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lines on the record: 208
first: 2017-11-21
most recent: 2022-07-26
sittings or episodes: 35
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“We call on the Libyan authorities and the House of Representatives to make all necessary preparations and encourage the LPDF to continue to seek a workable compromise on the constitutional basis. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) should now redouble its efforts to safeguard the political process against risks to progress. The holding of free, fair and inclusive elections is the foundation of any democratic society. Any delays to the December timeline risk jeopardizing both Libya’s political transition and the prospects for security and economic reform. The Council will have the opportunity to take stock of progress in September. We regard inclusive voter education, as well as measures to ensure the safety of all participants in the political process, as essential components of election preparation.”
2021-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8820 (2021) · source
“That includes the holding of elections in December as scheduled; the immediate withdrawal of all foreign fighters and mercenaries from Libya; and the unification of Libya’s political, security and economic institutions. With that in mind, Ireland welcomes and endorses the conclusions of the Second Berlin conference, held on 23 June. It is deeply regrettable that the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) was unable to agree on the constitutional basis for December elections by the 1 July deadline. We reiterate our firm support for the holding of national presidential and parliamentary elections on 24 December, as set out in the LPDF’s agreed political road map and in accordance with resolution 2570 (2021).”
2021-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8820 (2021) · source
“I thank the Special Envoy for his comprehensive briefing. I also want to thank France for having convened today’s meeting at a high level, reflecting the importance that we all attach to Libya’s future. I want to welcome in particular the presence here today of Prime Minister Dbeibah and also the participation of ministers and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Aboul Gheit. At this critical moment for Libya, I would be remiss not to highlight the significant progress that has been achieved to date. The October ceasefire agreement and the endorsement of the Government of National Unity in March are very important and hard-won achievements. But, as others have outlined, more remains to be done.”
2021-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8820 (2021) · source
“The full and complete implementation of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace also relies on dialogue. We welcome the engagement of the parties with the Commission for the Follow-up, Promotion and Verification of the Implementation of the Final Agreement, and encourage continued constructive dialogue at the local, municipal and national levels, particularly on gender and ethnic provisions. Dialogue offers a path to mutually agreed solutions to shared problems. Peacebuilding requires the active engagement of all members of society, engagement built on trust, which can come only from dialogue in good faith.”
2021-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8818 (2021) · source
“Now more than ever genuine and inclusive dialogue is vital. Years of peace have created a path for democratic expression. We support the right to peaceful political protest for all citizens in Colombia. We call for the perpetrators of all violence associated with the protests to be brought to justice. We note the leadership and engagement of the Colombian youth, as also highlighted by Ms. Herrera. Growing up alongside the peace accord, they are a generation heavily invested in Colombia’s future. Every opportunity should be seized to involve young people in decision-making, and we welcome the recent commitment by President Duque Márquez to facilitate the first elections to municipal youth councils this autumn.”
2021-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8818 (2021) · source
“Ireland deeply regrets the recent killings of the attorney Ms. Esperanza Navas and social leader Ms. Derly Pastrana Yara. Their senseless deaths are emblematic of too many human rights defenders, social leaders, ex-combatants, children and indigenous and Afro-Colombian leaders lost in Colombia. We encourage the Government to redouble its efforts to protect all defenders of human rights, activists and, acknowledging the particular threats that they face, women in social leadership and children at risk of recruitment. Ms. Herrera spoke eloquently of the particular threats faced by women and girls. Perpetrators must also be brought to justice; the people of Colombia deserve an end to impunity. The recent social unrest and widespread protests have demonstrated the significant structural challenges still facing society.”
2021-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8818 (2021) · source
“We hope that that can continue over the remaining period of the Commission’s work. The recent indictments of former military leaders in Case 03 by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace may be the beginning of another watershed moment, as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General outlined. We join the people of Colombia in hoping that the response by any persons found guilty will focus on victims and be based on acknowledgement, apology and justice. We note with deep concern the threats faced by persons engaging with the transitional justice system. In addition, the risks of violence against members of political parties ahead of an electoral period are of concern and need to be addressed. We also condemn in the strongest terms the recent car bomb in Cúcuta, as well as the cowardly attack on President Duque Márquez’s helicopter.”
2021-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8818 (2021) · source
“Through the vital work of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, we have seen genuine engagement by former members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) with victims and survivors of the conflict, with apologies given and forgiveness sought. We must also acknowledge and welcome the information provided by the indicted former FARC members to the Special Unit for the Search for Persons Deemed as Missing, while calling for further information to be provided by all. We hope that that process will bring closure and peace to hundreds of families in Colombia. We also reflect on the historical acknowledgement to the Truth Commission of Government responsibility for the extrajudicial killings known as false positives, which took the lives of thousands of Colombian civilians.”
2021-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8818 (2021) · source
“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. Her presence is a clear indication of the importance that the Colombian Government places on engagement with the Council. It is important to acknowledge, and indeed celebrate, the very real progress that has been made in Colombia. Nonetheless, as we have heard, the country currently faces multiple and interwoven challenges. The months since our most recent meeting (S/2021/401) have seen a truly transformative period for peace and reconciliation in Colombia.”
2021-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8818 (2021) · source
“Ireland expresses its support in particular for the efforts of the elected members to overcome these divisions and pledges to work towards this if we are elected to the Council for the 2021-2022 term. Multilateralism is based on the principle of compromise, of shared vision, of finding the capacity to put ourselves in the language, thoughts, culture and concerns of each other. It allows the large and small, the powerful and weak, to coexist in shared concern and joint prospect for the betterment of a shared world. We know that common challenges call for common responses so that the United Nations can best serve the peoples in the enduring spirit of the Charter. In this, the seventy-fifth year of the Charter, we should spare nothing in the quest to achieve those goals.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“It is clearer to us today than ever before that peace and security, development and human rights — the pillars of the United Nations — are intrinsically linked. Mary Robinson has repeatedly pointed out how climate change affects security, as she did again so powerfully here in this Chamber yesterday. Hunger, the issue of access to natural resources and the denial of human rights are also major factors. The Security Council at present is, frankly, failing to meet its responsibilities. It is divided on many issues, with some permanent members repeatedly vetoing draft resolutions. The situation with regard to the provision of cross-border humanitarian relief in Syria is just the latest example.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The Security Council has also responded to the greater complexity of conflicts and crises by adapting its response, not only through the evolution of peacekeeping but also through the development of peacebuilding mandates and the establishment of political missions, with humanitarian actions and through the good offices of the Secretary-General and his representatives. We have also seen the United Nations take important steps to uphold the values and advance the vision set out in the Charter. The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change showed the capacity of the international community to put its faith in multilateralism and chart a course towards the common good.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The promise of the Charter of the United Nations, when it was agreed 75 years ago as the world emerged from the devastation of the Second World War, was precisely to save humankind from the scourge of war. We have made significant progress in this regard, including due to the establishment of peacekeeping operations in 1948. Ireland has been proud to participate in these operations for more than 60 years, and we pay tribute here today to the more than 3,000 uniformed personnel from 120 countries, including Ireland, who have lost their lives in this service.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Even more fundamentally, he observed, the very idea of a rules-based order is being called into question and undermined. In such circumstances, President Higgins called on all of us to recognize our collective responsibilities and to advocate for multilateralism. He stated that partnership, cooperation, mutual trust and respect are at the heart of multilateralism. They are embedded in the rule of law and in values that aim to protect all individuals on this planet and their rights, aspirations and dignity. Indeed, at this current time of heightened global tension, Ireland urges all to heed the Secretary- General’s call for de-escalation, and we reiterate the importance of the United Nations and the primary role of the Council in preventing and resolving conflict.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“President, your Deputy Prime Minister, who presided over the Council yesterday, said in the General Assembly last September (see A/74/PV.11) that given today’s daunting challenges, it is critical that we all work together to revitalize multilateralism and strengthen the United Nations and that we must all reaffirm the fundamental importance of international law and the United Nations Charter. In very similar terms, the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, in his General Assembly address (see A/74/PV.6), said that we, the Members, must ask ourselves whether we are being true to the values and principles of the United Nations Charter. He noted that the United Nations and its agencies are under attack through underfunding, withdrawal of support and the promotion of narrow self-interest.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Mr. President, I wish to thank you for having organized this important debate. Ireland congratulates Viet Nam on its election to the Council and for successfully meeting the challenge of chairing the Council during its first month. I also congratulate the other new members of the Council and wish them well. Ireland also expresses its gratitude to the Secretary- General and the Chair of The Elders for their valuable briefings yesterday. We strongly echo their support for multilateral approaches to current challenges, and we in particular commend Mary Robinson’s highlighting of the dangers posed to international peace and security by climate change and nuclear proliferation. Mr.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“This is a priority for Ireland, and with the support of our partners here at the United Nations in the near future, it is a topic on which we would work actively as an elected member of the Security Council for the term 2021-2022. I thank you again, Mr. President, for having organized this important debate. I can assure you of my country's continued commitment to working with our partners here at the United Nations and globally to protect children from all forms of aggression and violence.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“The Security Council must play its role in ensuring accountability and referring violations to the International Criminal Court, and the Council must work to ensure that any referral is accompanied by ongoing support for the Court, particularly with respect to the execution of arrest warrants and the provision of adequate financial support. In conclusion, we must do more to implement the resolutions of the Council. We must ensure respect for international humanitarian law and demand accountability for its violation. We must continue to listen to testimonies like those of Ms. Kamara and Mr. Awan and heed their calls for action. Put simply, we must do more to protect our children.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“Such groups help to shed light on how the legacy of conflict continues to affect children long after the guns themselves have been silenced. We also need to do more, as Special Representative Gamba said here earlier, to reduce the devastating impact caused by land mines, improvised explosive devices and unexploded ordnance. We must work to ensure respect for international humanitarian law and, importantly, strengthen accountability for all violations. Ensuring compliance with international humanitarian law is all the more important in a context of the increased urbanization of conflict, in which the risk of violations is greater. These Violations, including the denial of humanitarian access and attacks against schools, medical facilities and personnel, are utterly unacceptable.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“Education is increasingly being recognized as a vehicle for helping children to deal with trauma and a means to equip children with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and contribute to rebuilding their communities and countries. That forms a core part of our third national action plan on women and peace and security, which, along with our new development policy, contains a commitment to delivering on a target of a quarter of a billion euros to improve global education, especially for girls in conflict-affected areas. We are also supportive ofreintegration programmes, which are fundamental to realizing the rights ofthe child, ending the cycle of violence and ensuring sustainable peace. This year, Ireland joined the Group of Friends of Reintegration of Child Soldiers.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“Our collective challenge now, as ever, is moving towards implementation. One way to do that is to deliver on the ACT to Protect agenda, launched earlier this year by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba. A key action on that agenda is to deliver services to children affected by war. Ireland's international development policy, launched earlier this year, commits us to increasing our spending on education, with a particular focus on emergencies. When violence erupts, children are frequently denied education, leaving them open to indoctrination or exploitation.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“It is evident that in these times of crisis, our common efforts to protect all children from aggression and violence fall far short of where we need to be. Collectively, we must do more. We believe that the Council has an important role to play. In the past year we have seen the Security Council unite to address this issue, including last July with the adoption of resolution 2427 (2018), which states that children recruited by armed groups should be treated primarily as victims of violations of international law, and just recently with the adoption of resolution 2475 (2019), led by Poland and the United Kingdom, on persons with disabilities. That resolution contains important language on the specific needs of children with disabilities affected by armed conflict. For our part, Ireland was pleased to co-sponsor both of those resolutions.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“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 moving personal testimony to us here today. The facts revealed in the Secretary-General's report (S/2019/509) are stark. Children remain at the front line of armed conflicts across the world. We have heard this morning that some 13,600 children have been released and reintegrated, which is undoubtedly a positive development. However, that is no cause for celebration, as the same period saw more than 24,000 grave violations against children recorded across 20 countries.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“We need a strong commitment to preventing and resolving conflict. For some, the rules of procedure are used to block action, not to facilitate it. This has to change. As an aspiring elected member, Ireland will continue to work to ensure that the Council's working methods are fit for purpose and to help the Council meet its primary responsibility of maintaining international peace and security.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“They have rightly looked askance at the sterile debates and grandstanding that can sometimes characterize the work of the Council and have asked what we can do differently. Sometimes, as with Germany's recent presidency, it was literally letting in the light and trying to promote more interactivity during debates. New Zealand initiated more regular informal interaction among permanent representatives, and also a focus on situational awareness to prevent conflict. Others, including Kuwait and Sweden, have shown how they can play a key role on humanitarian issues, and, in so doing, bridge divides on the Council. Five new Council members will be elected tomorrow. This continual process of renewal of the Council should also be an opportunity to reflect on and improve the way the Council operates. We need a sense of urgency and shared purpose.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“Finally, I would refer to the relationship between the Council, the General Assembly and other bodies. In this context, I would like to welcome the positive developments we have seen, in particular the regular interaction with the Peacebuilding Commission in its role as an advisory body to the Council, and also with regional and subregional organizations, including the European Union and the African Union. But there is more we can do. Working methods are not only what we put down on paper, but also the mindset with which we approach the challenges we face. Ireland believes that many recent and current elected members have brought new thinking and a new dynamic to the Council.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“The Ombudsperson mechanism is a key element for ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of the Security Council's sanctions system, but it needs to be strengthened by extending the mandate of the Ombudsperson to the other sanctions regimes. This is an important issue of due process and the rule of law. Secondly, there is the issue of fairness and equality in the allocation of Council responsibilities. There is nothing in the Charter that states that only permanent members can draft resolutions. In fact, as the Council's work has grown, it makes little sense not to share the burden of this task and utilize the skills and experience of elected members. Equally, allocating excessive workloads in respect of subsidiary bodies to elected members may affect their ability to participate effectively in other aspects of the Council's work.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“The foregoing reforms build on other recent improvements to working methods, for example, the improvements made to the selection process for the current Secretary-General. Due to the work of ACT colleagues and others, it was possible to arrange a much broader and more transparent process. For the first time, all candidates were publicly declared, and all of them appeared in hearings before the General Assembly. Such a process greatly enhanced the democratic legitimacy of the selection and reinforced the authority of the candidate selected. Mr. President, I know that you are also pushing for further improvements. There are, as others have noted, many important areas that need to be addressed. I wouldjust like to highlight three, starting with the issue of the Sanctions Ombudsperson.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“We believe that a reformed, more accountable and transparent Council would be better placed to meet its core tasks of preventing and resolving conflicts. It is with this in mind that my country, Ireland, approaches the issue of working methods. Kuwait deserves special praise for its efforts to improve the working methods of the Security Council. In addition to convening two open debates on working methods, last year's (see S/PV.8175) and today's, as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, Kuwait has done valuable work in seeking to update elements of note 507 (S/2017/507, annex). In particular, it has advanced the role of incoming elected members and troop- and police-contributing countries. It has also secured agreement on important improvements to the day-to-day operation of the Council.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“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 others seek to improve the way the Security Council operates because we want the Council to be more effective. This means we want the Council to be able to effectively tackle the many and complex challenges to international peace and security we face. We also want the Council to operate in a way that maximizes its legitimacy, which means making it as representative, transparent and accountable as possible.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“Finally, but important, the appointment of a special representative of the Secretary-General on climate and security is another concrete step that we can take to advance our work in this area. The future of this planet and all of our futures rely on stepping up to face the reality and the threat multiplier that we see every day in climate change. Our peace, equality and development depend upon it. But we will have neither peace nor security if we fail to address the impacts of climate-related disasters in our world. You can rely on Ireland, Mr. President, as a prospective non-permanent Security Council member for the term 2021-2022, to work hard and be ambitious for this agenda.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“That must be complemented by hearing the testimonies of those most affected, if we are to understand the complexity of the linkages, how they vary across contexts and how to negate risks. A human rights-based approach to climate policy and the international response is important. The voices of vulnerable small island developing States need to be heard here, and we favour the consideration of better representation of SIDS around this table. The recognition of women as a resource that can bring about transformative change is also important. Women are those who are most directly affected by climate change, but are also uniquely placed to generate and lead solutions. Today we also heard eloquently about the role of young people. Let us listen more to those who are rarely invited to this table.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“We believe that climate and security concerns should be considered across all country- specific situations on the Security Council's agenda. We want to see United Nations operations across the peace and development nexus assessing the risks of climate change. We must work to identify best practices in addressing the threat of climate to security. Success factors can be replicated, and we must find a way to do that, through, for example, the Security Council finding ways to move from discussing the risks of climate change to action. That includes working more systematically with regional and subregional bodies to help us better understand the challenges we face and how to address them. The global community should also generate evidence-based analysis upon which to draw, in order to better understand the links between climate and security.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“While the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change are important steps, the glaring reality is that climate-related disasters are a major threat and will continue to occur, and the Security Council must respond to their impacts. We know that existing fragilities are exacerbated by climate-related disasters, which can erode food and water security, increase gender inequality and damage livelihoods. A growing body of research has demonstrated the links among climate change, conflict and displacement. Put simply, climate change is a threat multiplier. While the impact of climate-related disasters on international peace and security varies across regions and States, a global response is the only way we can address the threat.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“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 in this Chamber. Climate change is real. Its impact is global, and our security is at risk. The denial of climate change needs to end. The denial of the link between climate change and the mandate of the Council also needs to end. It is crystal clear that the international community has struggled to coherently respond to the challenge of climate change.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“The Council has a particular responsibility to support the Secretary-General and the wider Organization, including the Peacebuilding Commission, in enhancing the use of effective mediation to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts. We strongly support the Secretary- General's call for a quantum leap in the financing of peacebuilding and conflict-prevention activities, and we urge the Council to support activities aimed at addressing the root causes of conflict.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“In that context, it is appropriate to recognize the critical work of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition in those negotiations. The Coalition was particularly crucial in drafting language on reconciliation and integrated schooling. In April, addressing the General Assembly during the high-level meeting on peacebuilding and sustaining peace (see A/72/PV.83), President Michael D. Higgins oflreland said that peace in Ireland could not have been achieved without the steady and courageous activism of civic organizations campaigning for a more just and peaceful society, many of which were led by the women of Ireland, north and south.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“If we want to improve our capacity in mediation, we must properly resource conflict-prevention and peacebuilding programmes. Ireland has invested $19.26 million in the Secretary-General's Peacebuilding Fund since 2006. We have also contributed â‚¬2.2 million in extrabudgetary support to the Mediation Support Unit of the Department of Political Affairs since its inception in 2008. Meanwhile, as a founding member of the Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund and one of its core donors, Ireland has seen the impact that mediation can make on the ground through empowering and resourcing women civil-society actors. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the result of a long process of negotiation, peacebuilding and - as Lord Ahmad said earlier - mediation in Northern Ireland.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“The key discussion points included the importance of gender mainstreaming and continued dialogue in peacebuilding, better recognition and resourcing of women mediators and meaningfully connecting grassroots-level mediation with national high-level processes, and the benefits of women mediators' networks as support systems that can help women find an entry point into negotiations. We would also like to highlight the growing importance of the youth, peace and security agenda. Young people can play a positive role in mediation and their voices must be heard. Ireland provided financial support to the recently published progress study on youth and peace and security (see S/2018/86) and looks forward to the implementation of its recommendations.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“We welcome the strong focus that the Secretary-General has placed on the importance of mediation, something that the Council has also acknowledged. With that in mind, today we will share some brief reflections and suggestions based on our own experiences in Ireland. As others have said, inclusivity is a key element in successful mediation. However, despite clear evidence that involving women in negotiations can contribute to more inclusive and comprehensive peace agreements, women made up just 2 per cent of mediators in major peace processes between 1990 and 2017. Ifwe are to be more effective in our use of mediation, that simply must change. In June Ireland hosted a Promoting Women in Peace mediation seminar, followed by a round- table discussion with international women mediators' networks.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“Thank you for convening today's important debate, Mr. President. At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Ms. Qadeem for their insightful briefings. Ireland also aligns itself with the statements delivered earlier on behalf of the European Union and the Group of Friends of Mediation. While we have collectively taken important steps to strengthen our capacity since the last debate on mediation in 2009 (see S/PV.6108), the changing global context in which we now operate makes mediation an ever more important tool. Ireland has been a consistent advocate for the role that mediation can play throughout the conflict cycle, from prevention to long- term reconciliation.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“In that context, Ireland also wishes to reiterate its continuing political and financial support for the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for the Syrian Arab Republic to assist in the investigation and prosecution of the most serious crimes under international law committed in Syria. At a time when serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law are all too common, and where the multilateral rules-based system itselfis under threat, we call on all States to support the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, uphold international law and strictly abide by the decisions of the Security Council and other relevant organs.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“The Security Council must play its role in referring violations to the ICC, and the Council must work to ensure that any referral is accompanied by ongoing support to the Court, particularly with respect to the execution of arrest warrants and the provision of adequate financial support. Ireland continues to support reform of the Security Council veto and believes that, at a minimum, the use of the veto must be restricted, in accordance with the France-Mexico initiative and the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency group code of conduct regarding genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Where the Security Council is unable to act, and therefore unable to fulfil its primary responsibility to work towards the purposes and principles of the United Nations, other organs - including the General Assembly 4 must act.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“Ongoing violations ofinternational law - including international humanitarian law and human rights law - in situations of conflict are of grave concern. Those violations, which include attacks by both State forces and non-State armed groups on health facilities and personnel, are unacceptable. The regularity and severity of those attacks risks normalizing such action and disrupting the delivery of humanitarian aid to those in most need. The deliberate denial of humanitarian aid to vulnerable populations, or the use of humanitarian access as a bargaining chip in peace negotiations, is never acceptable.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“Ireland therefore supports, among other measures, universal adherence to the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court (ICC). We seek to ensure accountability for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community, to deliver justice for the victims and, ultimately, we seek to prevent such crimes from being committed. The year 2018 is particularly important, as it marks the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute as well as the coming into effect of the Court's jurisdiction with respect to the crime of aggression. Ireland is working to ensure ratification of the Kampala amendment on the crime of aggression, which is a key foreign policy priority.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“The difference is human rights, the universal freedoms and rights of individuals. Rule by law can negate those rights, whereas the rule of law operationalizes them, thereby ensuring their promotion and protection in peace or war. Ireland's commitment to an international order based on the rule oflaw is enshrined in our Constitution and reflected in Ireland's acceptance of the compulsory jurisdiction ofthe International Court of Justice. Ireland is party to the core international and European human rights treaties and strongly supports strengthening the multilateral human rights framework and the importance of respect for international humanitarian law in all circumstances. However, legal norms without enforcement are clearly insufficient.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today's important debate. I would like to begin by aligning myself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union. The Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations identifies one of the aims of the United Nations as that of establishing conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained. The Charter, the foundation stone of the Organization, recognizes that the rule of law must be at the heart of our shared efforts to create a peaceful world. It is important that as we strive collectively to abide by the Charter of the United Nations, we remain vigilant in differentiating between the rule of law and rule by law.”
2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source
“Now more than ever, the United Nations needs to demonstrate that it is capable of fulfilling its obligations. That requires developing the capacities of those on whom we call to carry out that role. Responding to and addressing conflict demands the use of the widest possible range of tools and instruments Security is just one step on the path to peace. To that end, Ireland fully supports the Secretary-General's reform efforts, in particular to increase emphasis on prevention and political strategies. The most effective means at our disposal for the protection of our citizens and the protection of our peacekeepers is taking action that means they never need to be deployed.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Effectiveness is also strengthened through the increased participation of women as peacekeepers - an aim to which Ireland is committed- along with doubling female participation in our defence forces. Ireland recently co-hosted an event in the Netherlands with the Dutch Foreign Ministry, which focused on the challenges that remain in addressing structural and societal barriers to such participation. We need to listen more to those women peacekeepers in the field to allow us to strategically effect change. Similarly we need to be more strategic on the issue of capacity. We all know that training is a key issue, and many Members have provided offers in that area. We now need to identify where gaps continue to exist and consider how best to address them.”
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“That is not a bureaucratic or theoretical concern. If we continue to fail to act on that call, we will, as the Cruz report states, be responsible for consciously putting our personnel in harm's way. Effective, focused and appropriately resourced operations drive efficient operations. We must ensure that our drive for efficiencies does not blind us to that fact. Key regional partner organizations, such as the European Union, are developing capability platforms that could help address some of the resource challenges that United Nations peacekeeping missions face. Ireland is ready to work with the United Nations in the framework of permanent, structured cooperation to develop and utilize those tools for the benefit of all.”
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