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2015 News & Events

Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

On August 2, 2015, the entire UN membership agreed upon a new agenda for Sustainable Development, with the integration of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development at its core. The agreement sets the course for the entire world to deliver a more sustainable, prosperous and peaceful future for all, in harmony with our planet; and is due to be adopted by world leaders at the UN Summit in September.

Ireland’s work on Gender Equality at the United Nations

Ireland prioritises efforts to advance gender equality, empower women and vindicate and protect the human rights of women and girls in its work at the UN.

Ireland appointed to lead UN negotiations on a new Global Development Agenda

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan T.D., and the Minister of State for Development, Trade Promotion and North-South Cooperation, Seán Sherlock T.D., have warmly welcomed Ireland’s appointment by the United Nations to lead international negotiations over the coming year on a new global development agenda to succeed the Millennium Development Goals.

UN General Assembly Leaders’ week

In recognition of Ireland’s leading role on global hunger, Ireland was invited to co-host an event at UNGA 69 on Delivering Zero Hunger – Demonstrating Impact, which is a follow up to the launch of the Zero Hunger Challenge by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's in June 2012.

Charles Flanagan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland, speaks at the Delivering Zero Hunger – Demonstrating Impact High Level Side Event, as Ertharin Cousin, left, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, and Mark Rutte, right, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, look on, at the United Nations in New York, U.S., on Thursday, September 25, 2014. (c) Michael Nagle

Irish Mission’s August Newsletter

Latest news and developments from Ireland's Mission to the UN in New York.

Post-2015 development agenda

As a further significant step towards a new development agenda to cover the period 2015 – 30, Ireland, Norway, Denmark and the other members of the open working group warmly welcomed agreement on 19 July on a set of sustainable development goals and targets. Further intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 framework are expected to get underway towards the end of this year, leading to announcement of a new global development agenda at a summit of Heads of State and Government in New York in September 2015.

Post-2015 development agenda

 

Irish mission hosts a Peacekeeping Panel Event

In July, the Mission organised a well-attended panel discussion on command and control arrangements for UN peacekeeping missions. Panel speakers included the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, two major troop contributors Rwanda and Pakistan, and a former Force Commander of the UN mission in Liberia, Lt.Gen. Joseph Owonibi.

Irish mission hosts a Peacekeeping Panel Event

 

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