Irish prime minister: World will be ashamed when Gaza truth emerges

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin addressed the 81st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York.

Operative Information Center-OMM reports that the head of government said conflicts around the world affected the most vulnerable groups, while the consequences of climate change were being felt everywhere. Martin said international law was under threat and that new technologies were creating unforeseen dangers.

The Irish prime minister stressed that uncertainties were undermining the foundations of the international system. He said the response to a world under pressure should not be less cooperation.

“To say that international cooperation is difficult, to believe that multilateralism does not work, and to consider the problems of others not to be our problems leads to the wrong conclusion,” Martin said.

Martin said that strengthening the spirit of unity was the main goal during Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union. He added that the UN’s commitment to the principles of peace, security, human rights and development remained unchanged.

Martin said the war in Ukraine was experiencing one of its bloodiest stages. He said one of the permanent members of the UN Security Council was attempting to change borders by force, describing this as a clear violation of the UN Charter.

Noting that the conflict in Sudan had been prolonged by external interference, the Irish prime minister called on all external actors arming, financing and sustaining the war to stop their support.

Martin said the situation in Gaza had not changed despite the ceasefire and that Israeli attacks were continuing. He stressed that the international community had failed on the Palestinian issue.

“The only solution to decades of poverty, loss of life and tension is for a Palestinian state and Israel to live side by side in peace and security,” he said.

Martin said targeted steps were being taken to eliminate the two-state solution, but time was running out. He recalled that an increasing number of countries were recognizing the State of Palestine and that most UN members had signed the New York Declaration.

The UN General Assembly is the UN’s main deliberative body, bringing together representatives of all member states to discuss international peace and security, development and human rights. Ireland has long presented multilateral cooperation and international law as central elements of its foreign policy.