Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations
New York
Permanent Mission address: 150 East 42 Street, Level 33, New York, New York 10017 - Telephone: 1 212 351 6600 - Fax: 1 212 351 6610

Australia and the UN

Australia was a founding member of the United Nations and has been an active member of the organisation since 1945.

   Our role

The role of the Australian Mission to the United Nations is to pursue Australia’s interests in the UN through advocacy of our views and promotion of our interests by negotiating with relevant member states to advance Australia’s key foreign policy objectives.

Current issues and Australia’s foreign policy objectives at the UN

Our Financial Contribution

Australia makes a yearly contribution to the UN’s core budget in accordance with our Charter obligations and additional supplementary contributions to support its programs and objectives.

Australia's financial contribution to the UN

Our representation

Australia is also represented on a number of UN bodies.

Australia's role in UN bodies, including upcoming elections or candidates for election to UN bodies .