Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations
New York
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2008 - Social and Human Rights

18 November 2008
Australian statement delivered by Lara Nassau, First Secretary, to the Third Committee of the General Assembly in its 63rd session, on the resolution on the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

18 November 2008
Australian statement delivered by Lara Nassau, First Secretary, to the Third Committee of the General Assembly in its 63rd session, on the response to a proposed amendment to the resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.

18 November 2008
Statement delivered by Christine Ernst, Advisor, to the Third Committee of the General Assembly in its 63rd session, on the resolution on the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

29 October 2008
Statement by Ms Lara Nassau, First Secretary, Australian Mission to the United Nations to the Third Committee on Item 64(c): Human Rights Situations

28 October 2008
Statement by H.E. Ms Rosemary Banks, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the UN, on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand on the rights of persons with disabilities

23 October 2008
Statement delivered by Lara Nassau, First Secretary of the Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations Third Committee during the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar

17 October 2008
Statement by Ms Lara Nassau ,First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Australia, to the United Nations Third Committee on The rights of the child

13 October 2008
Statement by Ms Nell Stewart, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Canada, on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZ) to the United Nations Third Committee on Item 12 Advancement of Women 8 October 2008
Statement delivered by Ms Elizabeth Shaw and Ms Melanie Poole, Australian Youth Representatives to the United Nations Third Committee on Social development (including questions related to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family)

7 July 2008
Statement delivered by H.E. Robert Hill, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations to the United Nations Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict

27 February 2008
Statement delivered by Ms Julia Burns, Executive Director, Office for Women and Head of Australian delegation to the Commission on the Status of Women

12 February 2008
Statement delivered by
H.E. Robert Hill, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations to the United Nations Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict