I have the privilege of chairing the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992), concerning Al-Shabaab. I want to begin my remarks by acknowledging the effective skill and leadership shown by my predecessor as Chair, Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason. It has been an hono…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing. I note the presence of Mr. Kovalik.
The facts surrounding the war in Ukraine are clear. Ukraine was a peaceful, independent country. Russia chose to upend that peace and to violate Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. It did so in …
I thank Special Representative Keita, Secretary General Mutuku Mathuki and Ms. Rebecca Kabuo for their briefings. We also welcome the participation in today’s meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
After nearly two years as a m…
Ireland welcomes the adoption of resolution 2664 (2022), which introduces a horizontal humanitarian carveout to Security Council sanctions regimes. This is a landmark resolution. As co-penholder with the United States, we took time over its negotiation. We are conscious that its effect on the United…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abarry for his briefing and join others in welcoming him back to the Security Council. It is a pleasure to see him in the Chamber today. I would also like to thank Mr. Da Piedade Veríssimo for his briefing.
Ireland commends th…
I thank Special Representative Perthes for his briefing, and we welcome the presence of the representative of the Sudan in today’s meeting.
Ireland welcomes the breakthrough in the political process towards a new democratic transition in the Sudan. We commend the Sudanese people on taking this impo…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for his very stark briefing on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, and indeed across the world.
Ukraine saw the season’s first falls of snow in November, just days after Russia launched new attacks on energy infrastructure and caused widespread blackout…
Let me join others in congratulating you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council.
We thank Special Adviser Ritscher for his report (see S/2022/836) and briefing this morning. I want to assure him of Ireland’s steadfast support for his work in delivering justice for the …
First, I would like to join others in thanking High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
As Ireland looks back at its term on the Security Council, the lack of progress on the issue of Syrian chemical weapons is a matter of deep regret. If anything, the issue has worsened over that period. Ov…
At the outset, on behalf of my delegation, may I extend our condolences to the Government and the people of China on the passing of their former President, Jiang Zemin.
I would also like to strongly commend Ambassador De la Fuente Ramírez and his team for their efforts in guiding the work to a succ…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their very stark briefings today. I will focus on the political situation in my statement, as my Norwegian colleague has spoken on behalf of Ireland on humanitarian issues.
Let me begin by reiterating Ireland’s s…
I thank Mr. Wennesland for his briefing, which, as he said, sets out a very bleak picture of the situation on the ground. Last month (see S/PV.9174), he warned that 2022 was on course to become the deadliest year for Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory since the Office for the Coordin…
At the outset, I want to thank the Chairs of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015); 1373 (2001); and 1540 (2004) for their informative briefings this morning, and to express Ireland’s sincere gratitude to all three Chairs for their excellent stew…
I welcome the participation of President Zelenskyy in this meeting and thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
Ireland is deeply concerned about the harrowing reports of the Russian Federation’s new barrage of missile strikes on Ukraine’s cities and critical infrastructure. Across U…
Let me extend our thanks to our briefers for their very insightful inputs this morning. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2022/818). It is rare that, as the Security Council, we meet to welcome positive developments. We very much welcome that, as well as the decrease in instances …
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and the Director for Operations and Advocacy of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Ghelani, for their sobering briefings today.
Last month, we expressed our disappointment that the truce in Yemen was not renewed (see S/PV.9152). That is a di…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her briefing.
Ireland once again condemns the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which landed within Japan’s exclusive economic zone. That launch not only violates Security Council resol…
I thank the President for convening this meeting on a long-standing issue of critical importance to the long-term relevance of the Organization — the question of Security Council reform.
For Ireland, like so many others in the Hall today, the fundamental problem has been clear for many years. The …
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her briefing. I also want to open by expressing our condolences to the Polish people following the explosion in the small border town of Przewodów yesterday, which killed two people. We extend our deepest sympathies to the families of those killed or inju…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee and Executive Secretary Tiaré for their briefings this morning.
Since we last met on the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) six months ago (see S/PV.9147), the situation has continued to deteriorate rapidly. Ireland is gravely concerned a…
