We had a full room today for our side event The Time Is Now: Gender Mainstreaming in the NPT. A big thank-you to all who joined! 🙏 We had an incredible line-up, including the Chair of #NPT2024, our Disarmament Impact Group partners 🇦🇺🇮🇪🇳🇦🇵🇭, speakers from The Elders & IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️

Australia is committed to sustainable ocean management. Alongside our neighbours, we share the #Pacific – the deepest and largest oceanic basin on Earth. The ocean plays a critical role in regulating the climate and supporting marine biodiversity.

As we mark 75 years of the Geneva Conventions, we reaffirm Australia’s enduring commitment to international humanitarian law. The Conventions are crucial to protecting those who suffer the most in conflict, especially civilians. We continue to press all states to adhere to IHL.

Congratulations Team Australia @AusOlympicTeam for your outstanding performances and extraordinary Aussie spirit on show throughout #OlympicsParis! 🥇 18 🥈 19 🥉 16 💚💛 #AllezAUS

.Australian Red Cross is one of Australia’s most trusted and effective humanitarian organisations. It is fundamental to Australia’s ability to respond to crises, support local communities, and uphold humanitarian values. Today, in Adelaide, we celebrated Australian Red Cross's 110th anniversary.

Today is #WorldHumanitarianDay. At Parliament House this morning we paused to honour humanitarian workers around the world. Humanitarians must always be protected & afforded safe, unimpeded access to those in need. #ActForHumanity

Australia 🇦🇺 is deeply concerned by increasing incidents of violence affecting humanitarian workers around the world. This #WorldHumanitarianDay, we call for adherence to #IHL and for safe, unimpeded access for all humanitarian workers to reach civilians in need.

“On this World Humanitarian Day, I stand in solidarity with civilians, and the brave Red Cross Red Crescent staff and volunteers who risk their lives daily to help others. I thank them for their unwavering dedication” Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President

We join @IFRC's call for immediate and urgent action to protect humanitarian volunteers and staff around the world. #WorldHumanitarianDay #ProtectHumanity

On #WorldHumanitarianDay we remember the UN staff who have lost their lives while doing their duty. 2023 was the worst year ever & 2024 could be even worse. We call for adherence to #IHL and for safe, unimpeded access for all humanitarian workers to support civilians in need.

Congratulations @Stimson for valuable reflections on the #ATT’s progress after 10 years. 🇦🇺 proud to support @Stimson in leading efforts to bolster the #ATT. Important to keep working for the Treaty’s continued impact and promise. UK Mission Geneva 🇬🇧 Romania UN NY ATTSecretariat

Proud of our UN mission interns Peter and Chloe who spoke at the #ATT on the importance of more countries joining the Treaty and the critical role of transparency and reporting. Great job!

Australia condemns the Taliban’s efforts to silence the voices of Afghanistan’s women and girls. The latest vice and virtue decree bans women’s voices and bare faces in public.   We stand together with the women and girls of Afghanistan, and in support of their human rights.

Australia is gravely concerned at the prospect of escalation in the Middle East. Further hostilities put tens of thousands of civilians in Lebanon and Israel at risk. We urge all involved actors to exercise restraint and de-escalate.

Pleased to mark the 75th anniversary of the #GenevaConventions with SwitzerlandUN and others. We reaffirm Australia’s enduring commitment to international humanitarian law.

Two years have passed since #OHCHR released its findings on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, which concluded that serious human rights violations have been committed. Australia urges China to implement the report’s recommendations. ohchr.org/en/press-brief…