International relations

The Rome Statute was one of the first international treaties to extensively address conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence as crimes against humanity, war crimes and, in some instances, genocide.

The rise in serious human rights violations and abuses in Myanmar is deeply concerning.

We reiterate our support to the United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, and were pleased to engage constructively in the course of negotiations.

We take this opportunity to reaffirm our strong support for this resolution, and we welcome the pen holder’s choice to focus on eliminating violence against all women and girls in the digital environment this year.

Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions are a violation of the right to life.

Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions are a violation of the right to life.

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.