2009 First Committee Statements

15 December: The Report of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, "Eliminating Nuclear Threats: A Practical Agenda for Global Policymakers", was presented in Tokyo to the Prime Ministers of Australia and Japan, their excellencies Kevin Rudd and Yukio Hatoyama, by the Commission Co-Chairs, former foreign ministers Gareth Evans and Yoriko Kawaguchi. The full text of the report is available online at www.icnnd.org

19 October: Statement by Ms Valerie Grey, Deputy Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament regarding the thematic discussion on conventional weapons.

16 October: Statement by Paul Neville MP, Parliamentary Adviser to the Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations First Committee regarding the thematic discussion on other weapons of mass destruction.

13 October: Statement by H.E. Caroline Millar, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament regarding the thematic discussion on nuclear weapons.

6 October: Statement by H.E. Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations First Committee general debate on all disarmament and international security agenda items.

25 September: Australian Foreign Minister The Hon Stephen Smith MP statement to the Conference on facilitating the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

16 April: Statement by H.E. the Hon Robert Hill, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, during the General Debate of the United Nations Disarmament Commission

18 March: Statement by Andrew Goledzinowski Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Special Event on the Convention on Cluster Munitions

5 March: Statement by Sarah de Zoeten, First Secretary, Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations to the Open Ended Working Group towards an Arms Trade Treaty: Establishing Common International Standards for the import, export and transfer of Conventional Arms on the Consideration Of The Parameters Of A Potential Arms Trade Treaty

4 March: Statement by Sarah de Zoeten, First Secretary, Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations to the Open-Ended Working Group Towards An Arms Trade Treaty: Establishing Common International Standards For The Import, Export And Transfer Of Conventional Arms on the Consideration Of The Scope Of A Potential Arms Trade Treaty

2 March: Statement by Andrew Goledzinowski, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Open-ended working group towards an arms trade treaty: establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms on the Goals and objectives of a feasible Arms Trade Treaty