Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 July 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs

Photo of Sorca ClarkeSorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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It is how the State and the UN react to that. In the context of UN Security Council Resolution 2417 and identifying those early warning tools to ascertain the emerging risks, is that even possible at this point in light of the amount of movement in these areas? By movement, I mean in terms of political influence, the level of conflict increasing and the migration of people who are either internally or externally displaced.

I would like the Minister's opinion on one final matter. Again, referring to that meeting with Dóchas, it was stated, "When we depart the Security Council, we do not depart leadership at the UN". What does the Minister see as Ireland's emerging role at the UN following the our time on the Security Council?