On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, I have the honour to extend our warm congratulations to Mr. John Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. Ambassador Ashe is both a very familiar and very highly res…
Conflict-related sexual violence is an issue that, in recent years, has continued to rise on the international agenda. Such attention has been driven by several factors, including the sustained leadership shown by the Council; the work of the Secretary-General and the authoritative and passionate vo…
Ireland aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union (see A/67/PV.71).
The adoption today of the Arms Trade Treaty by the General Assembly marks the culmination of years of hard work, including the outcome of last week’s Final United Nations Conference on the Arm…
A written version of my statement is being circulated, and I will deliver a slightly abbreviated version so as to respect the time constraints.
I welcome the initiative that Pakistan has taken in scheduling this open debate on United Nations peacekeeping. Indeed, for such a crucial and iconic
part…
I would like to thank the delegations of Guatemala and India for preparing and scheduling today’s important debate. To respect the time constraints, I will touch on just a couple of points, and circulate a slightly longer written text.
The first point relates to transitions. The Secretary General’s…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this annual debate on the working methods of the Security Council and for the excellent concept paper (S/2012/853, annex) that you circulated to help guide our discussion today.
At the outset, let me state our clear view that the question of improving the w…
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for the excellent reports that inform today’s debate (A/67/204 and A/67/205). There are
undoubtedly some very positive elements in the reports, which testify to the growth, progress and resilience we are witnessing in Africa. At the same time, there is much tha…
I welcome the fact that a separate debate has been scheduled this year on the annual report of the Security Council (A/66/2). That allows members of the Organization a fuller opportunity to comment and offer feedback on the work of the Council during the period under review.
In terms of both compos…
This year marks 30 years of AIDS — 30 years of saying good-bye to loved ones, friends and colleagues, and 30 years of fear, discrimination, isolation and destitution. But it also marks 30 years of fighting back, of care and of protection — first by pioneering individuals and later by Governments and…
This is an urgent and necessary debate. Amid the glow of the holiday season, it is all the more difficult for our imaginations to comprehend the horror and brutality of sexual violence on the scale to which the Secretary-General’s report (S/2010/604) attests. The contrast could not be more shocking …
The High-level Meeting convened by the Secretary-General in September 2010 was helpful in highlighting States’ views on the root causes of the stalemate in the Conference on Disarmament. That meeting also underlined the strong desire of the international community to move from discussion to action. …
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak today. I asked to do so because of my co-facilitation, together with my colleagues from Mexico and South Africa, of the 2010 review of the United Nations peacebuilding machinery (S/2010/393). I understand that the Security Council would hope to adopt …
I welcome this opportunity to address the Security Council. I align myself with the statement just made on behalf of the European Union.
Ireland enjoys a close relationship with Timor- Leste and its people. We were very active supporters of the quest for self-determination and have remained a stron…
Ireland aligns itself with the statement made earlier today by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union.
Peacebuilding is at the nexus of maintaining peace and security, promoting and protecting human rights and ensuring sustainable development. It is at once one of the most com…
