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UNHCR Intergovernmental Event at the Ministerial Level 

National statement delivered on Wednesday 7 December by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, the Hon Chris Bowen MP.

High Level Segment of the 100th Session of the IOM Council 

National statement delivered on Tuesday 6 December by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, the Hon Chris Bowen MP.  

Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention

Statement by Ambassador Peter Woolcott Australian Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament and Ambassador for Disarmament Geneva, 5 December 2011

Human Rights Council Special Session on Human Rights in Syria

Australian statement in response to the High Commissioner's update, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 2 December 2011.

31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
 

Statement on strengthening disaster laws by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, 30 November 2011

Statement on humanitarian access and assistance by Ms Szabina Horvath, Counsel International Law, Department of Defence, 29 November 2011

Statement on health care in danger by Mr Alan March, Humanitarian Coordinator, AusAID, 29 November 2011

Statement on strengthening legal protection for victims of armed conflicts by Mr Richard Rowe, Senior Legal Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 28 November 2011

Statement on furthering the auxiliary Role – partnership for stronger national societies and volunteering development by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, 28 November 2011

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)

Statement on the cluster munitions protocol by Mr Philip Kimpton, 25 November 2011

Statement in the general exchange of views HE Mr Peter Woolcott 14 November 2011.

Statement in the general exchange of views for Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, 9 November 2011.

Statement on international cooperation and assistance under Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War by Mr Philip Kimpton, 9 November 2011.

Statement on victim assistance under Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War by Mr Philip Kimpton, 10 November 2011.

Statement in the general exchange of views for Amended Protocol II on Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices by Mr Philip Kimpton, 11 November 2011. 

Second Ministerial Review Conference for the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development

Statement by Ms Ruth Stone, Chargé d'Affaires, 31 October 2011.

12th Session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review 

Statement on Haiti, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 13 October 2011. 

Statement on Moldova, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 12 October 2011.

Statement on Timor Leste, by Ms Ruth Stone, Chargé d'Affaires, 12 October 2011.

Statement on Uganda, by Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 11 October 2011.

Statement on Uganda, by Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 11 October 2011.

Statement on Lithuania, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 11 October 2011.
 

Statement on Zimbabwe, by Ms Ruth Stone, Chargé d'Affaires, 10 October 2011.

Statement on Iceland, by Ms Emily Pugin, 10 October 2011.

Statement on Venezuela, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 7 October 2011.

Statement on Syria, by Ms Ruth Stone, Chargé d'Affaires, 7 October 2011.

Statement on Togo, by Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 6 October 2011.

Statement on Ireland, by Ms Rebekah Farrell, 6 October 2011.

Statement on Thailand, by Ms Ruth Stone, Chargé d'Affaires, 5 October 2011.

Statement on Trinidad and Tobago, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 5 October 2011. 

Statement on Swaziland, by Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 4 October 2011. 

Statement on Antigua and Barbuda, by Ms Ruth Stone, Chargé d'Affaires, 4 October 2011.

Statement on Tanzania, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 3 October 2011.

Statement on Tajikistan, by Ms Ruth Stone, 3 October 2011. 

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
62nd Session of the Executive Committee

Review of the Annual Consultations with Non Governmental Organisations, by Mr Adam Henry, DIAC, Geneva, Switzerland, 6th October 2011.

Statement on International Protection, by Dr Wendy Southern,Deputy Secretary
DIAC Geneva, Switzerland, 5th October 2011. 

General Debate Statement, by Dr Wendy Southern,Deputy Secretary
DIAC Geneva, Switzerland, 3rd October 2011.

Human Rights Council – 18th Session 

Australian statement on Cambodia, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 28 September 2011.

Australian statement on Somalia, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 28 September 2011.

Panel discussion on the promotion and protection of human rights through tolerance and reconciliation, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 28 September 2011.

Annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective: statement delivered by Canada on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand, 26 September 2011.

Australian statement on human rights situations that require the Council's attention, by Ms Ruth Stone, Chargé d'Affaires, 23 September 2011.

Australian statement, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, by Ms Ruth Stone, 21 September 2011.

Australian statement, Panel on the Role of languages and culture in the promotion and protection of the well-being and identity of indigenous peoples, by Ms Ruth Stone, 20 September 2011.

Australian statement on Sudan, by Ms Ruth Stone, 20 September 2011.

Australian statement on Syria, by Ms Ruth Stone, 19 September 2011.

Australian statement on Libya, by Ms Ruth Stone, 19 September 2011.

Australian statement on Yemen, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 19 September 2011.

Australian participation in the panel discussion on the right to health of older persons, by Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 16 September 2011.

Australian statement on the Secretary-General's report on capital punishment, by Ms Ruth Stone, Chargé d'Affaires, 15 September 2011.

Panel discussion on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests Statement on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand,
13 September 2011.

Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Statement by Australia, 13 September 2011.

Australian statement in response to the High Commissioner's update, by Ms Ruth Stone, Chargé d'Affaires, 12 September 2011.

Human Rights Council Special Session on Syria

Australian Statement on Human Rights in Syria, by Mr Paul Wilson, Chargé d'Affaires, 22 August 2011.

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)

Meeting of the CCW Group of Governmental Experts - Statement by Group Captain Alan Hemmingway, Department of Defence, 22 August 2011.

 

Human Rights Council's consideration of the report of Australia's Universal Periodic Review

Presentation of the Australian Government's response to recommendations received, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 8 June 2011.

Human Rights Council – 17th Session

Australian statement introducing the resolution on National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 16 June 2011.

Australian statement on human rights situations that require the Council's attention, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 15 June 2011.

Australian statement, interactive dialogue with the International Commission of Inquiry on Côte d’Ivoire, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 15 June 2011.

Australian statement, Panel on strengthened international efforts to foster a global dialogue for the promotion of a culture of tolerance and peace at all levels, based on respect for human rights and diversity of religious beliefs, by Mr Paul Wyper, 14 June 2011.

Australian statement, Annual Full-Day Discussion on Women’s Human Rights: Conflict-related sexual violence – bridging the human rights and the security agendas, 10 June 2011.

Australian statement, Annual Full-Day Discussion on Women’s Human Rights: Good Practices and remaining gaps in the prevention of violence against women, by Ms Ruth Stone, 10 June 2011.

Australian statement, Interactive dialogue with the International Commission of Inquiry to investigate all alleged violations of international human rights law in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 9 June 2011.

Australian statement, interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression and the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Its Causes and Consequences, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 3 June 2011

Australian statement, interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 1 June 2011.

Australian statement, interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Foreign Debt, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 31 May 2011.

Australian statement, interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, by Ms Rose Hunter, 31 May 2011.

Australian statement, interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, and the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, by Mr Paul Wyper, 30 May 2011. 

Australian statement, in response to the update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 30 May 2011. 

11th Session of the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review

Statement on Papua New Guinea, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 11 May 2011.

Statement on Hungary, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 11 May 2011.

Statement on Sudan, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 10 May 2011.

Statement on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 10 May 2011.

Statement on Samoa, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 9 May 2011.

Statement on Greece, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 9 May 2011.

Statement on Suriname, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 6 May 2011.

Statement on Singapore, 6 May 2011.

Statement on Sierra Leone, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 5 May 2011.

Statement on Latvia, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 5 May 2011.

Statement on Solomon Islands, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 4 May 2011.

Statement on Seychelles, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 4 May 2011.

Statement on Somalia, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 3 May 2011.

Statement on Palau, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 3 May 2011.

Statement on Denmark, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 2 May 2011.

Statement on Belgium, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 2 May 2011.

Human Rights Council Special Session on Syria

Australian Statement on Human Rights in Syria, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 29 April 2011.

Human Rights Council 16th Session

Australian joint statement on the Responsibility to Protect, on behalf of 56 states, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 23 March 2011.

Australian statement, interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on minority issues, by Ms Sarah Nickson, 15 March 2011.

Australian statement , welcoming the report of the Working Group on a Draft UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, by Mr Alexander Smith, 15 March 2011.

Australian statement, Item 4 - Human rights situations that require the Council's attention, by Ms Miranda Brown, 15 March 2011.

Australian statement, interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, by Ms Miranda Brown, 14 March 2011.

Australian statement, interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 14 March 2011.

Australian intervention, interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 10 March 2011.

Australian intervention, annual panel on the rights of the child, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 9 March 2011.

Australian intervention, interactive dialogue with the SRSG on Violence against Children and Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 8 March 2011.
 

Australian intervention, interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, by Mr Scott Clarey, 8 March 2011.

Australian statement during the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, by Mr Scott Clarey, 7 March 2011.

Australian statement during the annual debate on the human rights of persons with disabilities, by Ms Emma Palmer, 4 March 2011.

Australian statement on thematic reports under Item 2, by Mr Alexander Smith, 3 March 2011.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Annual Report, by Miranda Brown, 3 March 2011.

Address to the Conference on Disarmament

Statement by the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs 1 March 2011. 

 High Level Segment of the sixteenth session of the Human Rights Council

Statement by the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs 28 February 2011.

Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Libya

Australian Statement by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 25 February 2011.
 

 

10th Session of the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review - Australia's Review

Opening statement and closing remarks by Senator the Hon. Kate Lundy, 27 January 2011.

Concluding remarks at the adoption of Australia's Universal Periodic Review report by the Working Group, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 31 January 2011.  

10th Session of the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review

Statement on Nauru, by Peter Higgins, 24 January 2011.

Statement on Rwanda, by Miranda Brown, 24 January 2011.

Statement on Nepal, by Peter Higgins, 25 January 2011.

Statement on Saint Lucia, by Helen Horsington, 25 January 2011.

Statement on Oman, by Helen Horsington, 26 January 2011.

Statement on Austria, by Helen Horsington, 26 January 2011.

Statement on Georgia, by Peter Higgins, 28 January 2011.

Statement on Saint Kitts and Nevis, by Peter Higgins, 28 January 2011.

Statement on Namibia, by Robyn Hodgkin, 31 January 2011.

Statement on Mozambique, by Robyn Hodgkin, 1 February 2011.

Statement on Niger, by Robyn Hodgkin, 1 February 2011.

Statement on Paraguay. by Robyn Hodgkin, 2 February 2011.

Statement on Estonia, by Louise Murray, 2 February 2011.

 

Human Rights Council - 14th Special Session (Ivory Coast)

Australian statement on the current human rights situation in the Ivory Coast, by H.E. Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 23 December 2010

 

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)

Meeting of High Contracting Parties - Statement by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Ambassador for Disarmament and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations (Geneva), 25 November 2010

Amended Protocol II on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby Traps and Other Devices, Twelfth Annual Conference of High Contracting Parties - Statement by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Ambassador for Disarmament and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations (Geneva),
24 November 2010

Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War, Fourth Conference of High Contracting Parties - Statement by Mr Paul Wilson, Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative of Australia to the Conference on Disarmament,
22 November 2010

 

9th Session of the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review

Statement on Lebanon, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 10 November 2010

Statement on the Federated States of Micronesia, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 9 November 2010

Statement on Jamaica, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 8 November 2010

Statement on the Republic of the Marshall Islands, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 5 November 2010.

Statement on the United States of America, by H.E. Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 5 November 2010.

Statement on Honduras, by H.E. Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 4 November 2010.

Statement on the Maldives, by H.E. Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 3 November 2010.

Statement on Mongolia, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 2 November 2010.

Statement on Liberia, by H.E. Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 1 November 2010.

Statement on Malawi, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 1 November 2010.

Human Rights Council - 15th Regular Session

Australian statement on the adoption of the report on the Universal Periodic Review of Kiribati, by H.E. Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 1 October 2010.

Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Somalia, by Ms Fatima Malik, 29 September 2010.

Stand-alone dialogue with Somalia, Australian statement by H.E. Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 29 September 2010.

Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Cambodia, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 28 September 2010.

Annual discussion on the integration of gender perspective, statement by Ms Hine-Wai Loose, Permanent Mission of New Zealand, on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, 24 September 2010.

Statement on UN Women, by Mr David Lee, 24 September 2010.

Item 5, Statement on standing invitations to special procedures mandate holders, by H.E. Jānis Mažeiks, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Latvia, 21 September 2010.

Item 5, Australian statement by Ms Fatima Malik, 21 September 2010.

Statement by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, on the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous people, 20 September 2010.

Discussion on women's equality before the law, Australian statement, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 20 September 2010.

Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Sudan, Australian statement by H.E. Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 17 September 2010.

Item 4, Australian statement on human right situations requiring the Council's attention, by H.E. Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 17 September 2010.

Item 3, Australian statement on the death penalty, by H.E. Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 16 September 2010.

Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - Third Session

 

Item 4. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, by Ms Sally Dawkins, 15 July 2010.

Item 3. Study on the Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Participate in Decision Making, by H.E. Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 12 July 2010.

Conference on Disarmament

Statement on CD/1889 delivered by Mr Paul Wilson, Deputy Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, 8 July 2010.

Statement on the final meeting and communiqué of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament by Mr Paul Wilson, Deputy Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, 6 July 2010.

Human Rights Council – 14th Regular Session

Item 8, Australian statement on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and Australia, by Ms Angela Robinson, 15 June 2010.

Australia's interraction with the HRC14 panel on Maternal Mortality, made by Ms Callista Harris, 14 June 2010.

Item 4, Australian statement, by Ms Miranda Brown, Deputy Permanent Representative, 8 June 2010.

Item 3, Australian statement, by Ms Angela Robinson, 8 June 2010.

Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences. Statement made 7 June 2010 by Robyn Hodgkin.

Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Ms Miranda Brown, Deputy Permanent Representative, 4 June 2010.

Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial, Summary and Arbitrary Executions; Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression; Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, 3 June 2010.

Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture, the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Countering Terrorism, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances, by H.E. Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 3 June 2010.

Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers and the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Countering Terrorism, Ms Angela Robinson, 3 June 2010.

Interactive dialogue with the Panel on human trafficking "Give voice to victims of human trafficking", made by Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 2 June 2010.

Australian statement, Recent Incident in the Eastern Mediterranean, by H.E. Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 1 June 2010.

Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, Ms Callista Harris, 1 June 2010.

Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Cultural Rights and the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, H.E. Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative, 1 June 2010.

Item 2, Australian statement, by Ms Miranda Brown, Deputy Permanent Representative, 31 May 2010. 

8th Session of the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review

Statement provided to the delegation of Belarus.

Statement on Guyana, made by Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 11 May 2010.

Statement on Turkey, made by Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 10 May 2010.

Statement on Grenada, by Ms Angela Robinson, 10 May, 2010.
 

Statement on Kenya, by Ms Angela Robinson, 6 May, 2010.

Statement on Lesotho, by Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 5 May, 2010.

Statement on Spain, by Ms Angela Robinson, 5 May, 2010.

Statement on the Lao People's Democratic Republic, by Ms Angela Robinson, 4 May, 2010.

Statement on Kiribati, by Ms Angela Robinson, 3 May, 2010.

ILO Governing Body - 307th session

Developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), March 2010.

Report of the Commission of Inquiry appointed to examine the observance by the Government of Zimbabwe of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98), 25 March 2010.

Human Rights Council – 13th Regular Session

Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Somalia, by Ms Helen Horsington, 24 March 2010.

Interactive Dialogue on the Joint Report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ms Helen Horsington, 24 March 2010.

Item 8, CANZ Statement, by Ms Angela Robinson, on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and Australia, 23 March 2010.

Item 4, Australian statement on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, by Ms Miranda Brown, Deputy Permanent Representative, 15 March 2010.

Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Ms Angela Robinson, 15 March 2010.

Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, by Ms Angela Robinson, 15 March 2010.

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief Interactive dialogue, by Ms Angela Robinson, 11 March 2010.

Interactive Dialogue with Working Group on Enforced Disappearances/Working Group on Arbitrary Detention/ Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons, 9 March 2010.

Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Countering Terrorism and Torture, 8 March 2010.

Interactive Panel Dialogue on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, by Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 5 March 2010.

Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, 4 March 2010.

Australian national statement, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, 3 March 2010.

Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group

Statement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 17 February, 2010.

Statement on Iraq, by HE Mr Peter Woolcott, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, 16 February, 2010.

Statement on Slovenia, by Ms Angela Robinson, 16 February, 2010.

Statement on Iran, by Miranda Brown, Deputy Permanent Representative, 15 February 2010.

Statement on Madagascar, by Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 15 February 2010.

Statement on Angola, by Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 12 February, 2010.

Statement on Kazakhstan, by Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 12 February, 2010.

Statement on Fiji, by Miranda Brown, Deputy Permanent Representative, 11 February 2010.

Statement on The Gambia, by Ms Angela Robinson, 10 February, 2010.

Statement on Italy, By Ms Robyn Hodgkin, 9 February, 2010.

Conference on Disarmament

Statement by Ms Valerie Grey, Deputy Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, 26 January 2010.

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) - Meetings of States Parties

General debate statement on the CCW by HE Ms Caroline Millar, Ambassador for Disarmament and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations (Geneva), 12 November 2009.

General debate statement on Amended Protocol II (Mines, booby-traps and other devices) by Ms Valerie Grey, Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative, Disarmament, Australian Permanent Mission, 11 November 2009.

General debate statement on Protocol V (Explosive Remnants of War) by HE Ms Caroline Millar, Ambassador for Disarmament and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations (Geneva), 9 November 2009.

Human Rights Council - Special Session

Statement by Ms Miranda Brown, Deputy Permanent Representative, 16 October.

UN General Assembly First Committee

Thematic Statement on nuclear weapons by HE Ms Caroline Millar, Ambassador for Disarmament and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations (Geneva), 13 October 2009.

General Debate Statement by HE Mr Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia of Australia to the United Nations (New York), 6 October 2009.

Human Rights Council - 12th Session

Canada-Australia-New Zealand (CANZ) Statement on Traditional Values, by Angela Robinson, Second Secretary, Australian Permanent Mission, 2 October 2009.

Australian Statement, Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, by Miranda Brown, Counsellor, Australian Permanent Mission, 29 September 2009.

Item 7, Australian Statement, by HE Ms Caroline Millar, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, 29 September 2009.

Item 4, Australian statement, by HE Ms Caroline Millar, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, 22 September 2009.

Item 2, Australian Statement, by HE Ms Caroline Millar, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, 15 September 2009.

Meeting of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Item 4, Statement by the Delegation of Australia, 11 August 2009

Human Rights Council – 11th session

Item 4, Australian statement, by Mr Philip Kimpton, First Secretary, Australian Permanent Mission, June 2009

Interactive Panel Dialogue on Human Rights and Climate Change, Australian statement, as delivered, June 2009

Australian statement on the reports of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Mr. Frank La Rue Lewy, and the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Mr. Anand Grover, June 2009.

Item 6, Australian statement, 12 June 2009

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Second Session of the Preparatory Committee

Statement on Cluster One Issues by Mr Craig Maclachlan, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, 30 April 2008

Opening statement by HE Ms Caroline Millar, Ambassador for Disarmament and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, 28 April 2008

Human Rights Council - 7th Session, General Segment

Statement by HE Ms Caroline Millar, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations at Geneva

Conference on Disarmament - 2008 Session

Statement by HE Ms Caroline Millar, Ambassador for Disarmament and Permanent Representative to the United Nations - 29 January 2008
 

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

Group of Governmental Experts

Statement by HE Ms Caroline Millar, Ambassador for Disarmament and Permanent Representative to the United Nations - 14 January 2008

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