This is an urgent and necessary debate. Amid the glow of the holiday season, it is all the more difficult for our imaginations to comprehend the horror and brutality of sexual violence on the scale to which the Secretary-General’s report (S/2010/604) attests. The contrast could not be more shocking …
The High-level Meeting convened by the Secretary-General in September 2010 was helpful in highlighting States’ views on the root causes of the stalemate in the Conference on Disarmament. That meeting also underlined the strong desire of the international community to move from discussion to action. …
Ireland aligns itself with the statement to be delivered later today by the representative of the European Union.
Ireland welcomes the opportunity to address the Security Council during this open debate, which marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace …
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak today. I asked to do so because of my co-facilitation, together with my colleagues from Mexico and South Africa, of the 2010 review of the United Nations peacebuilding machinery (S/2010/393). I understand that the Security Council would hope to adopt …
Let me begin by warmly congratulating President Joseph Deiss on his election and extending the best wishes of the Irish Government for a successful term in office.
We gather this year against a backdrop of grave challenges confronting the global community. Foremost among them is the continuing cris…
We meet as the political representatives of a global community. Our purpose is to account to each other for our actions over the past 10 years in the fight against poverty and hunger. In adopting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), we set ourselves clear targets to measure progress up to 2015. …
I refer to the statement made earlier by the representative of Spain on behalf of the European Union, which my delegation fully endorses. I wish to add a short statement on the issues that are of particular relevance to Ireland.
It is my privilege to inform the Assembly that Ireland has now impleme…
I welcome this opportunity to address the Security Council. I align myself with the statement just made on behalf of the European Union.
Ireland enjoys a close relationship with Timor- Leste and its people. We were very active supporters of the quest for self-determination and have remained a stron…
I would like to begin by thanking the General Assembly and His Excellency Mr. Ali Treki for the initiative to convene this special plenary meeting of the Assembly in response to the terrible catastrophe that has befallen Pakistan. I would also like at the outset, on behalf of Ireland, to associate …
Ireland aligns itself with the statement made earlier today by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union.
Peacebuilding is at the nexus of maintaining peace and security, promoting and protecting human rights and ensuring sustainable development. It is at once one of the most com…
My delegation wishes to make clear our position on the resolution that we have adopted here today. Ireland supported the resolution because of our support for the Fact-Finding Mission led by Judge Goldstone and for its report (A/HRC/12/48).
That document is a serious and very important contribution…
Let me begin, Mr. President, by warmly congratulating you on your election and extending the best wishes of the Irish Government and the Irish people for a successful term in office.
It is indeed a very great honour to participate in this general debate and to share this unique global platform. Ire…
Ireland fully aligns itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union.
The responsibility to protect (R2P) our populations from the four crimes of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing is clearly and tragically dem…
Ireland welcomes this opportunity to address the Security Council during its open debate on the situation in Timor-Leste. I am delighted to join others in saluting the presence here of President Ramos-Horta and welcoming the statement he delivered earlier.
Let me immediately associate Ireland with …
Mr. President, let me begin by warmly congratulating you on your election. You have my very best wishes for a successful term in office.
This is my first opportunity to address the General Assembly as Ireland’s Foreign Minister. It is a great honour and privilege to do so. Ireland believes strongly…
Ireland aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union.
We would like to thank our co-chairs, the Permanent Representative of Namibia and the Permanent Representative of Spain, and their colleagues for their tireless work this session in s…
At the outset, allow me to thank President Kerim for proposing this extremely valuable high-level meeting.
Ireland has prioritized the fight against HIV/AIDS as fundamental to poverty and vulnerability reduction. We are living up to the promises made in the General Assembly in 2001 and 2006. We are…
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) summarize the main development challenges facing the world. They present a set of clear and measurable targets to be achieved by 2015. When the MDGs were agreed, they spurred our efforts to tackle poverty and its consequences. Much has been achieved to date, b…
At the outset, let me restate from this rostrum Ireland’s strong condemnation of the terrorist attacks that have taken
place in Algiers — a condemnation which was issued yesterday on behalf of the Irish Government and people by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Dermot Ahern. This is a time to st…
First of all, Mr. President, may I congratulate you on your election and wish you well in the months ahead.
Upon its formation earlier this year, the Irish Government set itself the goal of becoming a model Member State of the this great Organization. We have set out an ambitious programme to be a …
