![]() Resolution 2594 provides an important framework that seeks to ensure that the hard-won gains made during the lifetime of a peacekeeping operation are not lost. Ireland led negotiations on this Resolution which seeks to ensure that, as a UN peace operation draws down, it does so in a way that supports peacebuilding, putting in place the right resources and planning to preserve peace and protect civilians at a time when they may be most vulnerable. On 9 September 2021, during Ireland’s Presidency, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 2594 on peacekeeping transitions. Ireland has promoted sustainable, durable solutions to conflict, a key aspect of which is peacekeeping.Īs a country with a longstanding and proud record of over 60 years continuous service on UN peacekeeping operations, Ireland has focused on helping shape the mandates under which UN peacekeepers serve. These principles are at the heart of the Security Council’s mandate to maintain international peace and security. Ireland’s tenure on the Council has been guided by three principles: We have played a constructive role, seeking to find solutions and to overcome divisions on the Council where possible. Ireland has brought a principled, consistent and open approach to the work of the Council. Informal focal point on Hunger and Conflict.Co-penholder on the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel.Chair of the 751 Somalia Sanctions Committee. ![]() Co-chair of the Security Council Informal Expert Group on Climate and Security (2021).Co-chair of the Security Council Informal Expert Group on Women, Peace and Security.Co-penholder for the Syria humanitarian access file.Facilitator for UN Security Council Resolution 2231 (JCPOA – Iran Nuclear Agreement).Ireland has held a number of important leadership roles aligned to our foreign policy priorities and strengths: Read Ireland’s statements at meetings of the UN Security Council.Įlected Council members take on a number of leadership roles during their terms, including chairing Sanctions Committees and thematic Working Groups, and acting as primary drafters (Penholders) of some Security Council Resolutions. Ireland has demonstrated leadership in our work on the Council, particularly in relation to the preservation of the humanitarian space, in the context of sanctions the humanitarian situation in Syria the Women, Peace and Security agenda the Climate and Security agenda and the Conflict and Hunger agenda as well as the crisis in Ethiopia human rights and humanitarian needs in Afghanistan Iran and a range of other areas. We have engaged actively on these and all country situations during our term. These are longstanding priority areas for Ireland’s foreign policy. The number of issues on the Council agenda has roughly tripled since Ireland last served on the UN Security Council.Ī large proportion of the Council’s agenda is focused on Africa and the Middle East. UN member states must comply with the resolutions of the Security Council. The Council can also impose economic sanctions or establish a peacekeeping operation to maintain or restore international peace and security. ![]() It works to resolve disputes peacefully by investigating, mediating and appointing envoys. Under the UN Charter, the Security Council has the responsibility to determine the existence of a threat to peace or an act of aggression. This has been Ireland’s fourth term on the Council, having previously served in 1961, 1981-1982, and 2001-2002. We were entrusted with a significant responsibility to help maintain and promote international peace and security. Ireland has been an elected member of the UN Security Council for 2021-2022. For more information on Ireland’s wider work across the UN please see our pages on our work on Peace and Security, Peacekeeping, International Development, and Human Rights. The UN has a key role in addressing the challenges of today: climate change global poverty defending human rights eliminating the threat posed by nuclear weapons providing peacekeeping in conflict zones promoting gender equality and responding to humanitarian crises caused by natural disasters or conflicts. The principles and values enshrined in the UN Charter are those we have always sought to promote and protect, including during our term as a member of the UN Security Council for 2021-2022. Membership of the United Nations has been central to Ireland’s foreign policy since we became a member in 1955. ![]()
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