I join other speakers in congratulating France on its successful presidency of the Security Council last month and in wishing you,
Mr. President, all the best for this month. I would like to thank Mr. Markham for his comprehensive briefing today.
The use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere, at…
I would like to welcome the participation of Deputy Special Coordinator Hastings and Ms. Oppenheimer, Executive Director of Ir Amim, and thank them for their comprehensive briefings earlier today.
I would also like to welcome the participation of Ambassador Erdan and Ambassador Mansour.
While the …
I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Khare for his briefing and also welcome the participation today of the representative of the Sudan.
This kind of follow-up reporting to the Council is a vital element of protecting the gains made by the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in …
I would like to set out Ireland’s position on this issue and its decision to abstain in the voting today.
Ireland fully supports the Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina and believes that its role remains vital to the work of building a stable and prosperous future for Bosni…
I thank France for convening this important and timely event. I also would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed, Director-General Mardini and Ms. Grosjean for their
insightful briefings. I also welcome the participation of the ministers here today.
As members of the Security Council, we…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for a very comprehensive briefing once again. I also thank Ms. Herrera for her important words. I also want to warmly welcome Vice-President Lucía Ramírez to the Council Chamber, and congratulate her on her appointment as Foreign Minister. …
I thank the President for convening today’s debate.
Ireland aligns itself with the statements made by the representatives of the European Union, in its capacity as observer, and Costa Rica, on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect (see A/75/PV.64).
Recognizing that each S…
I thank the President for convening this meeting on a long-standing issue of critical importance to the work of the Organization — the question of Security Council reform. It is a question that we have been dealing with for many years and to which we have not yet found the answer.
The essence of th…
Ireland associates itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union. My remarks this morning will further complement those made by the representative of Germany on behalf of 71 States.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the International Criminal Court (…
Let me wish the Ambassador of China in advance a very Happy New Year. Let me begin by joining others in thanking the Secretary- General for his report (A/74/1) and very clear words to us yesterday morning (see A/74/PV.54). We could not agree more that, on the eve of the seventy-fifth anniversary of …
Ireland aligns itself with the statement delivered today on behalf of the European Union and its member States.
As others have said, it has been another extremely challenging year for the global humanitarian response. The launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview: 2020 earlier this month highlight…
We fully align ourselves with the statement made earlier by the observer of the European Union.
Let me begin my remarks by thanking and acknowledging the excellent work carried out by the Permanent Representatives of Austria and the Kingdom of Bhutan as facilitators of the Political Declaration ado…
At the outset, I would like to join others in expressing particular thanks to Ambassadors Nusseibeh and Braun for their exemplary leadership over the past year on this difficult but important process.
The requirement for Security Council reform grows ever-more pressing. As we and others have repeat…
Ireland aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union, and I thank the briefers Secretary-General Guterres, Mr. Zerbo and Ms. Thunborg for their thoughtful remarks. Ireland is pleased to join other States and civil society here today in observing the International …
First of all, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on having assumed the presidency of the Council, and to wish you all the best for the month ahead. I also want to thank today’s briefers, in particular Ms. Mariatu Kamara and Mr. Majok Peter Awan, for having delivered such important and movi…
We welcome the convening of today’s debate. The inclusion of the responsibility to protect on the formal agenda of the General Assembly is indicative of the widespread support for this concept and its continuing importance to our work. The debate today is particularly timely, as we mark the seventi…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate. I would also like to thank our briefers.
At the outset, I would like to align myself with the statement delivered on behalf of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group.
Working methods are not an end in themselves. We and ot…
The history of independent Ireland and the history of the International Labour Organization (ILO) are closely intertwined. On 21 January 1919, the Dáil Éireann, Ireland’s Parliament, sat for the first time and adopted a Declaration of Independence and sent a message to the free nations of the world.…
I would like to begin by thanking the Dominican Republic for hosting today’s debate on this important and urgent topic, and extend Ireland’s congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your presidency of the Security Council. The voices of small island developing States (SIDS) must be heard and heeded…
