Australia's UN Security Council bid overshadowed
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Australia is seeking international backing for a seat at the United Nations' highest table, but the federal government has recently been the subject of an urgent UN plea to address the overrepresentation of Indigenous children behind bars. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese launched the campaign for a two-year stint on the UN Security Council overnight in New York with a promotional video that begins with Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy speaking in her traditional Yanyuwa language. But the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issued an "early warning and urgent action procedure” earlier this year, expressing grave concerns about racial discrimination against Indigenous children through education, healthcare and housing conditions. Read more: https://bit.ly/4y8Aw7y
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