2017

Explanation of Vote on Resolution A/ES-10/L.22 Status of Jerusalem at UN General Assembly tenth emergency special session (resumed)

25 June 2017

Statement at the UN Security Council on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

7 June 2017

Intervention at the United Nations Peace Building Commission

6 June 2017

Statement at the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board Meeting

25 May 2017

Statement on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, Including Healthcare in Conflict

4 May 2017

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Statement on International Year of Indigenous Languages in 2019

4 May 2017

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Statement on UNPFII and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

1 May 2017

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Statement at the Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur

28 April 2017

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Statement on Enhancing Participation of Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations

27 April 2017

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Statement on the Empowerment of Indigenous Women

26 April 2017

Implementation of the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum with reference to the UNDRIP: Economic Development

25 April 2017

Statement at the High-level Event for the tenth anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People

24 April 2017

Joint Statement on tenth anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People

10 March 2017

Statement to the UN Security Council on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

03 March 2017

Consultations on Treaty Banning Production of Fissile Material for Nuclear Weapons

01 March 2017

Statement to the Economic and Social Council on Operational Activities Segment

21 February 2017

Statement to the UN Security Council on Maintaining International Peace and Security: Conflicts in Europe

13 February 2017

Statement to the UN Security Council on Protecting Critical Infrastructure

2 February 2017

Statement at UN General Assembly adoption of the Resolution on the Role of Diamonds in Fuelling Conflict (Kimberley Process)

24 January 2017

High Level Statement on Sustaining Peace

10 January 2017

Statement to the UN Security Council on Sustaining Peace

19 December 2016

Statement to the UN Security Council on United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

9 November 2016

Statement to the UN General Assembly on Reports of the ICTY and the Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

7 November 2016

Statement at the UN Security Council on peacekeeping operations facing asymmetric threats

7 November 2016

Statement at the UNGA Plenary Meeting on Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform 

4 November 2016

Statement on the Report of the Human Rights Council

31 October 2016

Statement in the UNGA Third Committee Human Rights General Discussion - Item 68(b)

31 October 2016

Statement to the UNGA on the Report of the International Criminal Court

20 October 2016

Statement on the New Urban Agenda at the Habitat III Conference

5 October 2016

Statement on Social Development in the UNGA Third Committee

4 October 2016

Statement in the General Debate of the UNGA First Committee

7 September 2016

Statement at the UNGA Debate on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peacekeeping

2 August 2016

Statement at the UNSC Debate on Children and Armed Conflict

17 July 2016
Statement by Australia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Ukraine, and Belgium on second anniversary of the downing of Flight MH17

13 July 2016
High-level Thematic Debate: UN @70 – Human Rights at the Centre of the Global Agenda

21 June 2016
Statement at the UNSC Debate on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

21 June 2016
CANZ Statement: Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

1 June 2016
Joint Statement to NGO Committee

24 May 2016
Statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate on United Nations-African Union Cooperation

11 May 2016
Statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Countering the Narratives and Ideologies of Terrorism

11 May 2016
Statement at General Assembly High-level Thematic Debate on Peace and Security

27 April 2016
Statement at UNGA Adoption of the Resolution on the Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture

29 March 2016
Statement at the Preparatory Committee on Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction

21 March 2016
Statement at the UNSC Open Debate on Prevention and Resolution of Conflicts in the Great Lakes Region

23 February 2016
Statement at the UNSC Open Debate on the Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture

21 January 2016
CSW60 Multistakeholder Forum on Implementing the 2030 Agenda

16 February 2016
Statement to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations

21 December 2015
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)