Category: Media Releases

Media Release: Australia must catch up – UN expert urges implementation of long overdue privacy reforms 23 August 2024

GENEVA – A UN expert has welcomed the comprehensive reforms proposed by the Privacy Act Review, which the Commonwealth Government has been deliberating, but has yet to implement the legislative and non-legislative reforms. “Australia’s efforts to update its privacy framework for personal data has been a prolonged process but, if prioritised, it could even become […]

Assembly President announces first-ever ‘Sustainability Week’

UN Photo/Manuel Elías | United Nations General Assembly prepares to hold a meeting on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. The President of the General Assembly on Tuesday announced the UN body’s inaugural Sustainability Week, encapsulating a series of high-level discussions and initiatives aimed at propelling the implementation of sustainable practices and to address […]

Ms. Julie Bishop of Australia – Special Envoy on Myanmar

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Julie Bishop of Australia as his Special Envoy on Myanmar.  Ms. Bishop succeeds Noeleen Heyzer of Singapore to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedicated service. Ms. Bishop brings extensive political, legal, management and senior leadership experience to the role.  She has held several […]

39th UN-Water Meeting: A clean water future and UN World Water Day film screening

UN-Water Members and Partners gathered at their biannual meeting to discuss how the UN family can “deliver as one” in response to water- and sanitation-related challenges. A particular focus for the first day of the 39th UN-Water Meeting was preparations for conferences on water for sustainable development to be convened in 2026 and 2028, as […]

Official Statement by Secretary-General on UNRWA

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday appointed an independent panel to conduct an assessment of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, following accusations that several staff were involved in the 7 October attacks against Israel. Full news article can be found here Statment by Antonio Guterres The Secretary-General, in consultation with UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, […]