Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations
New York
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2008- General Assembly and Other

18 December 2008
Australian statement delivered by Christine Ernst, Adviser, Australian Mission to the UN on 18 December 2008 to the General Assembly Plenary as an Explanation of position on the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

18 December 2008
Statement delivered by Lara Nassau, First Secretary, Australian Mission to the UN in opposition to the no action motion on the resoluion on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the General Assembly Plenary.

11 December 2008
Statement by Peter Stone, Adviser, Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations to the United Nations General Assembly on Item 42: Sport for development and peace

20 November 2008
Statement by H E The Hon Robert Hill, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, to the plenary of the United Nations General Assembly on the Situation in the Middle East

19 November 2008
Statement by H E The Hon Robert Hill, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, to the United Nations General Assembly Plenary on the Joint debate on the Report of the Security Council and Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters

12 November 2008
Statement by Senator Kerry O’Brien, Member of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Parliamentary Adviser to the Australian delegation to the United Nations to the United Nations General Assembly on
Item 45: Culture of peace

11 November 2008
Statement by Ms Fleur Davies, Counsellor (Development), Australian Mission to the United Nations to the United Nations General Assembly 63rd Session - Plenary on
Agenda Item 65 (a) : Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations

10 November 2008
Statement by HE The Hon Robert Hill, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, on the
Situation in Afghanistan

3 November 2008
Statement by H.E. the Hon Robert Hill, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations to the United Nations General Assembly on
Item 59: Holocaust remembrance

26 September 2008
Statement by the Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia at the
Ministerial Meeting to follow-up on the implementation of the Paris Commitments related to Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups

25 September 2008
Address by Australian Prime Minister, The Hon Kevin Rudd MP, to the United Nations General Assembly

16 June 2008: Statement by HE Ms Frances Lisson, Chargé d’Affaires of Australia to the United Nations at Informal Consultations on System-Wide Coherence on Gender and System-Wide Coherence

23 April 2008: Statement by Mr Greg Roche, Assistant Secretary, Australian Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to the Seventh Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on Climate Change in the Pacific

22 April 2008: Statement by Ms Shirley McPherson, Chair, Australian Indigenous Land Corporation to the Seventh Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on
Climate Change and Biodiversity in Australia

21 April 2008:
Statement by Mr Bernie Yates, Deputy Secretary, Australian Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to the opening session of the Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues

2 April 2008: Statement by HE Ms Frances Lisson, Chargé d’Affaires
of Australia to the United Nations to General Assembly Thematic Debate on
recognising the achievements, addressing the challenges, and getting back on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015