International organisations

We are deeply concerned by the ongoing global forced displacement crisis, which now affects over 120 million people worldwide.

Australia remains gravely concerned about the human rights and humanitarian situation in Syria, with over 16 million people in Syria in need of humanitarian assistance, including almost 7.5 million children.

This resolution aims to reflect the current human rights situation in Iran without prejudice.

Chair, more than two-thirds of the UN have spoken. They have made a decision to support the moratorium on the use of the death penalty.

Chair, this resolution calls upon member states to establish a moratorium on executions, with a view to abolishing the death penalty. It does not decide or demand that member states do this. It simply calls upon member states to establish a moratorium.

Australia welcomes the consensus adoption of the Convention Against Cybercrime, recognising the dedication and efforts of all delegations throughout the extensive negotiations and consultations that have gone into shaping the Convention.

This is of grave concern to Australia and we are pleased to see language that articulates Russia’s instrumentalization of this resolution adopted into the resolution, and thank member states for their support.

No member state in this room will deny the utmost importance of combating the glorification of Nazism, Neo-Nazism and other practices that fuel contemporary forms of racism. Australia too unequivocally supports this.

Advancing and protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples is a high priority for Australia, and we welcome the detailed focus of this resolution on the myriad challenges that Indigenous Peoples face in realising their rights.

Australia has long advocated for human rights and freedoms for all, consistent with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.