Australia's International Engagement

Australia and the United Nations

Australia is firmly committed to effective global cooperation, including through the United Nations (UN) and its specialised agencies and regional commissions. Engaging with the multilateral system is a key pillar of Australia's foreign policy. This is because we live in a complex, inter-connected world where countries cannot address major challenges on their own. Australia is determined to work through the UN to enhance security, improve economic and social well-being, and strengthen environmental protection, worldwide.

Read more: www.dfat.gov.au/un/index.html

About Australia’s role at the UN: www.unny.mission.gov.au/unny/trade.html