Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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131. To ask the Taoiseach what bilateral meetings he held during the recent UN General Assembly week. [48251/22]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I visited New York for UN High Level Week from 21-23 September. While there, in addition to delivering Ireland’s National Statement, I had the opportunity to engage with a number of other Leaders in roundtable discussions, bilateral meetings and in the margins.

I had formal bilateral meetings with the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres; the President of the UN General Assembly, Csaba Kõrösi; the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari; the Vice-President of Uganda, Jessica Alupo; and the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands, Bárður á Steig Neilsen.

I participated in a roundtable discussion on prospects for the Sahel region, convened by UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, and attended by regional states and organisations, as well as by members of the Security Council. I also participated in an event on implementation of the UN ‘Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection’ convened by Secretary General Guterres and by the Prime Minister of Belgium, Alexander De Croo. I took part in a panel on “Jobs and Social Protection to Recover from Overlapping Crises”, alongside VP Alupo, and facilitated by Mr Achim Steiner of UNDP, delivering a keynote address.

I also attended a ‘Forum of Small States’ reception, hosted by Singapore.