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1. “We have also seen the 100th and 101st monthly reports of Director-General Arias to the Security Council. Those reports and the work behind them demonstrate the integrity, professionalism and impartiality of the OPCW in its work in Syria. The OPCW’s role remains essential. The Security Council should be clear in its full support for the OPCW in its ongoing work in Syria and in rejecting efforts to undermine the OPCW. These Security Council meetings serve an important purpose: to hold Syria to its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and Council resolutions. Let us recall that, in 2013, the Council adopted resolution 2118 (2013) in response to the deaths of hundreds of Syrians from chemical weapons in Ghouta.”

   2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8982 (2022) · source

2. “Let me thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs for her informative briefing today. I would like to begin by reiterating Ireland’s condemnation of any use of chemical weapons in the strongest possible terms. Any use of chemical weapons is an affront to international law, on which we all depend for our security and well-being. I wish to thank the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for its work in addressing chemical weapons in Syria. Since the beginning of the year, we have seen two further reports by the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria into chemical weapons use in Marea in September 2015 and in Kafr Zeita in October 2016 S/2022/85, annex and S/2022/116, annex, respectively.”

   2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8982 (2022) · source

3. “In conclusion, my delegation looks forward to working constructively with all Council members over the coming months to advance the principles and priorities that I have outlined and, in particular, as we turn our attention to the renewal of several important counter-terrorism and sanctions mandates.”

   2021-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8915 (2021) · source

4. “Sharing relevant information and discussing issues relating to the threat of terrorism and the risk that non-State actors may acquire, develop, traffic in or use weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery is vital if each Committee is to deliver effectively on its respective mandate. That includes enabling the participation in relevant Counter- Terrorism Executive Directorate country visits of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1526 (2004) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities, and the Group of Experts of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004).”

   2021-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8915 (2021) · source

5. “The Security Council has a crucial role to play in that regard, including by providing for appropriate exemptions and safeguards in counter- terrorism and sanctions regimes, designed to preserve the humanitarian space. The work of each Committee addresses key elements of combatting terrorism at the national, regional and international levels. Those elements range from ensuring that non-State actors, including terrorists, are prevented from acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction to addressing terrorist financing, developing effective criminal justice responses to terrorism, and respecting international law while countering terrorism. Ireland would like to underscore the importance of maintaining and expanding cooperation among all three Committees, as well as their expert groups.”

   2021-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8915 (2021) · source

6. “Ireland has consistently called for a comprehensive international response to terrorism that tackles both cause and effect, in full compliance with international law. Effective counter-terrorism responses demand whole-of-Government and whole-of-society approaches, which are grounded in respect for human rights, inclusive of civil society and gender-responsive. Efforts to combat terrorism should never serve as a pretext for human rights violations or for the shrinking of the humanitarian space. The targeting and criminalization of civil society, humanitarian workers and human rights defenders in the name of counter-terrorism are never legitimate. Furthermore, Ireland believes that we must work harder to ensure that counter-terrorism measures do not impede humanitarian action.”

   2021-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8915 (2021) · source

7. “In such a varied context, the risk that non-State actors, including terrorists, may acquire, develop, traffic in or use nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of delivery remains deeply concerning and poses potentially catastrophic consequences. Those fears have only been reinforced following this morning’s briefing by the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD) (see S/PV.8914), in which the Security Council received an update on an investigation into ISIL’s chemical weapons programme. For Ireland, those developments reaffirm our belief that counter-terrorism responses cannot be solely security-driven.”

   2021-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8915 (2021) · source

8. “Allow me to first thank each of the Chairs of the three subsidiary bodies for their excellent briefings this afternoon and express Ireland’s thanks for their excellent stewardship of their respective Committees over the past year. The briefings today underline the fact that terrorism remains a grave threat to international peace and security. Recently, we have seen lethal attacks by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan in Afghanistan, as well reports of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on the enduring links between the Taliban and Al-Qaida. Affiliates of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have continued to expand across Africa, and in Western nations we are experiencing the creeping growth of violent right-wing extremism.”

   2021-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8915 (2021) · source

9. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Sudan to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), concerning the Sudan. I now give the floor to Ambassador Jürgenson.”

   2021-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8856 (2021) · source

10. “The international community must match their resilience with continued commitment; support efforts to build faith in the electoral system; and work with the new elected Government to address the underlying issues holding Haiti back from building a future based on those strengths.”

    2021-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8799 (2021) · source

11. “The crisis requires a strong collective response from the international community. However, the safety and security of humanitarian workers, who have suffered direct attacks in the course of their vital work, must be guaranteed. We call on the Haitian Government to ensure the safety of all those who provide vital assistance. Given the security situation, the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service is critical to the functioning of the United Nations country team and its partners. We are concerned about reports that its future activity is under threat owing to underfunding. As the report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/559) rightly states, despite the many interwoven challenges it faces, Haiti has numerous strengths, not least of which is its resilient people.”

    2021-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8799 (2021) · source

12. “Ireland also remains concerned about the shrinking civil society space, particularly as it affects Haitian women and youth. The combined pressures that I outlined are preventing women from asserting their rights and claiming their place in politics and society. More than half of all households in Haiti are women- led. What affects Haitian women affects the future trajectory of Haiti. Thirdly, I wish to address the very grave humanitarian situation in Haiti. The scale of the challenge is truly daunting. We are particularly alarmed by the widespread severe food insecurity, including — most regrettably — persistent child malnutrition. As we know, the effects of malnutrition have intergenerational consequences, further undermining Haiti’s ability to build its future.”

    2021-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8799 (2021) · source

13. “My second point relates to the multiple structural and systemic challenges that Haiti faces. We are gravely concerned about reports of continuing violence, insecurity and economic depression, compounded by the challenge of responding to the coronavirus disease pandemic. Gang-related violence, prison overcrowding, lengthy pretrial detentions, impunity for human rights violations and sexual and gender-based violence are issues of serious concern. We also note an alarming rise in the rate of kidnappings and homicides. The Government must address pervasive issues in law enforcement and the justice system and take urgent steps to advance the national strategy for community violence reduction. We welcome the establishment of Board of the Legal Aid Council with the support of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti.”

    2021-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8799 (2021) · source

14. “We joined the recent calls of the United Nations, the Organization of American States and the European Parliament to ensure that credible, inclusive and transparent elections are held in a safe and timely manner. Elections, of course, are not an end in and of themselves, but they are a vital step on the path towards restored and reinvigorated democratic institutions in Haiti. We reiterate our belief in the power of dialogue to generate understanding and create the space for agreed compromises and a path forward. Much remains to be discussed, including on constitutional reform. Those with such experience know the impact that a representative citizens’ assembly, with the full and equal participation of women, can have on the deliberation of constitutional questions and generating shared investments in the future.”

    2021-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8799 (2021) · source

15. “Let me also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Helen La Lime for her briefing today and express my appreciation to Ms. Chantal Hudicourt Ewald for her valuable briefing. I also acknowledge the presence of Acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph at this meeting today. I want to focus on three points. The first relates to the crossroads in Haiti’s future. During our previous meeting, we spoke of the opportunity that 2021 offers to restore and revitalize democracy in Haiti. However, with fewer than 100 days remaining before the proposed first round of legislative elections, preparations must be urgently stepped up so that the people of Haiti can exercise their democratic will at the ballot box. It has never been more important that the Haitian people choose their own legislators and, in time, their next elected President.”

    2021-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8799 (2021) · source

16. “Finally, regional coherence and cooperation are key to the region being able to recover strongly and sustainably from the coronavirus disease, but it is also essential to strengthening national and regional governance systems, protecting human rights and addressing transnational security challenges. Cooperation between UNOCA and ECCAS is critical, and the joint strategic plan for the period 2021 to 2025 can be a significant framework for progress in the coming years.”

    2021-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8787 (2021) · source

17. “The multiple and repeated shocks of drought and flooding undermine community resilience and livelihoods, creating drivers which armed groups exploit. Ireland will continue to work across the Security Council to recognize and act on climate-related security risks, which will only become more pressing in the years to come. The work undertaken by UNOCA in supporting the development and implementation of national action plans on women and peace and security must also be commended. As Ireland noted at last week’s Arria Formula meeting on women and peace and security in the Sahel, the women and peace and security agenda beats with an African heart.”

    2021-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8787 (2021) · source

18. “Like the Ambassador of the Niger and our colleagues in the three African States members of the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, we believe that the fact that the Court in its verdict and sentencing addressed the crimes of forced pregnancy and forced marriage for the first time is important. We must demand the prosecution of the crime of conflict-related sexual violence on an equal basis with other war crimes and crimes against humanity. We welcome the fact that the links between climate change and peace and security have been addressed so directly in the Secretary General’s report (S/2021/517). We have seen in the Sahel, particularly in the countries around Lake Chad, how conflict and climate combine to diminish access to natural resources.”

    2021-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8787 (2021) · source

19. “Parties to conflict must comply with their obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law. The sentencing last month by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of the Lord’s Resistance Army commander, Dominic Ongwen, is significant, showing that those who commit crimes against humanity or war crimes will answer for their actions. We welcome the ICC’s efforts in holding perpetrators to account, since countering impunity is essential to preventing further violations.”

    2021-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8787 (2021) · source

20. “The essential social contract between State and citizen, vital to securing peace, requires trust in the State’s institutions and its actions. The humanitarian situation in Cameroon is dire, as we have heard, exacerbated by attacks against humanitarian facilities. Violence against civilians, schools and humanitarian personnel is unacceptable, and the attack against a United Nations convoy, reported by the Secretary-General, is deeply concerning. We call on all groups to facilitate humanitarian access and urge all parties to pursue inclusive political dialogue to solve the crisis in the North-West and South-West regions. Let me also take this opportunity to acknowledge Cameroon for hosting significant numbers of refugees displaced from within the region.”

    2021-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8787 (2021) · source

21. “Furthermore, we appeal to the Central African Republic authorities and all parties on the ground to coordinate and engage fully with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic and to end impediments to the work of the Mission and to investigate those that have occurred. The safety and security of peacekeepers and United Nations personnel is not optional; it is a necessity. The continuing and escalating levels of violence in both the Central African Republic and Cameroon are deeply concerning. Attacks and abuses against civilians must end, and those responsible must be held to account. Those allegedly perpetrated by Government forces are particularly disturbing. Governments bear the primary responsibility for the protection of their citizens.”

    2021-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8787 (2021) · source

22. “Ibrahima Fall as the African Union High Representative for the transition in Chad. We are deeply concerned by the deteriorating situation in the Central African Republic. The recent joint African Union-European Union-United Nations- the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) working visit to the Central African Republic illustrates the regional and international commitment to supporting the people and the Government. We urge the Central African Republic authorities to engage constructively with regional organizations and neighbouring States, which have a vital role to play.”

    2021-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8787 (2021) · source

23. “I would like to begin, like others, by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Fall for his briefing and for the relevant and necessary work of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) in the subregion. I will focus my comments today on a number of country-specific areas of concern, as well as on a number of thematic considerations raised by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. I want to again express our condolences to the people of Chad on the passing away of the late President Deby. We urge all stakeholders in Chad to work together to ensure a swift, peaceful and inclusive transition that respects human rights and fundamental freedoms, and a return to constitutional order and civilian rule through free and fair elections within 18 months. We welcome the nomination of Mr.”

    2021-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8787 (2021) · source