#Australia has a demonstrated commitment to the #UN spanning 70 years. As a founding member, we fought for the inclusion of the #economic, #social and #development provisions of the UN Charter, and for all states – no matter their size – to be treated equally. We stand by these principles today. Australia is an active participant in UN institutions and the 12th largest contributor to the UN regular and #peacekeeping budgets. We have contributed 65,000 personnel to more than 50 UN and other multilateral #peace and #security operations worldwide. Australia is deeply committed to accelerating progress towards achievement of the #Millennium Development Goals and the ongoing discussions on the post-2015 agenda. Read more: dfat.gov.au/un/
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 05:14:16 +0000