Published on Monday29thSeptember2014
Minister Flanagan meets UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan meets with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan today met United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ahead of the Minister’s keynote address to the UN General Assembly.
The meeting with the Secretary General provided an opportunity to discuss the key challenges facing the international community, including the situation in Syria and Iraq, developments in Ukraine and Gaza, and the rapidly developing crisis caused by the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
Minister Flanagan outlined Ireland’s perspective on these issues and also discussed Ireland’s approach to the post-2015 development agenda, the outcome of last week’s climate summit, and Ireland’s ongoing commitment to United Nations peacekeeping.
Minister Flanagan said:
Participating in a series of high-level events, attended by leaders from the entire membership, offers an important opportunity to re-state Ireland’s long-standing commitment to the United Nations, and its primary role in protecting international peace and security.
During my meeting with Secretary General Ban, I discussed the key challenges facing the international community, and Ireland’s commitment to working with partners to build and preserve peace, promote sustainable development and achieve an end to hunger.
In my address to the UN General Assembly I will outline Ireland’s perspective on the major issues confronting the global community, and will stress the importance of working together to stop atrocities and crimes against humanity, to end impunity, and the importance of adherence to the principles of international law.