I thank Sweden for convening today’s debate. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres for making clear his strong commitment to conflict prevention and sustaining peace.
We need to see the adoption in April last year of the two resolutions on sustaining peace (resolution 2282 (2016) and General Asse…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate.
Ireland aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the observer of the European Union. We would like to provide the following remarks in a national capacity.
Ireland began participating in United Nations peace operations in 19…
I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak at this very timely debate and I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening it.
I also align myself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union earlier and I offer the following remarks in a national capacity.
Eight years a…
Mr. President, I commend you for having convened today’s discussion.
Ireland aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union.
I would like to focus on several aspects of this debate that are of particular interest to my country.
First, with respect to the crucial …
I would like to thank the United Kingdom for organizing today’s timely debate on this important subject.
I would like also to express my country’s deepest condolences to the Government and the people of France following last Friday’s atrocities in Paris. Our sympathies go also to the Government and…
Ireland aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier on behalf of the European Union. I would also like to make the following statement in my national capacity.
Ireland heartily welcomes the opportunity to debate in this forum the question of the human cost of the illicit transfer, accumulati…
Ireland commends you, Madam, for organizing today’s debate and its particular focus on refugee and displaced women and girls. We align ourselves with the statement made on behalf of the European Union and with that delivered by the representative Austria on behalf of the Human Security Network.
We …
I thank you, Sir, for the opportunity to address this high-level meeting. At the outset, let me say that Ireland aligns itself with statement made by the observer of the European Union.
We have heard already this morning a range of statistics, but the fact remains that, with over 208 million people…
Ireland aligns itself with the statement made earlier today on behalf of the
European Union and that made on behalf of the Human Security Network.
Conflict-related sexual violence is a particularly heinous and barbaric crime. It is undoubtedly underreported, yet even so the recent Secretary- Gener…
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…
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…
