2010 First Committee statements
 

22 October: Statement by Senator Kerry O'Brien, Parliamentary Adviser to the Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations First Committee regarding the thematic discussion on other weapons of mass destruction.

18 October: Statement by Mr Paul Wilson, Deputy Permanent Representative of Australia to the Conference on Disarmament, to the United Nations First Committee regarding the thematic discussion on conventional weapons.

14 October: Statement by H.E. Peter Woolcott, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the Conference on Disarmament, regarding the First Committee's Thematic discussion on Nuclear Weapons.

7 October: Statement by H.E. Mr Gary Quinlan, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations First Committee regarding the general debate on all disarmament and international security agenda items.

5 October: Statement by Ms Sue Robertson, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Australia, on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand to the United Nations General Assembly regarding measures to eliminate international terrorism.

23 July: Statement by H.E. Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty.

19 July: Statement by Mr John Tilemann, International Security Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to thePreparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty.

16 July: Statement by Mr John Tilemann, International Security Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty.

15 July: Statement by Mr John Tilemann, International Security Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty.

14 July: Statement by Ms Netta Goussac, Office of International Law, Attorney-General’s Department to the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty regarding principles.

13 July: Statement by Mr John Tilemann, International Security Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, to the United Nations Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty.

Statement by Mr Philip Kimpton, First Secretary, Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Geneva on behalf of of Pacific Island Countries to the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty.

12 July: Statement by H.E. Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty.

17 June: Statement by Mr Gary Fleetwood, Australian Crime Commission to the Fourth Biennial Meeting of States on the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons, in all its Aspects regarding the Consideration of the implementation of the International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons.

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has welcomed the outcome of the Fourth Biennial Meeting of States on Small Arms and Light Weapons. [More]

16 June: Statement by Mr Philip Alpers of the Australian Delegation to the Fourth Biennial Meeting of States on the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons, in all its Aspects regarding Strengthening of the follow-up mechanisms of the Programme of Action, and preparations for the 2011 Experts Group meeting and the 2012 Review Conference.

15 June: Statement by Ms Neryl Lewis from AusAID's Crisis Prevention, Stabilisation & Recovery Group to the Fourth Biennial Meeting of States on the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons, in all its Aspects regarding International Cooperation and Assistance.

Statement by Ms Gaia Puleston, Arms Control and Counter-proliferation Branch Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, to the Fourth Biennial Meeting of States on the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons, in all its Aspects regarding other issues, and the identification of priority issues or topics of relevance in the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects and of their implementation challenges and opportunities.

14 June: Statement by Mr Philip Kimpton, First Secretary Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Geneva to the Fourth Biennial Meeting of States on the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons, in all its Aspects regarding enhancing border control mechanisms.

10 May: Statement by Ambassador Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative of Australia to the Conference on Disarmament, made to the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weaponsregarding Main Committee II.

Statement by Mr. Jeremy Kruse, Counsellor and Deputy Head of the Permanent Mission of Australia - Vienna, on behalf of the Vienna Group of Ten to Main Committee II, as part of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

Statement by Mr. Jeremy Kruse, Counsellor and Deputy Head of the Permanent Mission of Australia - Vienna, on behalf of the Vienna Group of Ten to Main Committee III regarding working papers 15, 18, 19 & 20, as part of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

Statement by Mr. Jeremy Kruse, Counsellor and Deputy Head of the Permanent Mission of Australia - Vienna, to Main Committee III regarding the IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative, as part of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
 

7 May: Statement by H.E. Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Main Committee 1, as part of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

6 May: Statement by H.E. Mr. Peter Woolcott, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the Conference on Disarmament on behalf of the Vienna Group of Ten, to the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

4 May: Statement by Australia's former Foreign Minister Mr. Stephen Smith, on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum, to the United Nations 2010 Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference.

3 May: National Statement by Australia's former Foreign Minister Mr. Stephen Smith, to the United Nations 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, regarding Nuclear Non-proliferation and disarmament.

Statement by Australia's former Foreign Minister Mr. Stephen Smith, at the 'International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament' briefing, as part of the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.

29 March: Statement by H.E. Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Disarmament Commission General Debate.