One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has unleashed after the Albanese government voted to support the United Nations’ ‘Pact for the Future’.
The 193-member world body approved the 42-page pact put forward during a two-day summit at the UN General Assembly in New York in September, though it had been worked on for years.
The document proposes 56 ‘Actions’ for countries to take under the five broad areas of sustainable development; international peace and security; science and technology; youth and future generations and transforming global governance.
Despite the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the pact, which was put forward to meet the challenges of the 21st century and increasing global conflict, it is still up to the world’s divided nations to move quickly to implement its policies.
‘They are an effort to shape global norms and urge international action,’ explained Paul Stares and Natalie Caloca, the director and program coordinator of the Council on Foreign Relations Center for Preventative Action.
”The provisions of the Pact for the Future will not be legally binding or enforceable in the United States or elsewhere.’
Karen Mathiasen, program director at the Center for Global Development agreed.
‘There’s no enforcement, there’s no accountability, there’s no accountability mechanism, no real follow up, no implementation plan,’ she said on September 27.
‘For the most part, it’s really sort of a feel-good document, and I think to release this sort of feel-good document at a moment of crisis is not necessarily too constructive.’
One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson said Australians were not consulted on UN pact the government signed onto in September
The Albanese government was among the UN’s 193 members who approved the pact (Mr Albanese is pictured at the Quad summit in Washington in September)
But according to Senator Hanson the pact ‘is not just a harmless international agreement – it sets the agenda for dangerous changes that could deeply impact our nation’.
Among the areas Senator Hanson took issue with were globally co-ordinated misinformation and disinformation laws under Action 17.
‘Albanese is now poised to bring in more laws that will crack down on free speech, potentially targeting anyone who questions the government’s narrative. This could severely limit public debate and free expression in Australia,’ she said.
She also pointed to Action 38 which pushes for a transformation of global governance with the United Nations at its centre to be more ‘effective, democratic and capable’.
A watered-down version of the pact was proposed by Russia but this was rejected (pictured the U.N. General Assembly on September 30)
‘This means decisions affecting Australia could be made by international bodies, reducing our nation’s ability to act independently. The UN’s influence over Australian laws and policies will only grow under Labor’s watch,’ Senator Hanson claimed.
Senator Hanson also called out the UN’s climate policy under the pact which is laid out under Action 9.
‘This demands Australia make drastic changes to reach net-zero by 2050. This will see coal phased out, industries disrupted, and energy prices soaring.
‘Albanese is prioritising these globalist targets over the livelihoods of Australians, threatening jobs and economic security.
‘The Albanese Government has made these commitments, on your behalf, without proper public debate. Australians need to be aware of the risks this pact poses to our sovereignty and freedoms,’ she said.
