International relations

Statement by Australia at the United Nations General Assembly, 20 May 2021.

Australia welcomes Latvia’s continued commitment to human rights and real progress on legal frameworks that provide protection against incitement of social hatred and enmity.

Australia welcomes Singapore's engagement in the Universal Periodic Review process.

Australia commends Solomon Islands for its efforts to promote and protect human rights, including combating domestic violence through adoption of the Family Protection Act.

Australia commends Seychelles for its first democratic change of Government. We welcome the establishment in 2019 of an independent Human Rights Commission and a Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission; and the passage of a domestic violence act in 2020. We also commend Seychelles for repealing laws criminalising consensual same-sex relations between adults.

Australia welcomes Namibia's continued efforts to empower women through innovation and development, including by establishing the International Women's Peace Centre.