Resolution 2758 (XXVI), of 25 October 1971, recognized the Government of the People’s Republic of China as the sole representative of China. Like that of most other Members of the United Nations, Ireland’s support for the one-China policy is unequivocal; it is a firm element of our foreign policy. F…
It gives me great pleasure to make this statement on behalf of Ireland. Ireland associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union.
At no time in the history of the HIV pandemic have we been more certain of its causes and consequences, as…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Madam President, on your appointment and assuring you of Ireland’s full support for the coming year.
This session of the General Assembly is the last under the stewardship of Secretary-General Annan. I salute his achievements and pay tribute to his leadership. He…
When I stood at this rostrum five years ago, I committed the Irish Government to spending €30 million per year on the fight against AIDS. Ireland has more than lived up to
the commitments I made. Through our national programme of development assistance, Irish Aid, we have spent over €250 million in…
I am pleased to represent Ireland today at a United Nations forum which specifically links international migration to the concept of development. I can say from Ireland’s perspective that our preparation for this Dialogue has developed and improved our understanding of the synergies between those tw…
Sixty years ago, our predecessors, having adopted the United Nations Charter, made sure that the United Nations immediately got down to work. We need to act now with the same urgency.
In the face of the profound challenges that confront the world — some of long standing, some new — our heads of Sta…
Ireland’s support for the United Nations is unwavering. We have always placed the United Nations at the very centre of our foreign policy. Many Irish soldiers have served under the blue flag, and many have sacrificed their lives in that noble service.
The United Nations is, and will remain, fundame…
Ireland too supports the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union by the Luxembourg presidency.
The year 2005 is a critical one, because world leaders will have to account for what they have done over the last five years to meet their commitments associated with eradicating extreme…
The debate we are having today is a welcome step towards providing a more focused and coherent agenda for the work of the General Assembly. Ireland supports the recent improvements in the working methods of the Security Council and is firmly of the view that they need to be further developed.
One y…
I first addressed the General Assembly in the year 2000. The millennium year was a time of great hope, reflected in the outcome of the Millennium Summit. World leaders committed the peoples of the planet to a new beginning in which the dawn of the twenty-first century would mark a break from the pas…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union; the candidate countries of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey; the countries of the stabilization and association process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey; the countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia an…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia an…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries Bulgaria and Romania, and the European Free Trade Association countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, align themselves with this statement.
In common with other speak…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland, Mr. Brian Cowen, speaking in his capacity as President of the Council of the European Union, yesterday condemned the terrorist attack during the Victory Day celebrations at the Dynamo stadium in Grozny. Minister Cowen said:
“I condemn utterly this appall…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the European Free …
Ambassador Ryan has asked me to apologize for the fact that he was unable to make this statement in person.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey; the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The acceding countries Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, the candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, the countries of the Stabilization and Association Proc…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The acceding countries Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, the candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, the Stabilization and Association Process countries Cro…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. Furthermore, the following countries also align themselves with this statement: the 10 acceding countries which will become members of the European Union at a special ceremony in Dublin on 1 May 2004 — Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, H…
