Ireland is pleased to introduce draft resolution A/73/L.49, entitled “Comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East.”
Such a peace, unfortunately, is not currently in sight. Resolving the Middle East conflict, 25 years after the signing of the Oslo Accords, will require a reversal of the…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate. I also want to thank the Secretary-General and Commissioner Chergui for their valuable briefings.
Ireland aligns itself with the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union.
At the outset, as a country with a long trad…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for scheduling this meeting on the critical, albeit difficult, question of Security Council reform.
I am well aware of the sensitivity of this issue and of the failure to make tangible progress despite nearly two decades of effort. That does not, howeve…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s meeting. The Irish delegation sees it as a welcome opportunity and a continuation of the high-level debate at this year’s General Assembly. Indeed, as your very useful concept note (S/2018/982, annex) points out, Mr. President, the vast majority of
Member St…
Ireland associates itself with the statement made earlier by the observer of the European Union on behalf of its member States (see A/73/PV.27).
I want to take this opportunity to thank the International Criminal Court for its annual report (see A/73/334) to the United Nations and to thank its Pres…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this debate today. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of UN-Women and Ms. Siniora Atallah for their very important messages to us today.
I am speaking before the Security Council today because this issue…
I would like to thank the Peruvian presidency for organizing and presiding over this important debate. I also wish to thank Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed, Special Representative Patten and Ms. Sultana for their earlier briefings. It is very encouraging to see a Rohingya woman address the Securit…