In part one of our interview with Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, the Australian minister for international development and the Pacific, she discussed reframing Australia’s aid program, private sector engagement, the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump and value of innovation competitions.
In part two of our interview, which took place after the minister spoke at the inaugural aid supplier conference of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Fierravanti-Wells talked to Devex about Australia’s bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. This week she will be travelling to Geneva to deliver a high-level national statement to the council. Here are highlights from the conversation, edited for length and clarity.
Australia is contesting for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council for 2018 to 2020. How is that going?
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Lisa Cornish is a former Devex Senior Reporter based in Canberra, where she focuses on the Australian aid community. Lisa has worked with News Corp Australia as a data journalist and has been published throughout Australia in the Daily Telegraph in Melbourne, Herald Sun in Melbourne, Courier-Mail in Brisbane, and online through news.com.au. Lisa additionally consults with Australian government providing data analytics, reporting and visualization services.
