Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 October 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan: Discussion

3:15 pm

Ms Jane-Ann McKenna:

Before we finish, I extend my sincere thanks to the committee for inviting us here. The conflict in the Middle East is on our screens every day, but we appreciate that the committee is taking the issue of Sudan forward in particular. I do not want to say it is a forgotten crisis, because we are here talking about it today. However, it is often the add-on to everything else as opposed to the focus of a discussion. I appreciate the time taken, and the time this committee has taken to consider our recommendations, to understand the perspective we have on this conflict, what can be done and in particular the areas where we feel Ireland could step forward and has stepped forward on a global stage. We would really like to see that continued and sustained in the future. We will follow with the statements made today, but the testimonies were also mentioned, and we will work with our members to provide those.