Statement from the governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America on the occasion of the release of the latest report of the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team.

The Australian Government is progressing reforms to Australia’s sanctions framework. A four-week public consultation period on an exposure draft of the primary bill underpinning these reforms commenced on Monday 7 September 2026 and will run until Friday 2 October 2026.

During this period, stakeholders can provide feedback on the proposed reforms through written submissions and ask questions via town hall information sessions.

India’s Foreign Secretary Shri Vikram Misri hosted a Quad Sherpas’ Meeting in New Delhi, attended by Elly Lawson, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Hiroyuki Namazu, Japan Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Sergio Gor, Special Envoy to South and Central Asia and Ambassador of USA to India.

Today marks nine years since the Myanmar military launched targeted attacks against Rohingya communities in Rakhine State, causing mass displacement, widespread human rights violations and abuses, and enduring suffering.