We continue to take forward Australia's UN Security Council (2013-14) priorities to protect civilians and improve the effectiveness of the UN peacekeeping system. We remain a strong supporter of UN peacekeeping and are currently the 12th largest financial contributor. We have provided personnel to 62 UN and other multilateral peace and security operations since 1947. International peace and securityĪustralia has been integrally involved in global efforts to build and restore peace for over 70 years. Australia held the first Presidency of the Security Council in 1946 and provided the first military observers under UN auspices a year later, to Indonesia during the independence struggle.
This is because we live in a complex, inter-connected world where countries need to coordinate their responses to the major challenges we all face today.Īustralia is a founding member of the UN, has been an active participant in UN institutions for 70 years and is currently the 11th largest contributor to the UN regular budget. Engaging with the multilateral system is a key pillar of Australia's foreign policy. Australia is firmly committed to effective global cooperation, including through the United Nations (UN) and its specialised agencies and regional commissions.
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