1 June 2004

President of the General Assembly, Julian Hunte, on a six-day visit in Austria

21 May 2004

Austrian MP Wolfgang Großruck pays visit to UN to discuss current issues

18 May 2004

Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs visits Austria to discuss humanitarian relief

28 April 2004

Austrian Minister of Agriculture Josef Pröll speaks on Austrian-Ugandan project on water sector development

22 April 2004

Amb. Pfanzelter addresses the Security Council on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

13 April 2004

Ambassador Petritsch, President of the First Review Conference to the Ottawa Convention, meets with Secretary-General Annan in New York

25 March 2004

Wolfgang Lutz presents new study on “The End of World Population Growth in the 21st Century”

5 March 2004

After 27 years of negotiations: ad hoc committee under the chairmanship of Professor Hafner of Austria adopts draft convention on jurisdictional immunities of states

10 December 2003

Amb. Pfanzelter addresses the General Assembly on Human Rights Day

27 October 2003

Ambassador Hans Winkler addresses Sixth Committee of the General Assembly in New York

14 October 2003

Amb. Pfanzelter addresses the 58th General Assembly on the reform of the Security Council

30 September 2003

Ambassador Pfanzelter addresses the Security Council on “Justice and the Rule of Law: the United Nations Role”

25 September 2003

Foreign Minister Ferrero-Waldner signs Optional Protocol to the Torture Convention that provides for a national and international monitoring system

25 September 2003

Foreign Minister Ferrero-Waldner addresses 58th General Assembly

15 September 2002

Austrian Foreign Minister: Vienna plays central role in UN fight against terrorism
(only in German)

13 September 2002

Austria hosts Ministerial Meeting of the Human Security Network Focus on Children in Armed Conflict and Human Rights Education

11 September 2002

Remembrance of September 11
(only in German)

10 September 2002

Foreign Minister Ferrero-Waldner welcomes results of first assembly of states parties to the International Criminal Court - Austria Member of Bureau
(only in German)

27 August 2002

Austria ratifies and deposits four important environmental conventions
(only in German)

8 October 2001

Austrian diplomat takes on key role in the fight of the UN against terrorism
(only in German)

24 September 2001

Austria signs UN Convention on the Fight against the Financing of Terrorism
(only in German)

31 May 2001

Joint Austrian and Hungarian Initiative on the Protection of Religious Sites at the United Nations
(only in German)

3 May 2001

Austria elected into the UN Commission on Human Rights
(only in German)

28 December 2000

Austrian Ratification of the ICC-Statute