I would like to begin by expressing our appreciation to Special Envoy Huang Xia for his briefing today. I also welcome the participation in this discussion of the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Rwanda and Burundi.
The Great Lakes region has long faced a range…
I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for his very useful briefing today.
We welcome Ukraine’s invitation to the Secretariat to visit Ukraine to inspect recovered unmanned aerial vehicles with regard to the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) by the parties, and we expect the Secre…
I thank High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing.
We deeply regret that we are meeting once again with no progress visible on this file. That is despite the determination, flexibility and professionalism of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical We…
I deliver this statement on behalf of Norway and Ireland as co-penholders on the Syria humanitarian file. We thank Director Ghelani for her briefing today.
In this reporting period alone, 92 civilians, including 35 children, were killed as a result of hostilities. Let us consider that for a moment.…
Let me begin by welcoming our briefer, Mr. Bathily, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), in his first briefing to the Council. The long-awaited appointment of a Special Representative is a critical step towards peace and st…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Ms. Brown for their briefings.
We meet at the end of another critical week for Ukraine and its people. They struggle daily with massive disruption to vital power and water supplies — the result of continued attacks by the Russian Federation…
In the light of the truly desperate situation in Haiti and the responsibility of the Security Council to respond with urgency, Ireland welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2653 (2022) to establish a new sanctions regime for Haiti.
Today, for the first time in five years, the Security Counc…
I thank Gabon for hosting this very important debate today. My thanks also go to Deputy Secretary-General Mohamed, Executive Director Bahous and Special Envoy Diop for their remarks, and especially to Ms. Nader, whose words about the realities faced by women in Afghanistan resonate with and challeng…
I want to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Central Africans Abroad of the Central African Republic and the representative of Rwanda to this meeting. We look forward to hearing from them.
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for his briefing, which w…
Let me thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her briefing today. I would also like to welcome the representatives of Kosovo and Serbia to the Chamber.
I want to begin by welcoming the 27 August agreement on free movement between Kosovo and Serbia, following high-level talks …
Let me too welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Diop. I also want to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Wane for his briefing this morning.
Ireland is extremely concerned about the deteriorating security situation in Mali. We join other speakers in condemning the attacks…
First of all, I would like to acknowledge the presence of the Foreign Ministers of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General La Lime for her very sombre briefing.
This briefing aligns with the descriptions from those on the ground t…
I too would like to thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Assistant Secretary- General Msuya for their briefings and commend their work and continued focus on the Yemeni people in difficult circumstances. It is much appreciated.
We share in the deep disappointment that has been expressed around this ta…
I thank Gabon for convening this very important debate in the Council today. We believe it is very important the Council continue to progress in its work on climate and security. I also thank our briefers — Ms. Pobee, Mr. Gahouma-Bekale and Mr. Youssef — for their very valuable insights.
Climate ch…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and for the work of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. Ireland also welcomes the valuable perspectives of the Peacebuilding Commission and thanks Ambassador Muhith. I would also like…
Let me begin by thanking Gabon for convening this important discussion, which coincides with the twentieth anniversary of the African Union (AU). I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and Commissioner Faki Mahamat for their briefings.
Global threats to international peace and security, s…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s very important meeting, and to express my best wishes for your country’s presidency of the Security Council. I also thank Executive Director Waly, Commissioner Adeoye and Mr. Handy for their briefings today.
As previous speakers have n…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his very useful briefing.
Ireland condemns the eight missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea over the past two weeks. We remain deeply concerned that, for 15 months, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has cond…
I thank the Special Representative for her briefing this morning. Ireland sincerely appreciates her efforts and those of her team in the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) in what has been a very challenging period.
We deeply regret that the situation in Iraq has deteriorated consid…
Ireland voted in favour of draft resolution S/2022/720. We did so because we believe that there must be a robust response from the Security Council to yet another blatant breach of the
Charter of the United Nations by the Russian Federation in its war of aggression against Ukraine.
Ireland remains…
