Building upon Australia’s co-chairing, with the Philippines, of the Group of Friends of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in UNOV/UNODC in 2024, including group efforts to uplift literacy on gender-sensitive language in Vienna, use my convening power to ensure likeminded and cross-regional solidarity on gender equality and women’s empowerment across the broad spectrum of work undertaken by the Vienna-based multilateral organisations, as part of coordinated efforts to address ongoing “pushback” on agreed language.

Continue work to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in all policy, practice and programming of the Australian Embassy and Permanent Mission. This includes through implementation of our Women in Leadership Action Plan in our organisational and external activities, and in our work to hold Vienna-based organisations accountable for actions to advance gender equality, including through monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the effectiveness of gender equality policies and programs.