Australia's involvement with the UN

By joel.wakeham

  • Australia becomes a founding member of UN

    Australia was a founding member of the United Nations and has been actively engaged in the organisation since 1945.

  • Charter for the UN

    Australia helped write the charter for the United Nation.

  • Korean War

    Australia joined the UN Military Force for the Korean War

  • First Gulf War

    Australia joined in with UN-led military for the First Gulf War

  • Food aid to Somalia

    Australia provided food aid to war torn Somalia

  • Freeing East Timorese

    Australia helped free East Timorese from Indonesian backed militia gangs.

  • Human Rights Council created

    The Australian Mission to the United Nations in Geneva represents Australia's interests in the Human Rights Council. The Council was created in March 2006 to replace the former Commission on Human Rights as the United Nations' pre-eminent human rights body.

  • PM Kevin Rudd announced Australia would stand for a non-permanent seat

    In March 2008, the Prime Minister, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, announced that Australia would stand for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2013-14 term.