I wish at the outset to align my delegation with the statement delivered on behalf of the EU and its member States.
In his most recent report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2013/689), the Secretary- General concludes that the current state of the protection of civilians leaves …
At the outset, I would like to warmly commend the Jordanian presidency of the Council for its initiative in proposing that issues relating to reconciliation should be the focus of today’s open debate.
I align myself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union and its member States.…
I would like to begin by thanking Ambassador Liu Jieyi, Permanent Representative of China and president of the Security Council for the month of November, for introducing the annual report of the Security Council (A/68/2).
Ireland warmly welcomes the initiative that the President of the General Ass…
Ireland aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union.
We warmly welcome today’s landmark resolution of the Security Council (resolution 2122 (2013)), a
resolution that can fairly be described as representing the high water mark so far in terms of advancing the agenda…
I make these remarks on behalf of both co-facilitators of the special event. It was a great honour and privilege for me and for my predecessor, Anne Anderson, to be appointed co-facilitator of the special event, along with my colleague, Ambassador Mamabolo of South Africa. I am therefore particularl…
Every day, the peoples of the world whom we are privileged to represent in the General Assembly look on in helpless horror at the slaughter in Syria. They can see gassed children lined out, dead, on their television screens. They can access online the facts about the 100,000 Syrians who have been ki…
On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, I have the honour to extend our warm congratulations to Mr. John Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. Ambassador Ashe is both a very familiar and very highly res…
I want to thank the United Kingdom for its leadership on this important issue. We were pleased to sponsor resolution 2106 (2013).
Ireland aligns itself with the statement just made by the observer of the European Union.
Significant progress has been made across the women and peace and security age…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member States. We would like to offer our thanks and deep appreciation to the facilitators, Ambassador Monteiro Lima of Cape Verde and Ambassador Sajdik of Austria, and their teams for their tireless efforts to facilitate the discuss…
Conflict-related sexual violence is an issue that, in recent years, has continued to rise on the international agenda. Such attention has been driven by several factors, including the sustained leadership shown by the Council; the work of the Secretary-General and the authoritative and passionate vo…
Ireland aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union (see A/67/PV.71).
The adoption today of the Arms Trade Treaty by the General Assembly marks the culmination of years of hard work, including the outcome of last week’s Final United Nations Conference on the Arm…
A written version of my statement is being circulated, and I will deliver a slightly abbreviated version so as to respect the time constraints.
I welcome the initiative that Pakistan has taken in scheduling this open debate on United Nations peacekeeping. Indeed, for such a crucial and iconic
part…
I would like to thank the delegations of Guatemala and India for preparing and scheduling today’s important debate. To respect the time constraints, I will touch on just a couple of points, and circulate a slightly longer written text.
The first point relates to transitions. The Secretary General’s…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this annual debate on the working methods of the Security Council and for the excellent concept paper (S/2012/853, annex) that you circulated to help guide our discussion today.
At the outset, let me state our clear view that the question of improving the w…
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for the excellent reports that inform today’s debate (A/67/204 and A/67/205). There are
undoubtedly some very positive elements in the reports, which testify to the growth, progress and resilience we are witnessing in Africa. At the same time, there is much tha…
The primary mission of the United Nations is to “save succeeding generations from
the scourge of war, which... has brought untold sorrow to mankind”. Those are the words of the Charter of the United Nations: the legacy of our predecessors. Our history tells us that conflict grows in the spaces wher…
I welcome the fact that a separate debate has been scheduled this year on the annual report of the Security Council (A/66/2). That allows members of the Organization a fuller opportunity to comment and offer feedback on the work of the Council during the period under review.
In terms of both compos…
We are living in times of breathtaking change. Much of it is good change: scientific and technological progress making real advances for humankind, an ever more interconnected world strengthening economic opportunity and developmental potential, the profound transformations that are sweeping through…
There is an old saying that your health is your wealth. In Ireland, we put it even more strongly. We say that your health is more important than your wealth. Health, to us, is better than wealth. That saying goes back many centuries; it is a proverb that touches on a global truth. Health is not just…
This year marks 30 years of AIDS — 30 years of saying good-bye to loved ones, friends and colleagues, and 30 years of fear, discrimination, isolation and destitution. But it also marks 30 years of fighting back, of care and of protection — first by pioneering individuals and later by Governments and…
