United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has met with Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd on Saturday morning.
At a joint media conference, Mr Ban said Australia is one of the strongest supporters of the United Nation.
He thanked Ms Gillard for accommodating changes to his schedule forced by the situation in Libya, and praised Australia for its contribution to global affairs.
Ms Gillard has announced an extra $10 million donation towards the famine crises in Africa.
She also promised to send extra defence soldiers to Sudan.
Mr Ban praised Australia for their human rights, but expressed concerns over the treatment of asylum seekers.
"There are some concerns on how to deal with immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees."
He encouraged Australia to continue working with the UN's commissioner for refugees
The first question put to Ms Gillard from the media was over her fate as Labor leader in the wake of the fallen Malaysia asylum seeker deal.
While there are rumours of pressures from within the Labor government for Ms Gillard to step down as Prime Minister, she remained defiant.
"I will be leading the party till the next election." she said.
"Everyday I will be fighting for the Labor values."
Ms Gillard said the government will be seeking legal advice about the next step in the asylum seeker solution, particularly in regards to sending asylum seekers to Nauru.
She dismissed Opposition leader Tony Abbott's proposal of a bi-partisan approach.
Mr Ban met with Mr Rudd separately, and said the Foreign Minister looked well following his heart bypass.
This is the first visit by a UN head in over a decade.
Following the meetings, Mr Ban will head to other parts of the Pacific before returning to Australia for two days on Wednesday.
