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2017-10-31
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  1. “In conclusion, Ireland believes that the most effective pathway to sustainable peace is by supporting inclusive, locally led and nationally owned peacebuilding initiatives. As we seek membership of the Security Council for the term from 2021 to 2022, we will continue to prioritize support for the increased participation of women and young people in all mediation and peacebuilding activities. We also seek to work with local partners to support interventions that will bring about sustainable peace.”

    2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source

  2. “There is a responsibility on Member States to ensure that the capabilities and capacities that will aid the delivery of effective peacekeeping are provided. Ireland is playing its part when it comes to effective peacekeeping. We have put at the disposal of United Nations partners a range of courses that will respond to a number of the training needs identified. We will also ensure that Irish peacekeepers operate to the highest standards in accordance with international humanitarian and human rights law. Ireland's commitment to the highest possible standards has also led to a whole-of- government approach to the implementation of the United Nations voluntary compact on the elimination of sexual exploitation and abuse. We must ensure that we continue to eradicate such behaviour from every part of our system.”

    2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source

  3. “On peacekeeping, Ireland is aware ofthe importance of ensuring that our efforts respond to the needs of the situation, that resources match mandates, and that they are reinforced by political will and political support. Irrespective of the environment, how we approach, design and decide on a peacekeeping mission has to be cognizant of local needs. Secretary-General Guterres's Action for Peacekeeping initiative and its accompanying Declaration of Shared Commitments on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations provide us with the concrete steps that we need to take. The effectiveness of our peacekeeping operations depends not just on their design but on the conduct of those whom we charge to implement them.”

    2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source

  4. “We believe that regional analysis, cooperation and shared outcomes can facilitate more effective responses to conflict and to building peaceful societies. With this in mind, Ireland has facilitated two workshops bringing together gender advisers from the AU, the EU, NATO, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and UN Women, to enhance practical implementation of women and peace and security agenda priorities. We all know that if women are included in peace processes, the agreements they reach are more durable. Ireland's support for the women and peace and security agenda is wide-ranging, including support for the work of the AU Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security and the Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund.”

    2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source

  5. “On the island of Ireland, our own locally led peace process has benefited hugely from the sustained, generous and sensitive support of the European Union (EU) - the regional organization of which Ireland is a member. Indeed, our simple membership in the EU played a key role in putting us on the road to ending violent conflict. Ireland wishes to acknowledge the recent successes of regional actors in conflict prevention and resolution, such as the African Union's recent advances in developing continental early-warning systems, the Panel ofthe Wise, Special Envoys, and ad hoc mediation panels. These steps all make a tangible and incremental difference to conflict resolution and peacebuilding.”

    2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source

  6. “Your own country, Sir, emerged from conflict after receiving vital support from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations. Indeed, as President Ouattara said in this Chamber yesterday, the Security Council passed over 50 unprecedented and courageous resolutions on Cote d'Ivoire, helping your country to overcome and resolve conflict (see S/PV.8413). Ireland shares your strong support for multilateralism, Sir, and your President's assessment that peace and stability in one country are largely dependent on the stability of the region. More recently, mediation by ECOWAS in the post-election crisis in the Gambia is a further example of the success that can be achieved when regional efforts are provided with wider international support.”

    2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source

  7. “I would like to extend, on behalf ofthe Irish Government, our deepest sympathies to the American people on the loss of their former President, George H. W. Bush. Ireland has lost a friend. I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today's important debate. Increasingly, it is recognized that cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations is crucial to conflict resolution and prevention. Regional organizations have a central interest in promoting peace, given the capacity for conflict to spread across borders. I am conscious, Mr. President, that you are from a region of Africa that has witnessed some of the most successful cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations.”

    2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source

  8. “They speak for themselves in a collection of stories and art created by Syrian and Palestinian children now living in Mayo, in the West of Ireland. In the book entitled A Strong Heart, they tell of the beauty of their new hometowns, the local rivers, mountains and even our world-famous salmon. They express their passion for Irish sport, their sense of fun and their hopes and dreams. Khaled, who is l2-years-old and lives in Claremorris, writes, "My dream for the future is to be a footballer first and play for Ireland. When I am 33, I will be a teacher and go back to Syria to teach English." Khaled and his classmates - Irish, Syrian and Palestinian - are flourishing. They are our future.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  9. “They represent the future, the values of Ireland and the values that established the United Nations and the Security Council. It is for them that we must together be a global vehicle for developing and promoting sustainable security, a security that allows all our people to flourish. In conclusion, I invite the Council to imagine a child who is allowed to flourish, and then one who is not. As Minister, I am particularly proud that half of the 1,883 persons accepted into Ireland under resettlement and relocation programmes are children fleeing war and conflict. In addition, Ireland is providing care for 79 children who arrived alone at our ports and airports. All of those children - from such countries experiencing conflict as Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea - are making Ireland their home.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  10. “In November 2017, Ireland was one of 65 Member States to endorse the Vancouver Principles on Peacekeeping and the Prevention of the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers, which raise awareness of the recruitment and use of child soldiers by armed groups and commit us to addressing issues of trauma and lost childhood. Far beyond being merely victims of conflict, children and young people can also play a crucial role in promoting long-term peace across the globe. That is why Ireland is a strong supporter of the youth, peace and security agenda, including providing funding to the recent progress study on youth, peace and security. In 2015 we introduced a United Nations youth delegate programme, in a clear commitment to greater engagement with young people on development, human rights and global citizenship.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  11. “Under Ireland's chairship of the Commission on the Status of Women earlier this year, the conclusions of the priority theme "Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls" were agreed on. We also promote the protection of girls in conflict through our national action plan on women, peace and security. That is reflected in our humanitarian action but is also a priority for our defence forces. When violence erupts, children are frequently denied education, leaving them open to indoctrination or exploitation, and without positive economic opportunities for the rest of their lives. Ireland's development assistance programme, Irish Aid, supports a number of non-governmental organization partners at the community level in establishing safe learning spaces for boys and girls.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  12. “As a Minister responsible for children and young people, I want to define security not merely as a condition of peace but as a recognition that in order to flourish we need to live in a just and equal society where our States protect us from interpersonal Violence and persecution. In his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, Ireland's Sean MacBride reminded us that there can be no peace without justice. I believe that inequality, in all its forms, is a driver of conflict. Gender-based violence is one of the most damaging and perilous types of injustices towards children in armed conflicts. Young girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual exploitation and human trafficking, so empowering them and prioritizing their protection from gender-based abuse in conflict is absolutely vital.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  13. “Thank you for convening today's debate on this extremely important subject, Mr. President. I would also like to thank today's briefers and welcome the Secretary-General's report for 2017 on children and armed conflict (S/2018/465), which makes many valuable recommendations. Children are on the front lines of armed conflicts across the world. While their vulnerability in times of crisis has been recognized since the early days of international humanitarian law, our common efforts to protect all children from aggression and Violence fall short of where we need to be. Ireland therefore welcomes a greater focus on linking the agenda on children in armed conflict with strategies for conflict prevention and sustainable peace.”

    2018-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8305 (2018) · source

  14. “As we approach the twentieth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, we know from our own experience of peacebuilding the importance of those issues. The Secretary-General's report outlines very clearly the dire situation facing children in many conflict situations, and, put simply, too often children bear the brunt of adult conflicts. No one is perfect. We know only too well in Ireland the consequences that can flow from not always protecting, valuing and listening to our children. That is why we must all step up our efforts to protect children, not least in and from conflict. Given its mandate, the Security Council has particular responsibility to ensure that it is using its tools and mechanisms effectively to end violations against children.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

  15. “Ireland is proud to support the important work being done by the International Committee of the Red Cross and National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in locating children who have been separated from their families by conflict or displacement, with a View to reuniting them with their relatives. Ireland also supports the International Commission on Missing Persons, which focuses on conflict, post-conflict and natural-disaster situations. The Secretary-General's report highlights a number of issues for Children who are victims of the conflict in Colombia. Ireland is pleased to be offering assistance for the implementation of the peace agreements, including projects on gender and justice.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

  16. “We are now assisting 30 young people who have fled conflicts in Africa and Asia to restart their lives in Ireland. I can confirm today that, in the next two weeks, Tusla teams will meet and assess another 11 children for arrival into Ireland. We have built the capacity to do so, and I am determined that we will play a strong role in assisting, supporting and protecting separated children. The protection of women and girls from gender-based violence and sexual exploitation and abuse in crisis and conflict situations is a priority for Ireland. As Chair of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women this year and next year, Ireland will embed the women and peace and security agenda in all areas of its work. Civil society has a crucial role to play in supporting vulnerable and at-risk children.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

  17. “Children have always been the most vulnerable in conflict situations to the effects of malnutrition and disease, but other risks that threaten the well-being of children include separation from families or other caregivers, recruitment into armed forces or groups, economic exploitation, physical or sexual abuse, gender-based violence and physical and psychological distress. Warlords, criminals and thugs have placed them on the front lines. Ireland shares the deep concern expressed by others about children separated from their loved ones by war, terror and human smuggling. A year ago, I instructed our Child and Family Agency, Tusla, to establish a national project office to assist children living alone in the former "jungle camp" at the French port of Calais.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

  18. “They include a disturbing increase in the number of child victims of conflict, as well as a considerable increase in the recruitment and use of children in certain conflict situations. It also points to an increasing disrespect for international humanitarian law and the impact that that has on Children. During a conflict, existing social, financial and physical barriers to education are often compounded by indiscriminate or targeted attacks on places of education. The targeting of civilian infrastructure, including schools and hospitals, can have devastating consequences for children's health, safety and education. Ireland's humanitarian assistance policy recognizes that children are often disproportionately affected by conflict.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

  19. “Iwould like to thank today's briefers and, in particular, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba, for providing valuable testimony for today's debate. Ireland also aligns itself with the comments delivered on behalf of the European Union. We are here today to discuss a topic that none of us would wish to have to discuss. As the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs of Ireland, my focus is on helping to build a better, safer society for children and young people. They are our future. However, despite the progress we have made in some areas, the Secretary- General's report on children and armed conflict (S/2017/821) highlights very worrying trends.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source