But we believe that they provide the foundation for our work.

Transparency has to remain a hallmark of our work.

Let us show an openness to fresh approaches and new ideas as a hallmark of our work.

I would therefore briefly make some general observations on how we see our continuing work.

In my view, the outcome document provides a solid basis for our future work in that regard.

It is our hope that these papers could serve as one important basis for our future substantive work.

It is necessary to note in this connection that the major objective of our work is to prevent and stop the weaponization of outer space.

So think about it. The next five years, there were essentially something like five references to our work in Nature none.

I believe the outcome document is a strong and substantial foundation for our work on development, security and human rights, as well as the structure of the United Nations.

Thirdly, the re establishment of an ad hoc committee on PAROS in the CD as a platform for our work.

At the same time, we are on the threshold of a new era when the Lisbon Treaty enters into force and provides fresh impetus for our external action.

These partnerships have been taking shape, and it is now up to us to give them substance by establishing appropriate frameworks, harmonizing methods and pooling capacities and resources for our work.

We endorse the Secretary General's appeal to embrace the principle of the responsibility to protect as a norm for our collective action in cases of genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.

I would like to ask our Secretary General to convey to the Secretary General of the United Nations our appreciation for his personal support to the Conference and for the importance he attaches to our work.

Which isn't a bad definition of what our job is, to help people appreciate what is unfamiliar, but also to gain a greater appreciation, and place a far higher value on those things which are already existing.

What we get out of this project is we get support for our own work, as well as an experience of actually contributing to the environmental movement in a way other than just screwing in new light bulbs.

I am also most grateful to Council members for the attention they have given to my report today, for the support they have shown for our work and for their valuable and interesting comments.

Let me cite the five disarmament goals contained in the 2000 Millennium Declaration, which remain valid today and which should continue to guide our work during the current session.

The Charter of the United Nations remains the legal framework for our collective action, within which we must commit ourselves to develop and implement comprehensive strategies against those threats and to act on a number of levels.

The report's package of proposals and recommendations for decisions by heads of State or Government, although not exhaustive, could be considered as the basis for our further substantive and target oriented work.

This report, which effectively identified both the progress made in the area of small arms over a period of slightly more than a year and the challenges to be addressed in the future, will serve as a valuable guidepost for our future work.

Resolution 1325 (2000) and the three subsequent presidential statements on women and peace and security (S PRST 2001 31, S PRST 2002 32 and S PRST 2004 40) constitute an important landmark and provide a practical framework for our action.

Secondly, my delegation notes that, as a starting point, the draft resolution reaffirms respect for, and commitment to, international law and the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, thereby clearly setting the stage for our work with respect to the areas we are expected to tackle.

Our achievements so far must also give impetus to our ongoing work on other important reform issues  the Human Rights Council, development follow up and reform of the Economic and Social Council, Secretariat and management reform, Security Council reform and the work on counter terrorism.

As we move forward, Canada, Australia and New Zealand believe that it is essential that the agreements outlined in the outcome document serve as the foundation for our work, and that attempts to reopen or renegotiate core summit decisions be rejected.