Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chairman and the guests for their presentation. Is there any evidence that the international community is becoming seriously concerned about the situation there? To what extent has it put in place any plans to become involved in a meaningful way to try to ensure the safeguarding of human rights and that in the aftermath of conflict that the whole situation will not slide back into conflict once again? I am critical of, as I have been in the past and as others have been, the UN and its ability or willingness to deploy itself in situations such as the one that exists in South Sudan. To my mind, it looks like an ideal location for the services provided by the UN - peacekeeping, in particular; peace enforcement; humanitarian work; or whatever they want to get involved in. What evidence and to what extent has the ICRC used its influence with the UN to try to ensure that it makes a meaningful input?