I am delighted to speak today at this event to commemorate the twenty- fifth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and its contribution to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals. It is my pleasure to deliver this statement on behalf of the following gr…
I would like to extend, on behalf of the Irish Government, our deepest sympathies to the American people on the loss of their former President, George H. W. Bush. Ireland has lost a friend.
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s important debate. Increasingly, it is recognized that coop…
Thank you for convening today’s debate on this extremely important subject, Mr. President. I would also like to thank today’s briefers and welcome the Secretary-General’s report for 2017 on children and armed conflict (S/2018/465), which makes many valuable recommendations.
Children are on the fron…
I would like to thank today’s briefers and, in particular, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba, for providing valuable testimony for today’s debate.
Ireland also aligns itself with the comments delivered on behalf of the European U…
