In this House, we can all agree that we regret deeply that conflict has broken out and hope that it will be as short as possible and incur minimum loss of life. We are also all agreed that the United Nations must continue to play its role at the centre of the collective international security system. At the end of the day, the world needs the United Nations. The international order is coming under assault from new and multiplying problems. Without an effective United Nations there will be disorder and lawlessness. Ireland will do all in its power to reinforce respect for the UN system.