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- 17 June 2013
Children and Armed Conflict UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL 17 June 2013 Statement by H.E. Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Thank you Mr President This Council is briefed on almost a daily basis about the horrific impacts of conflicts around the world. Read more - 12 June 2013
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Statement by HE Mr Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Mr President Thank you for this opportunity to reflect on the impact of the Yugoslav and Rwandan Tribunals, twenty years since the Council’s establishment of the ICTY. Read more - 10 June 2013
Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY Statement by H.E. Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Mr President In 2011, I had the honour to join with my colleague, Ambassador Charles Ntwaagae of Botswana, who spoke earlier, to co-facilitate the drafting and our negotiations for the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS. Read more
- 17 June 2013
@AustraliaUN #UN Security Council agrees Presidential Statement on Children and Armed Conflict: http://t.co/sdbE6JRFHJ - 17 June 2013
@AustraliaUN As #UN Special Rep Zerrougui said this morning: “if not for these children, then for whom will this Council act?” https://t.co/P51FMJGOCL - 17 June 2013
@AustraliaUN #UNSC: We must ensure that children – the most vulnerable during armed conflict - are shielded from its impacts https://t.co/P51FMJGOCL