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2017-05-15
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2018-04-23
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  1. “That is also true of youth. Sustainable peace simply cannot exist without the meaningful inclusion of young people. They are not the future or the leaders of tomorrow. Young people are the present and the leaders of today.”

    2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

  2. “Our youth delegates have carried out a survey of young people in Ireland, which found that while young people recognized the value of fostering peace worldwide, they continued to feel marginalized from discussions around such processes. Our youth delegates noted that there were many conversations about young people, rather than with young people. That echoes the comments made in the progress study that young people should not be on the table, but around the table. Ireland's youth delegates encourage Member States to adopt similar youth delegate programmes and to include young people in their delegations to the General Assembly. When we discuss the women, peace and security agenda here at the United Nations, we often say that sustainable peace is not possible when half the population of a society - that is, women - are excluded.”

    2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

  3. “Ireland urges States to really consider the recommendations made in the progress study in order to move beyond mere lip service about youth. We do not need to give young people a voice - they already have one. It is up to States to empower their inclusion in peacebuilding processes. Recently, Ireland marked the twentieth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the touchstone of the peace process in Northern Ireland. We know all too well how the trauma of conflict can pass down through generations. The youth, peace and security agenda is therefore a core issue for Ireland. In 2015, Ireland established a United Nations youth delegate programme, whereby two youth delegates are appointed annually to participate in the General Assembly session.”

    2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

  4. “As Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women at its sixty-second session, Ireland was pleased to see the agreed conclusions outline the role of youth- led organizations in strengthening the collective voice of women and girls. That is important as we work to challenge the perception of young women as passive victims of conflict. The youth, peace and security agenda is also an important component of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. The progress study makes important recommendations about the role of youth in conflict prevention and in sustaining peace. While it is true that young men can be vulnerable to radicalization, young people can also play a positive role in preventing conflict and countering terrorism.”

    2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

  5. “Simpson (see S/2018/86). We are particularly impressed by the thorough consultative process undertaken in conducting the study. In line with the recommendations made in the progress study, Ireland calls for the Secretary-General to report annually to the Security Council on the implementation of resolution 2250 (2015). Ireland also thinks that it would be useful for a Council focal point on youth, peace and security to be appointed in order to mainstream the issue across the Council's agenda. Ireland urges States not to treat the youth, peace and security agenda as a new silo. This agenda has obvious synergies with the women, peace and security agenda and resolution 1325 (2000), as well as the Sustainable Development Goals and the human rights agenda.”

    2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

  6. “I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today's important debate. At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Graeme Simpson and the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, as well as the representatives of the FRIDA Young Feminist Fund and the Organisation URU for their valuable briefings. Ireland also aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier on behalf of the European Union. In 2015, Jordan took the far-sighted step of putting the issue ofyouth on the agenda ofthe Security Council. The adoption of resolution 2250 (2015) was a landmark moment for the inclusion of youth and the recognition of their capacity to be change-makers and to contribute positively to sustaining peace. Ireland was proud to provide funding to the progress study on resolution 2250 (2015), presented to the Council today by Mr.”

    2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

  7. “If we implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including Goals 5 and 16; if we make smart, sustained investments to prevent conflict and violent extremism; if we integrate the women and peace and security agenda into all of our work on the ground; and if we reorient our peace and security architecture to foster sustaining peace, then we will be contributing to preventing future cases of sexual violence in conflict. In conclusion, unfortunately, sexual violence in conflict has been a recurring feature of our collective history. However, the international community has never been better informed, nor has it been better equipped with legal and practical tools to tackle this scourge. The implementation of the report's recommendations would serve as a significant step towards eliminating sexual violence in conflict.”

    2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source

  8. “Ireland calls for the United Nations, and in particular its Member States, to support sensitized and expert means to pursue accountability for sexual violence in conflict - for example through the work undertaken by Justice Rapid Response and the Team of Experts. Moreover, if peacekeepers deployed by the United Nations fail to prevent sexual violence, or in fact serve as the perpetrators of such crimes, as we have shockingly seen, they must be held accountable. Troop- contributing countries and the United Nations itself have clear responsibilities in that regard. We must also pursue prevention by understanding and tackling the conditions in which sexual violence can occur.”

    2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source

  9. “We commend the work of the outgoing Special Representative of the Secretary-General and her team for giving a voice to those victims. We hope to see an increase in invitations to the Special Representative to brief the relevant sections committees, as well as to civil-society and victims representatives to deliver briefings in the Chamber. As a troop-contributing country, Ireland also supports further efforts to integrate the perspectives of civil society and local communities into United Nations peace operations. Thirdly, with regard to the emphasis on prevention, we welcome the focus placed by the Secretary General's report on the link between accountability and prevention.”

    2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source

  10. “Moreover, as Member States look towards adopting two global compacts in 2018, we hope that the vulnerability of migrants and refugees to both trafficking and sexual violence, on the one hand, and the need for women's participation in finding solutions, on the other hand, are strongly reflected in them. Secondly, with respect to the need to place victims' needs and perspectives at the core of our work, the Secretary-General's report outlines how victims of conflict-related sexual violence can be re-victimized even after their ordeal has ended - women interrogated as potential affiliates of extremist groups instead of receiving treatment and support as victims of terrorism, children facing legal and social discrimination having been born from rape, and boys and men finding themselves excluded from victim support and redress.”

    2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source

  11. “First, in terms of the link between sexual violence and trafficking, sexual violence in trafficking are issues that must be dealt with by all countries. However, in times of war, relevant prevention and protection mechanisms are almost completely eroded, allowing the activities of terrorist groups and criminal networks to thrive. Resolution 2331 (2016) is our strongest legal instrument yet for highlighting the relationship between sexual violence and trafficking in situations of conflict. We look forward to enhanced efforts by the States Members of the United Nations and the Organization itself aimed at implementing this innovative resolution in complementarity with the women and peace and security agenda.”

    2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source

  12. “We thank Uruguay for convening today's debate. Ireland aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Observer of the European Union and with the statement delivered by the representative of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security. I also pay tribute to the outgoing Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Bangura, and wish the new Special Representative, Ms. Pramila Patten, success as she takes up her important role. The recent report (S/2017/249) of the Secretary- General highlights the various challenges we face in addressing conflict-related sexual violence. Ireland would like to emphasize three areas we feel are in need of particular attention today.”

    2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source