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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.
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 H.E. the Hon Robert Hill, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, to the General Assembly on Counter-Terrorism Committees
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
30 October 2008: Statement by HE the Hon Robert Hill, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, to the UN General Assembly on the Report of the International Criminal Court
23 October 2008: Statement by Andrew Rose, Counsellor and Legal Adviser of Australia to the United Nations, to the UN General Assembly on the Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts
Monday 13 Octover 2008: Statement by Mr Andrew Williams, Adviser New Zealand Mission to the UN, to the UN General Assembly on Item 86:The Rule of Law at the International and National Levels
Monday 13 October 2008: Statement by Ms Rosemary Banks, Permanent Representative, New Zealand Mission to the United Nations, to the UN General Assembly on:
Item 67: Report of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994
and
Item 68: Report of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991
10 October 2008: Statement by Senator Kerry O’Brien, Parliamentary Adviser to the Australian delegation to the United Nations, to the UN General Assembly on Criminal Accountability of United Nations Officials and Experts on Mission
8 October 2008: Statement by Senator Kerry O’Brien, Parliamentary Adviser to the Australian delegation to the United Nations, to the General Assembly on Measures to Address International Terrorism
6 October 2008: Statement by Mr Andrew Williams, adviser, New Zealand mission to the United Nations to the UN General Assembly on the Administration of Justice
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
4 September 2008: Statement by Ms Susan Grace, Director, Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Section Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the United Nations General Assembly on the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
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