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… Thematic issues Accountability Children and Armed Conflict Impunity Iraq Sanctions Syria Women UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Statement by H.E. Gillian Bird, Ambassador and Permanent … in the Secretary-General's annex have been abusing children for more than five years. This impunity cannot persist. Sanctions should be used to full effect against those perpetrating grave violations against children. We welcome the fact that five sanctions committees are already focused on child protection. The world has expressed its outrage at Boko Haram's kidnapping …
… Thematic issues Counter-terrorism Extremism Humanitarian Iraq Sanctions Syria Terrorism UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Explanation of Vote by HE Mr Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and … measures match this evolving threat. The resolution is also a timely reminder of the role of the Council's Al Qaida Sanctions Regime in disrupting the activities of groups like ISIL and ANF. It underlines that anyone who provides material … in providing financing through donations or the illicit trade in the oil they now control, can be subject to the Al Qaida Sanctions Regime. Today's listing of 6 key individuals in ISIL and ANF is an important step: but the Al Qaida Committee …
… Assembly, support of Commonwealth Government for resolution should be indicated. If resolution goes further and involves sanctions against Russia then reference should be made to the policy of the Commonwealth Government that any imposition of sanctions will be matter for consideration by individual governments and that it will give effect to measures for enforcement of sanctions only if these measures are applied collectively by Members of League as a whole. If Assembly should be asked to …
… Out immediately following telegram [4] contains assessment of United States position on Security Council action and sanctions. Your queries re suspension supplies not yet received. They may be contained in telegrams received indecypherable. … State Department did not consider that a majority could be secured for a Security Council resolution to impose economic sanctions on the Netherlands although one might be secured for sanctions directed at the Dutch in the NEI. [AA:A1838, 854/10/4/3, ii] Last Updated: 11 September 2013 … Cablegram 1305 …
… until United States and United Kingdom views become clearer, but would favour supporting United States in some form of sanctions and would hope that United Kingdom would join if United States took the lead. Press statement which includes reference to sanctions issued today is contained in immediately following in clear telegram. 1 Document 396. 2 Document 406. [AA:A1838, … until United States and United Kingdom views become clearer, but would favour supporting United States in some form of sanctions and would hope that United Kingdom would join if United States took the lead. Press statement which includes …
… Liberia Libya Mali MH17 Middle East North Korea Palestine Peace and Security Peacebuilding Peacekeeping Piracy Policing Sanctions Somalia South Sudan Sudan Syria Terrorism Ukraine Yemen UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Remarks by the Ambassador … to renew the mandate for South Sudan; and the Guinea-Bissau Office, we need to look at that. There will be a couple of sanctions reports this month which will be interesting. Ninety-day reports to the Council – one is the DPRK, the so-called … the following week on Tuesday 25 th , we are hoping that we can adopt a resolution on reform of the United Nations sanctions system. That's very much a technical resolution dealing with technical issues of how the sanctions regimes are …
… taken outside the Security Council by friendly countries including Australia. He spoke of political as well as economic sanctions suggesting that Australia and New Zealand might break off diplomatic relations with the Dutch, apply various economic sanctions and perhaps provide volunteers and arms. He hoped that his various views would be passed on by you to New Zealand. … that Burmese Charge d'Affaires has informed him that it is the intention of Burmese Government to impose economic sanctions against the Dutch by denying them shipping and air facilities. Asked when this reported decision might take effect …
… the IAEA verifies that Iran has taken all of its key nuclear-related steps, and the E3/EU+3 takes reciprocal lifting of sanctions. Full implementation of the JCPOA will enable the comprehensive lifting of all UN Security Council nuclear-related sanctions as well as U.S. and E.U national sanctions related to Iran's nuclear programme. The Ministers further recognised that if the E3/EU+3 and Iran follow through …
… DPRK Ebola Human Rights Humanitarian Impunity Iran Justice Liberia Mali Peace and Security Regional Organisations Sanctions Syria Women UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Statement by HE Mr Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and Permanent … the working methods of its subsidiary bodies . Australia has worked to improve the transparency of the Council's sanctions-related activities, including in the three Committees we chair on Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and Iran. We have seen … briefings to UN member States on the work of Committees; and increased engagement with UN entities that operate where sanctions apply and have a shared interest on cross-cutting issues. But we can do more. As a sponsor of the high level …