Ministry Statements and Speeches 2005

December 2005

20 December 2005

CANZ Statement to the General Assembly of the United Nations on the role of Diamonds in fuelling Armed Conflict

9 December 2005

Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

8 December 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session - Item 83 Scope of Legal Protection United Nationsder the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel

November 2005

28 November 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Fifth Committee - Item 75(A) and (B) Oceans and the Law of the Sea

23 November 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session - Statement in opposition to a motion of no action on draft resolution A/C.3/60/L.47 - the situation of human rights in Sudan

22 November 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Third Committee - Informal consultations with the President of the 60th session of the General Assembly and the two Co-Chairs on the establishment of a Human Rights Council and the Transitional Arrangements

18 November 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Third Committee - Explanation of Vote on draft resolution A/C.3/60/L.22 (the rights of the child)

10 November 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session - Item 9 Report Of The Security Council Item 117 Question Of Equitable Representation On And Increase In The Membership Of The Security Council And Related Matters

8 November 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session - Item 81 Report of the International Criminal Court

7 November 2005

10th Conference Of States Parties To The Chemical Weapons Convention

2 November 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Sixth Committee - Item 80 Report of the International Law Commission, "Diplomatic Protection", "Fragmentation of International Law", "International Liability for TransboUnited Nationsdary Harm"

1 November 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th session - Informal Consultations of the Plenary on the Human Rights Council, Fourth meeting Rules of Procedure and Transitional Arrangements

October 2005

31 October 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Fifth Committee - Plenary Item 72 Holocaust Remembrance

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Third Committee - Item 71c Human Rights Questions (Human Rights Situations)

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Third Committee - Item 71 Human Rights Questions (The Rights of People with Disabilities)

27 October 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session - Item 74 Report of the International Court of Justice

26 October 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Sixth Committee - Item 80 Report of the International Law Commission "Shared Natural Resources" "United Nationsilateral Acts of States" "Reservations to Treaties"

25 October 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Sixth Committee - Item 80 Report of the International Law Commission "Responsibility of International Organizations" "Expulsion of Aliens"

24 October 2005

United Nations Genral Assembly 60th Session Third Committee - Item 71(a) Implementation of Human Rights Instruments

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session - Informal Consultations of the Plenary on the Human Rights Council, Third meeting Status, size, composition and membership

20 October 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Sixth Committee - Item 83 Scope of Legal Protection United Nationsder the United Nations Convention for the safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Third Committee - Item 68 Indigenous Issues

18 October 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session - Informal Consultations of the Plenary on the Human Rights Council, Second meeting Mandates and Functions

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Third Committee - Item 67 Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Children

13 October 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Third Committee - Item 64 Advancement of Women

12 October 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Fifth Committee - Item 122 Review of Efficiency

11 October 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session - Informal Consultations of the Plenary on the Human Rights Council

10 October 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Sixth Committee - Item 108 Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism

7 October 2005

United Nations General Assembly - Informal Consultations of the Plenary on the Peacebuilding Commission

5 October 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session - Special Political and Decolonisation Committee Debate on Decolonisation Items (Items 26, 34, 35, 36 And 37)

5 October 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session First Committee - Disarmament

September 2005

29 September 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session Plenary - Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization Item 110

26 September 2005

International Atomic Energy Agency - General Conference

23 September 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session - General Debate

22 September 2005

Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

16 September 2005

United Nations General Assembly 60th Session - High Level Plenary Meeting

July 2005

28 July 2005

United Nations General Assembly Fifty Ninth Session - Informal Meeting of the Plenary on the High level Plenary meeting of the General Assembly of September 2005

26 July 2005

Letter dated 26 July 2005 from the Permanent Representatives of Australia, Canada and New Zealand to the United Nations, addressed to the President of the Security Council

20 July 2005

Counter Terrorism

6 July 2005

United Nations Security Council 59th Session - Open Meeting on the United Nations Observer Mission on Bougainville.

June 2005

27 and 28 June 2005

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - High Level Dialogue on Financing for Development - Plenary

24 June 2005

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - Special Committee on the Situation With Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and People - Question of Tokelau

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - Special Committee on the Situation With Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples - Question of Tokelau

21 June2005

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - Informal Meeting of the Plenary on the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly of September 2005

United Nations Security Council - Open Debate on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

20 June 2005

Informal Consultations on Reform of the United Nations Human Rights Programme

May 2005

17 May 2005

United Nations Forum On Forests 5th Session 16-27 May 2005 - Review of Progress and Future Actions; Parameters for Developing a Legal Framework on all Types of Forests; Enhanced Cooperation and Policy and Programme Coordination

3 May 2005

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Fifth Committee - Item 123 Administrative and Budgetary Aspects of Financing of United Nations Peacekeeping. Item 106 Financial Reports and Reports of The Board of Auditors

2 May 2005

2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons - General Debate

April 2005

27 April 2005

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - Informal Consultations on the Report of the Secretary-General Cluster IV (The Imperative for Collective Action Strengthening The United Nations)

25 April 2005

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - Informal Thematic Consultations On The Report Of The Secretary General, “In Larger Freedom” Cluster I, “Freedom From Want”

21 April 2005

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - In Larger Freedom Towards Development, Security and Human Rights for all Cluster II Freedom From Fear

19 April 2005

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - In Larger Freedom Towards Development, Security and Human Rights For All - Cluster III Freedom To Live In Dignity

18 April 2005

Commission on Human Rights 61 - Item 18 Effective functioning of human rights mechanisms

15 April 2005

Commission on Human Rights 61 - Item 10 Right to Health - General Statement Explanation of Position by Canada on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and Norway

Commission on Human Rights 61 - Item 17 Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation

12 April 2005

Commission on Human Rights 61 - Informal Debate on the Secretary-General's Report "In Larger Freedom"

Commission on Human Rights 61 - Item 14 Specific Groups and Individuals Persons with Disabilities

11 April 2005

Commission on Human Rights 61 - Item15 Human Rights and Indigenous Issues

8 April 2005

Commission on Human Rights 61 - Item 3 Statement on Sudan by Ambassador Paul Meyer, Head of the Canadian Delegation

Commission on Human Rights 61 - Item 13 Rights of the Child

7 April 2005

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Plenary - Items 45 and 55 Follow-up to the Outcome of the Millennium Summit Report of the Secretary-General,'In Larger Freedom'

6 April 2005

Commission on Human Rights 61 - Item 12 Statement on the Integration of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective

March 2005

24 March 2005

Commission on Human Rights 61 - Item 9 Question of the Violation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in any part of the world

22 March 2005

Commission on the Status of Women - Statement on the Working Methods of the Commission

18 March 2005

Commission on Human Rights 61 - Statement on the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

9 March 2005

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session Fifth Committee - The Administration of Justice

8 March 2005

Commission on the Status of Women 49th Session - Pacific Island Forum Statement

4 March 2005

Commission on The Status of Women 49th Session - Adoption of The Beijing +10 Outcome Declaration Explanation of Position on Behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand

1 March 2005

Commission on the Status of Women - 49th Session

February 2005

22 February 2005

Pacific Island Forum Statement on the Report of the High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change and on the Sach's Report

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - Informal Consultations on the Report of the High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change and on the Millennium Project Report

10 February 2005

Second General Assembly debate on the Millennium Project Report CANZ statement

January 2005

31 January 2005

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - Special Committee On Peacekeeping Operations

28 January 2005

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - 4th Informal Meeting Of The Plenary Of The General Assembly On The Report Of The High-Level Panel On Threats, Challenges And Change

25 January 2005

CANZ Statement Informal Meeting of the Plenary - Millennium Project Report.

24 January 2005

United Nations General Assembly Twenty-Eighth Special Session - Commemoration Of The 60th Anniversary Of The Liberation Of The Nazi Concentration Camps

19 January 2005

United Nations General Assembly 59th Session - Item 39 Strengthening of the Coordination of Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance of the United Nations, including Special Economic Assistance. Indian Ocean Earthquake and TsUnited Nationsamis