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Statements
Australia’s statement to the opening of the 2020 session of the Conference on Disarmament, 21 January 2020
Australia’s national statement to the Biological Weapons Convention – 2019 Meeting of States Parties, 3 December 2019
Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Meeting of High Contracting Parties Geneva, 11-15 November 2019
Australia’s statement to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Meeting of High Contracting Parties, Geneva, 11-15 November 2019
Fifth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty 2019
Australia’s statement on gender, 26 August 2019
2019 Conference on Disarmament
Australia’s statement to the Conference on Disarmament, 8 August 2019
Statement by Australia to the Conference on Disarmament, 25 June 2019
Australian Statement to the Conference on Disarmament, 29 January 2019
2018 Meeting of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V (19 November), Amended Protocol II (20 November) and the Certain Conventional Weapons Convention (CCW) (21-23 November)
Australian statement to Twelfth Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War to the CCW, 19 November 2018: General Exchange of Views -
Australian statement to Twentieth Annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II to the CCW, 20 November 2018: General Exchange of Views -
Australian Statement to CCW Meeting of High Contracting Parties, 21 November 2018: General Exchange of Views -
Australian Statement to CCW Meeting of High Contracting Parties, 21 November 2018: Consideration of the Report of the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems.
Australian Statement to CCW Meeting of the High Contracting Parties, 22 November 2018: Financial Issues Related to the Convention and its Annexed Protocols
Australian Statement to CCW Meeting of High Contracting Parties, 22 November 2018: Protocol III on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Incendiary Weapons
Australian Statement to CCW Meeting of the High Contracting Parties, 23 November 2018: Mines Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines
17th Meeting of States Parties to the Ottawa Convention, 26-30 November 2018
Australian Statement to Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention 17th Meeting of States Parties: General Exchange of Views, 26 November 2018
Australian Statement to Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention 17th Meeting of States Parties: Victim Assistance, 27 November 2018
Australian Statement to Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention 17th Meeting of States Parties: Cooperation and Assistance, 29 November 2018
Australian Statement to Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention 17th Meeting of States Parties: Statement of Sponsorship Coordinator, 30 November 2018
2018 Meeting of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention
Statement of Australia to the 2018 Meeting of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention, 4 December 2018
2018 Mine Ban Convention Intersessionals and Pledging Conference
Statement of Australia as Sponsorship Coordinator to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, Intersessional Meetings, 7-8 June 2018
Statement of Australia on International Cooperation and Assistance to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, Intersessional Meetings, 7-8 June 2018
Statement of Sponsorship Coordinator (Australia) to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Third Pledging Conference, 27 February 2018
Statement of Australia to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Third Pledging Conference, 27 February 2018
2018 Conference on Disarmament
Statement to the Conference on Disarmament by Australia, Canada and Turkey, 29 May 2018
Statement by Australia’s Permanent Representative and Ambassador for Disarmament, Ms Sally Mansfield to the Conference on Disarmament, 15 May 2018
Statement by Australia to the Conference on Disarmament on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2018
Australia’s statement to the Opening Plenary of the Conference on Disarmament 2018 Session
2018 Second Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the NPT
Australia’s statement to the final session of the Second Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Geneva, 23 April-4 May 2018
Australian Statement for Cluster III (Strengthening the NPT Review Process) to the Second Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Geneva, 23 April-4 May 2018
Australian Statement for Cluster II (Non-Proliferation) to the Second Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Geneva, 23 April-4 May 2018
Australian Statement for Cluster III (Peaceful uses of nuclear energy) to the Second Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Geneva, 23 April-4 May 2018
Statement to the General Debate delivered by Australia on behalf of the Vienna Group of Ten to the Second Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Geneva, 23 April-4 May 2018
Statement for General Debate on the Progressive Approach delivered by Australia on behalf of a group of countries to the Second Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Geneva, 23 April-4 May 2018
Australia’s Statement for Cluster I (Disarmament) to the Second Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Geneva, 23 April-4 May 2018
Australia’s statement to the General Debate of the Second Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Geneva, 23 April-4 May 2018
2018 Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Systems
Australian Statement – General Exchange of Views to the LAWS GGE, April 2018
Human Rights Council - 37th Session
National Statement to the High Level Segment United Nations Human Rights Council by His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Human Rights Council - 34th Session
Statement at High level Segment at the thirty-fourth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council delivered by Minister for international development and the Pacific, Senator the Hon. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
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Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons - Meetings of High Contracting Parties
Statement under Mines other than Anti-Personnel Mines (MOTAPM) by Ms Namdi Payne on 14 November 2014
Statement under General Exchange of Views by Ambassador John Quinn, 13 November 2014
Statement under Improvised Explosive Devices, Amended Protocol II by Brigadier John Shanahan, 12 November 2014
Statement under General Exchange of Views, Protocol V by Ms Namdi Payne, 10 November 2014
20th Session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group
Statement on Bosnia and Herzegovina by Ms Emily Hill, 5 November 2014
Statement on Egypt by Ms Tanya Bennett, 5 November 2014
Statement on Slovenia by Mr Darren Peterson, 4 November 2014
Statement on Iraq by Ms Tanya Bennett, 3 November 2014
Statement on Madagascar by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 3 November 2014
Statement on Iran by Ms Tanya Bennett, 31 October 2014
Statement on Angola by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 30 October 2014
Statement on Kazakhstan by Ms Emily Hill, 30 October 2014
Statement on San Marino by Ms Heather Ng, 29 October 2014
Statement on Fiji by Ms Tanya Bennett, 29 October 2014
Statement on Bolivia by Ms Emily Hill, 28 October 2014
Statement on Gambia by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 28 October 2014
Statement on El Salvador by Ms Emily Hill, 27 October 2014
Statement on Italy by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 27 October 2014
Human Rights Council - 27th Session
Statement after action on resolutions and decisions by Ms Emily Hill, 26 September 2014
Statement introducing Australia\'s resolution on National Human Rights Institutions by HE Mr John Quinn, Permanent Representative, 25 September 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Central African Republic by Ms Ruth Stone, 25 September 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Somalia by Ms Ruth Stone, 25 September 2014
Statement in the panel discussion on South Sudan by Mr Darren Peterson, 24 September 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Cambodia by Ms Emily Hill, 24 September 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Sudan by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 24 September 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report on Ukraine by HE Mr John Quinn, Permanent Representative, 23 September 2014
Statement in the panel discussion on accelerating global efforts to end violence against children, 23 September 2014 (not delivered due to time constraints)
Statement in the Item 8 General Debate by Ms Emily Hill, 22 September 2014
Statement in the panel discussion on the role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights by HE Mr John Quinn, Permanent Representative, 18 September 2014
Joint statement in the panel discussion on the role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights by HE Mr John Quinn, Permanent Representative, 18 September 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous People by Ms Ruth Stone, 17 September 2014
Statement in the half-day discussion on the rights of Indigenous peoples by Ms Ruth Stone, 17 September 2014
Statement in the Item 4 General Debate by HE Mr John Quinn, Permanent Representative, 16 September 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria by HE Mr John Quinn, Permanent Representative, 16 September 2014
Statement in the annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective by HE Mr John Quinn, Permanent Representative, 15 September 2014
Joint statement on indigenous and kinship family systems in the panel discussion on protection of the family and its members by HE Mr John Quinn, Permanent Representative, 15 September 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances by Ms Emily Hill, 12 September 2014
Statement in the panel discussion on the right to privacy by Ms Ruth Stone, 12 September 2014
Statement in the clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence and Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, its causes and consequences by Ms Heather Ng, 10 September 2014
Statement in the clustered interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons and the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, its causes and consequences by Ms Emily Hill, 9 September 2014
Statement in the general debate following the update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights by HE Mr John Quinn, Permanent Representative, 8 September 2014
Human Rights Council Special Session on human rights violations by ISIL in Iraq
Statement by Ms Ruth Stone, Chargé d\'Affaires, 1 September 2014
Human Rights Council Special Session on ensuring respect for international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
Statement by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 23 July 2014
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women - 58th Session
Statement during the discussion on Girls’ and Women’s Right to Education by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 7 July 2014
Human Rights Council - 26th Session
Statement during General Comments after action by Ms Ruth Stone, 27 June 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Côte d’Ivoire by Ms Louise Abbott, 25 June 2014
Statement in the Panel Discussion on technical cooperation and capacity-building by Ms Ruth Stone, 25 June 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Central African Republic by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 24 June 2014
Statement in the Panel Discussion on preventing and eliminating child, early and forced marriage, 23 June 2014 (not delivered due to time constraints)
Statement in the Item 4 General Debate by Ms Ruth Stone, 18 June 2014 by Ms Ruth Stone, 20 June 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 18 June 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Belarus by Ms Ruth Stone, 18 June 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea by Ms Ruth Stone, 18 June 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 18 June 2014
Statement in the Annual Discussion on Women’s Rights: women, human rights and the sustainable development agenda by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 17 June 2014
Statement in the Annual Discussion on Women’s Rights: the impact of gender stereotypes on the recognition and enjoyment of women’s human rights by Ms Ruth Stone, 17 June 2014
Statement in the Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on discrimination against women and Special Rapporteur on right to education by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 16 June 2014
Statement in the High-level Panel discussion on Female Genital Mutilation, 16 June 2014 by Ms Emily Hill, 11 June 2014
Statement in the Clustered Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers and the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants by Mr Jake Marusich, 13 June 2014
Statement in the Clustered Interactive dialogue with International Expert on the International Solidarity and the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially in Women and Girls by Ms Hela Jaffar, 13 June 2014
Statement in the Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions and Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons by Ms Caitlin McCaffrie, 12 June 2014
Statement in the Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences and the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 12 June 2014
Statement in the Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to health and the Working Group on business and human rights by Ms Emily Hill, 11 June 2014
Statement in the Panel Discussion on the Safety of Journalists, 11 June 2014 (not delivered due to time constraints)
Statement in the Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Right to Freedom of Expression and the Special Rapporteur on Peaceful Assembly and Association by Ms Emily Hill, 10 June 2014
Statement in the general debate following the update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 10 June 2014
CCW Informal Meeting of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS)
Statement during the General Debate by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 13 May 2014
19th Session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group
Statement on Nicaragua by Ms Hela Jaffar, 7 May 2014
Statement on Qatar by Ms Emily Hill, 7 May 2014
Statement on Ethiopia by Ms Emily Hill, 6 May 2014
Statement on Equatorial Guinea by Mr Jake Marusich, 5 May 2014
Statement on Costa Rica by Ms Caitlin McCaffrie, 5 May 2014
Statement on Brunei Darussalam by Ms Ruth Stone, Chargé d\'Affaires, 2 May 2014
Statement on DPRK by Ms Ruth Stone, Chargé d\'Affaires, 1 May 2014
Statement on Dominica by Mr Kevin Playford, 1 May 2014
Statement on Bhutan by Mr Kevin Playford, 30 April 2014
Statement on Portugal by Mr Kevin Playford, 30 April 2014
Statement on Cote d\'Ivoire by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 29 April 2014
Statement on Democratic Republic of Congo by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 29 April 2014
Statement on Albania by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 28 April 2014
Statement on Norway by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 28 April 2014
Mine Ban Convention (MBC) - Intersessions and Second Preparatory Meeting
Statement on Proposed post-Third Review Conference Machinery and Meetings by Ms Namdi Payne, 10 April 2014
Statement on Maputo Action Plan by Ms Namdi Payne, 10 April 2014
Statement on Compliance by Ms Namdi Payne, 9 April 2014
Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) - Intersessionals
Statement on the working group on victim assistance by Mr Hitesh Chugh, 9 April 2014
Statement on General Status and Operation - Implementation Support Unit by Ms Namdi Payne, 8 April 2014
Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) - Intersessionals
Statement on Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War - Cooperation and Assistance by Ms Anne Giles, 3 April 2014
Human Rights Council - 25th Session
Statement in the general comments after action on resolutions and decisions by Ms Emily Hill, 28 March 2014
Statement in the Item 4 General Debate by Ms Emily Hill, 27 March 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Central African Republic by Ms Emily Hill, 26 March 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Mali by Ms Emily Hill, 26 March 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Haiti by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 25 March 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Côte d’Ivoire by Ms Emily Hill, 25 March 2014
Statement in the high level dialogue on sexal violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 25 March 2014
Statement in the annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 19 March 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Minority Issues by Ms Emily Hill, 19 March 2014
Statement in the Item 4 General Debate by Ms Ruth Stone, 18 March 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Syria by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 18 March 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 17 March 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Iran by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 17 March 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the DPRK by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 17 March 2014
Statement in the Item 3 General Debate by Ms Emily Hill, 14 March 2014
Statement in the annual full day discussion on the rights of the child by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 13 March 2014
Statement in the clustered interactive dialogue with the SRSG on Violence against Children and SRSG on Children and Armed Conflict by Ms Laura McIlhenny, 12 March 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography by Ms Louisa Ole, 12 March 2014
Statement in the clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and the Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism by Mr Tom Farnan Campitelli, 12 March 2014
Statement in the panel on the Promotion & Protection of Civil Society Space (undelivered due to time restrictions), 11 March 2014
Statement in the clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture and the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 10 March 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the SASG on the Prevention of Genocide by Ms Emily Hill, 7 March 2014
Statement in the high-level panel discussion on the 65th anniversary of the Genocide Convention by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 7 March 2014
Statement in the interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 6 March 2014
Statement in the high-level panel discussion on the question of the death penalty by Ms Emily Hill, 5 March 2014
Statement in the high-level dialogue with relevant United Nations entities on the promotion of preventive approaches within the United Nations system by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 4 March 2014
Statement in the half-day high-level panel on human rights mainstreaming under the theme of protection and promotion of the human rights of migrants by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 4 March 2014
Conference on Disarmament
Final Statement by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 19 August 2014
Statement by Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, 26 March 2014
Statement by Mr Ian McConville, 11 March 2014
18th Session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group
Statement on Vietnam by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 5 February 2014
Statement on Dominican Republic by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 5 February 2014
Statement on Cyprus by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 4 February 2014
Statement on Eritrea by Ms Ruth Stone, 3 February 2014
Statement on Slovakia by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 3 February 2014
Statement on Comoros by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 31 January 2014
Statement on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by Ms Emily Hill, 20 January 2014
Statement on Vanuatu by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 30 January 2014
Statement on Yemen by Ms Lauren Stasinowsky, 29 January 2014
Statement on Uruguay by Ms Emily Hill, 29 January 2014
Statement on Cambodia by Ms Ruth Stone, 28 January 2014
Statement on Chile by Ms Emily Hill, 28 January 2014
Statement on Afghanistan by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 27 January 2014
Statement on New Zealand by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 27 January 2014
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos
Address to the World