16/08/2016
Irish-Led UN Negotiations Successfully Completed
The Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Charlie Flanagan, has welcomed the completion of negotiations led by Ireland at the United Nations (UN) to agree a new global approach to addressing the issues facing refugees and migrants.
Ireland's Ambassador to the UN co-chaired negotiations over a five-month period with 193 member states.
Welcoming the agreement, Minister Flanagan said: "This is a critically important and timely agreement. For the first time ever, the 193 member states of the UN have come together to comprehensively address this a global crisis, which requires global solutions. It will involve shared responsibility for actions aimed at saving lives and the provision of vital policy support and humanitarian and developmental assistance for those involved."
The Minister described the agreement as a "landmark achievement of Irish diplomacy".
"Ireland's role in driving this agreement demonstrates once again our profound commitment to the UN and the contribution we can make in responding to the greatest challenges facing the world.
"I congratulate Ambassador David Donoghue, Ireland's Permanent Representative to the UN, and his team in New York on this outstanding success."
(MH/CD)
Ireland's Ambassador to the UN co-chaired negotiations over a five-month period with 193 member states.
Welcoming the agreement, Minister Flanagan said: "This is a critically important and timely agreement. For the first time ever, the 193 member states of the UN have come together to comprehensively address this a global crisis, which requires global solutions. It will involve shared responsibility for actions aimed at saving lives and the provision of vital policy support and humanitarian and developmental assistance for those involved."
The Minister described the agreement as a "landmark achievement of Irish diplomacy".
"Ireland's role in driving this agreement demonstrates once again our profound commitment to the UN and the contribution we can make in responding to the greatest challenges facing the world.
"I congratulate Ambassador David Donoghue, Ireland's Permanent Representative to the UN, and his team in New York on this outstanding success."
(MH/CD)
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