Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence
Budget 2024, Official Development Assistance, COP28 and Ongoing Humanitarian Situations: Dóchas
Mr. Dominic MacSorley:
I am not sure, to be honest. Ceasefires have been declared, but none of them have held. Peace talks are being held in Jeddah, however. People are talking. The US and Saudi Arabia are backing these talks. What has at least emerged from both sides of the armed factions is a commitment to ensuring humanitarian access, to visas and to allowing international assistance in. A series of commitments has been given in this regard. This is a start. We must ensure these are lived up to, while the political solution is pushed for at the same time.
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