# un-security-council - Thursday 16 June, 2022
# Peace Missions
# Peace Missions
Irish troops are based in the Golan Heights and the Kosovar capital Pristina in UN mandated operations.
# un-security-council - Saturday 23 April, 2022
# UN
# UN
Ukraine has made a plea to the UN to help evacuate citizens from the city, after previous attempts failed.
# un-security-council - Wednesday 20 April, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Commander Serhiy Volyna said his marines are “maybe facing our last days, if not hours”.
# un-security-council - Tuesday 19 April, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Coveney visited Bucha and Kyiv last week and will brief his colleagues on what he witnessed.
# un-security-council - Thursday 17 March, 2022
# Security Council
# Security Council
The resolution, which avoids using the word Taliban, will allow the UN to continue its “crucial” work in Afghanistan.
# un-security-council - Tuesday 22 February, 2022
# Ukraine Crisis
The Russian President has asked the country's upper house to approve using the army outside its borders to support separatists in Ukraine. European Union foreign ministers will adopt sanctions against Russia today after Putin ordered troops into breakaway regions. The Taoiseach met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz earlier , who is suspending the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.
# un-security-council - Monday 31 January, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The two permanent members of the Council have faced each other today over Ukraine.
# un-security-council - Tuesday 28 December, 2021
# Myanmar
# Myanmar
Photos of the attack have spread on social media in Myanmar, fuelling outrage against the military.
# un-security-council - Friday 26 November, 2021
# Kabul Rescue
Questions have been raised about the need for heavy lift aircraft for the Irish Air Corps.
# un-security-council - Tuesday 23 November, 2021
# Un Missions
# Un Missions
Raco are holding their annual conference in Kildare.
# un-security-council - Tuesday 26 October, 2021
# Military Takeover
# Military Takeover
The military takeover has been widely denounced.
# un-security-council - Thursday 23 September, 2021
# New York
# New York
The Taoiseach is chairing the UN Security Council debate in New York today.
# un-security-council - Monday 20 September, 2021
# New York
# New York
The Taoiseach travelled to New York yesterday to begin a series of UN events.
# un-security-council - Thursday 9 September, 2021
# Women's Rights
# Women's Rights
The foreign affairs minister visited the 9/11 memorial earlier today.
# un-security-council - Wednesday 8 September, 2021
# United Nations
# United Nations
The foreign affairs minister will also visit the 9/11 memorial ahead of the 20th anniversary of the attack.
# un-security-council - Sunday 5 September, 2021
# Chairing The Debate
# Chairing The Debate
As Ireland takes up the reins of the Security Council presidency, it has a chance to highlight important security issues.
# un-security-council - Wednesday 1 September, 2021
# UN
# UN
For the next 30 days, Ireland will chair debates and organise the agenda for the Security Council.
# un-security-council - Friday 9 July, 2021
# Bab Al-Hawa
# Bab Al-Hawa
The approved text is an amalgam of two drafts – one proposed by Ireland and Norway, and another by Russia.
# un-security-council - Tuesday 6 July, 2021
# Aid
# Aid
A border crossing that aid passes through is due to close this week.
# un-security-council - Tuesday 29 June, 2021
# Ethiopia
# Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s federal government yesterday declared a “unilateral ceasefire” in Tigray.
# un-security-council - Monday 7 June, 2021
# Ireland On The World Stage
# Ireland On The World Stage
Minister Coveney said that there has been a “fundamental misunderstanding” of what Ireland is doing on the Council.
# un-security-council - Sunday 6 June, 2021
# Minister For Foreign Affairs
# Minister For Foreign Affairs
What did Ireland do with its UN Security Council seat in the 11 days that violence erupted between Israel and Hamas?
# un-security-council - Wednesday 2 June, 2021
# The Good Information Project
# The Good Information Project
How can a non-permanent member of the Security Council like Ireland ensure that human rights remain at the heart of the Council’s agenda?
# un-security-council - Wednesday 26 May, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
The speech to parliament was the first time the Belarusian leader has spoken in public since Roman Protasevich’s arrest.
# un-security-council - Sunday 23 May, 2021
# Gaza
# Gaza
Members have also stressed “the immediate need for humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian civilian population”.
# un-security-council - Sunday 16 May, 2021
# Palestine
# Palestine
The Foreign Minister condemned the killing of civilians, especially children, in the last week.
# un-security-council - Saturday 10 April, 2021
# Myanmar Coup
# Myanmar Coup
The US wants the UN to issue a resolution to pressure the military junta to restore democracy.
# un-security-council - Sunday 14 February, 2021
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
One question that could be considered is whether UN peacekeepers should be declared essential workers and given vaccine priority.
# un-security-council - Wednesday 20 January, 2021
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
Andrew Anderson of Front Line Defenders says Ireland can play a pivotal role at the UN Security Council by improving international relations at a difficult time.
# un-security-council - Thursday 31 December, 2020
# Ireland's Turn
# Ireland's Turn
A sense of realism about what can actually be achieved and a focus on diplomacy will help to define Ireland’s latest stint on the UN Security Council .
# un-security-council - Thursday 10 December, 2020
# Handover
# Handover
Ireland will take its seat on the Council on 1 January 2021.
# un-security-council - Tuesday 29 September, 2020
# Azerbaijan
# Azerbaijan
Fierce fighting raged between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces yesterday despite pleas for calm.
# un-security-council - Sunday 12 July, 2020
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
After a proposal submitted by Germany and Belgium, the cross-border aid plan was approved.
# un-security-council - Saturday 20 June, 2020
# Explainer
# Explainer
On Wednesday evening, it was announced that Ireland had won a two-year stint on the UN Security Council .
# un-security-council - Wednesday 17 June, 2020
# Diplomacy
# Diplomacy
A sustained campaign has seen Ireland win out in the first round of voting at the UN in New York this evening.
# un-security-council - Sunday 14 June, 2020
# The Top Table
# The Top Table
Ireland is facing a “very competitive” field as it vies with Canada and Norway for a seat on the UN Security Council this Wednesday.
# un-security-council - Wednesday 11 March, 2020
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
The government is hoping to secure a two-year rotating term on the UN Security Council in 2021.
# un-security-council - Thursday 10 October, 2019
# Syria
# Syria
The US made the surprise decision to pull troops out of northern Syria, leaving Turkey to enter.
# un-security-council - Tuesday 5 February, 2019
# Washington
# Washington
He’ll be meeting with Mike Pompeo, along with launching a new government strategy for the US and Canada.
# un-security-council - Monday 26 November, 2018
# Crisis In Crimea
# Crisis In Crimea
He now requires the parliament’s approval for the decree to come into force.
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