2010 Third Committee statements
27 October: National Statement on Human Rights made by Mr Andrew Goledzinowski, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Third Committee.
19 October 2010: Statement by Ms Tara Morton, Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations Third Committee regarding Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
18 October: Statement by Mr Paul Wilson, Deputy Permanent Representative of Australia to the Conference on Disarmament, to the United Nations First Committee regarding the thematic discussion on conventional weapons.
14 October: Statement on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand delivered by Ms Meaghan Sunderland, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations Third Committee regarding children's rights.
12 October: Statement on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand delivered by Ms Helen Horsington, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations Third Committee regarding the advancement of women.
4 October: Statement by Samah Hadid, Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations Third Committee.
25 September: Australian statement to the Ministerial Meeting on Women, Peace and Security.
30 June 2010: Statement on behalf H.E. Mr Gary Quinlan, Permanent Representative of Australia on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum to the United Nations Economic and Social Council regarding the Special Policy Dialogue on Women in Special Situations.
30 April: Statement by Australia's Foreign Minister Mr. Stephen Smith, regarding the election of the first Australian Indigenous woman, Ms Megan Davis, to the United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
26 April: Statement by Ms Shirley McPherson, Chair of the Indigenous Land Corporation on behalf of the Torres Strait Regional Authority to the 9th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues regarding the future work of the Forum, including emerging issues.
22 April: Statement by Dr Jeff Harmer AO, Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues under Item 4: ‘Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ and interactive dialogue with Professor James Anaya, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous people.
20 April: Joint-Statement by Dr Jeff Harmer AO, Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Mr John T. Kris, Chair, Torres Strait Regional Authority to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues under the theme ‘Indigenous Peoples: Development with Culture and Identity’.
3 March 2010: Australia's National Statement to the 54th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women delivered by Ms Sally Moyle from Australia's Office for Women.
1 March 2010: Statement by the Hon. Naomi Fiame Mata'afa, the Samoan Minister for Women, Community and Social Development to the 54th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum.
8 February: Statement by Ms Helen Horsington, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations Commission on Social Development regarding policy responses on employment and the social consequences of the financial and economic crisis, including its gender dimension.
4 February: Statement by H.E. Andrew Goledzinowski, Deputy Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Commission on Social Development regarding social inclusion.