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Byrne Nason

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first: 2018-04-16
most recent: 2022-07-29
sittings or episodes: 170
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“It is a clarion call to action for Member States to double down on efforts to address sexual violence in conflict. We in Ireland firmly believe that the role of civil society at the grassroots level is critical for empowering women in conflict prevention, which the Security Council reaffirmed with resolution 2106 (2013). Ireland is particularly concerned to hear reports of the targeting of high-profile female human rights defenders through crimes of sexual violence. Today we urge Member States to take measures to ensure the adequate protection of women in the civil society space. Ireland also urges the Security Council to assume its own responsibility in that regard and to be consistent and timely in its use of sanctions against perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence.”
2018-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8234 (2018) · source
“No, their contribution was a far better one: a courageous, unselfish act that proved an inspiration to thousands, that lit a light in the darkness, and that gave fresh hope to people who believed that all hope was gone." Those are the kind of efforts we must continue to replicate. Women made a critical difference to peace and conflict resolution in my country, and we believe that women can do the same elsewhere. While much policy progress has been made in many areas, today we are addressing one area where we remain very challenged - that of addressing conflict- related sexual violence. We are ashamed that women and girls are routinely used as a currency of conflict. The Secretary-General's report (S/2018/250) does not make for easy reading.”
2018-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8234 (2018) · source
“The participation of women in the search for peace was crucial to its success. When two women from the island of Ireland, Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams, received the Nobel Prize in 1976 for their efforts to bring peace to Northern Ireland, the Nobel Committee stated that they "refused to bow to bleak scepticism: they simply acted. They never heeded the difficulty of their task: they merely tackled it because they were so convinced that this precisely was what was needed. There was no talk here of ingenious theories, of shrewd diplomacy or pompous declarations.”
2018-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8234 (2018) · source
“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 Security Council for the first time. This is an important day for us, and I wish to thank everybody who has made it happen. It is an understatement to say that Ireland is a strong supporter of the women and peace and security agenda. My country has a deep conviction that women are critical to everything we are trying to achieve in conflict prevention and resolution. Just last week, Ireland celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the hallmark of the peace process in Northern Ireland.”
2018-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8234 (2018) · source