In June 2023, the UNAA Victoria Board confirmed support for a Voice to Parliament and commitment to the principles outlined in the Uluru Statement from the Heart. UNAA Victoria recognises the unequivocal links with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and seeks to engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities, in line […]
Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, attends the opening the High- level General Debate of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly. The Minister was joined by Assistant Minister McAllister, DFAT Secretary Jan Adams, Ambassador James Larsen, Mr Rob Mitchell MP Member for McEwen, Mr Andrew Wallace MP Member for Fisher […]
6 September 2023 Migrants and Refugees The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday launched a new global campaign to rally support and firm commitments from nations to protect the rights of people fleeing conflict, violence and persecution. Hope Away from Home gets underway at a time of unprecedented, forced displacement. There are a staggering 110 million […]
Over two billion people around the world watched the Women’s World Cup Final in August, and tucked away on the left coast of the Tigris River in Mosul, Iraq, a group of teenage girls and their families scoured the internet to find streaming sites to catch the game. The screening was fuzzy, but the vision […]
16 August 2023 SDGs A Venezuelan woman has been talking about how she made a perilous journey across the Caribbean Sea to the tourist island of Curaçao and how she is now forced to live a secretive existence due to her illegal status. Genesis, not her real name, is one of more than seven million […]
9 August 2023 Human Rights As the world celebrates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Wednesday, the theme of “Indigenous youth as agents of change for self-determination” is taking centre stage at the United Nations. As many young Indigenous People are engaging in climate action, human rights and cultural conservation, the message from UN Secretary-General […]