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Disarmament and Non Proliferation: speeches and statements

Achieving a world free of nuclear weapons and promoting disarmament of conventional weapons and arms control are priorities for Ireland.

Read about Ireland's current and historical work on disarmament and non-proliferation on ireland.ie, or see speeches and statements on the topic below.

Speeches and statements

2020

Statement by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, to the Conference on Disarmament

2019

Joint Statement on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA) delivered by Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations, during First Committee, 2019
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Statement by Minister for the Diaspora and International Development,Ciarán Cannon - Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Bill 2019

Statement by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Simon Coveney TD, to the Conference on Disarmament (25 February 2019)
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Statement delivered by Ambassador Michael Gaffey, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva, to the Conference on Disarmament (February 2019)
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2018

Statement delivered by Ms Orlaith Fitzmaurice, Director of the Disarmament Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, during the General Debate of First Committee at the United Nations, 2018
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Impact and Empowerment - the role of Gender in the NPT, Working Paper presented by Ireland to the Preparatory Committee of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
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Statement by Ambassador Kevin Kelly, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the OPCW At the Fifty-Ninth Meeting of the Executive Council, 18 April 2018
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National Statement to the GGE on LAWS: Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Intervention on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) on Human-Machine Interaction
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National Statement to the GGE on LAWS: Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Intervention on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) delivered by H.E. Mr. Michael Gaffey Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations
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Statement by Ireland on Gender and the Sustainable Development Goals at the Preparatory Committee of the Programme of Action to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects
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Opening Statement by Ireland at the Preparatory Committee of the Programme of Action to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects
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Statement by Ms Lorraine Cooke, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the OPCW At the Fifty-Seventh Meeting of the Executive Council, 4 April 2018
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Speech by Minister of State Cannon at the Geneva Conference on Disarmament on the 27th of February
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2017

Ireland Intervention Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Meeting of High Contracting Parties November 2017 Agenda Item 10 - Mines other than anti-personnel mines
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Ireland National Statement GGE on LAWs: Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Intervention on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) delivered by H.E. Mr. Michael Gaffey Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations
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Ireland Intervention Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Nineteenth Annual Conference of High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II 21 November 2017 Intervention on Agenda Item 10 Improvised Explosive Devices
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Ireland National Statement Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Meeting of High Contracting Parties November 2017 Agenda Item 9 - Protocol III - Incendiary Weapons
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Ireland National Statement Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Meeting of High Contracting Parties delivered by H.E. Mr. Michael Gaffey, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations and Other International Organisations
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Ireland's National Statement at OPCW 22nd Conference of States Parties. Tuesday, 28 November 2017. Delivered by by H.E Ambassador Kevin Kelly, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
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National Statement on Disarmamanch Machinery at United Nations First Committee, delivered by Deputy Director of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Ms Rosie Keane, 25 October 2017.
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National Statement in Conventional Weapons Cluster, at the United Nations First Committee General Debate, Delivered by H.E Ambassador Michael Gaffey, New York, 20 October 2017.
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National Statement in Other Weapons of Mass Destruction Cluster, at the United Nations First Committee General Debate, Delivered by H.E Ambassador Michael Gaffey, New York, 16 October 2017.
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National Statement in Nuclear Cluster, at the United Nations First Committee General Debate, Delivered by Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Director Ms Jackie O'Halloran, New York, 11 October 2017.
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National Statement at the United Nations First Committee General Debate, Delivered by Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Director Ms Jackie O'Halloran, New York, 9 October 2017.
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General Statement at the Third Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty in Geneva
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Statement on International Cooperation and Assistance by Jenny Quinn, 7th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Geneva, 5 September
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Statement on National Implementation Measures by Jenny Quinn and Col. Jim Burke at the 7th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Geneva, 5 September 2017
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Statement by Ireland on the Preamble, First reading of Draft Convention at the UN Conference on a legally-binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination. New York, 15 June – 7 July 2017
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Statement by H.E Ambassador Patricia O'Brien at Gender & Nuclear Weapons side event at UN conference to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination. Friday, 29 June 2017 at the UN in New York
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Ireland interventions on Articles 1 - 21, First Reading of Draft Convention at UN Conference on a legally-binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination, New York, 15 June – 7 July 2017
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Cluster 3 Statement by Ambassador Tom Hanney Head of Delegation at the 2017 Preparatory Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Vienna, 10 May 2017
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Cluster 2 Statement by Ms Helena Nolan Director for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the 2017 Preparatory Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Vienna, 8 May 2017
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Ireland Statement on Disarmament Education By Ms Jacqueline O'Halloran Bernstein Deputy Director, Disarmament and Non Proliferation NPT Preparatory Committee 5 May 2017
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Statement on Cluster 1 by Ms Helena Nolan Director for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the 2017 Preparatory Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Vienna, 4 May 2017
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Statement by Ambassador Tom Hanney at the 2017 Preparatory Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Vienna May 2, 2017
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Statement by H.E Ambassador Kevin Kelly, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the OPCW at the Fifty-Fourth Meeting of the Executive Council, 13 April 2017
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Intervention by Ms. Helena Nolan during the 'General Exchange of views: Core Prohibitions' at the United Nations conference to negotiate a legally-binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons
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Statement by Ms. Helena Nolan to United Nations conference to negotiate a legally-binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, March 28 2017
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Statement by Ireland, delivered by Ambassador Patricia O'Brien, at the United Nations Conference to negotiate a legally biniding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, 27 March 2017
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Statement by Ireland, delivered by Ambassador Patricia O'Brien, at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, 7 March 2017
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2016

Statement by Ireland at the Organisational Meeting for the Diplomatic Conference to negotiate a new legal instrument for the prohibition of nuclear weapons leading to their total elimination, 16 February 2017, United Nations, New York
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Statement on Mines Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines (MOTAPM) by Col Jim Burke, at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, Geneva, December 2016
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Intervention on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Review Conference, delivered by Deputy Director Ms Rosie Keane in Geneva, 12 – 16 December 2016
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Statement on Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Review Conference, delivered by Ms Eirini Giorgou in Geneva, 12 – 16 December 2016
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National Statement at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Review Conference, delivered by H.E. Ambassador Patricia O'Brien in Geneva, 12th - 16th December 2016
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National Statement at the Chemical Weapons Convention 21st Conference of States Parties

National Statement at the Anti-Personnel Landmine Convention 15th Meeting of States Parties, Santiago, Chile by Jacqueline O'Halloran Bernstein, 28 November 2016
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Minister Flanagan welcomes new UN Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament
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National Statement on Conventional Weapons by H.E. Ms Patricia O'Brien, First Committee, United Nations, in New York, 21 October 2016
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National Statement on Other Weapons of Mass Destruction by H.E. Ms Patricia O'Brien, First Committee, United Nations, in New York, 18 October 2016
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National Statement on Nuclear Issues by Director for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Helena Nolan, First Committee, United Nations, in New York, 14 October 2016
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National Statement at the United Nations First Committee General Debate, delivered by Ms Helena Nolan, Director of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. New York, 7 October 2016
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Ireland's statement as delivered by Deputy Director O'Halloran at the 6th Meeting of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Geneva

National Statement on IEDs at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Preparatory Committee

National Statement at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Preparatory Committee, delivered by Deputy Director, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. Geneva, 31 August 2016

General Statement at the Second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty in Geneva

Ireland General Statement at the Preparatory Committee for the Eighth Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, delivered by Deputy Director Rosie Keane in Geneva, August 2016
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Statement on behalf of Ireland by Minister of State Joe McHugh, TD, Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development at the 20th Anniversary Meeting of the CTBT
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Intervention by Ireland on Security and Nuclear Deterrence Issues, OEWG, Geneva
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Intervention by Ireland on Raising Awareness on Nuclear Issues, OEWG, Geneva
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Intervention by Ireland on the Weakening of the Norm against Use of Nuclear Weapons, OEWG, Geneva
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Intervention by Ireland on transparency and verification at the OEWG, Geneva
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Statement by Ambassador O’Brien at the Open Ended Working Group on Nuclear Disarmament, Geneva May 2016
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Opening Remarks by Deputy Director Rosie Keane at CTBTO National Data Centres Workshop at Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies
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Working Paper submitted by Ireland: “Nuclear Disarmament in Context – A Global Governance Issue”
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Closing Statement by Ireland at Week 1 of the Open Ended Working Group on Nuclear Disarmament
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Closing Statement by Ireland at Week 1 of the Open Ended Working Group on Nuclear Disarmament
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National Statement by Ireland at the CCW Meeting of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
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Statement by Ambassador Patricia O’Brien to Panel II of the OEWG on Taking Forward Multilateral Disarmament Negotiations
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Statement by Ambassador O'Brien at the Opening Session of the OEWG on taking forward multilateral disarmament negotiations at Geneva
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Statement on DPRK Rocket Launch by Ambassador Patricia O’Brien Permanent Representative of Ireland to the Conference on Disarmament
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Statement by Ambassador Patricia O’Brien Permanent Representative of Ireland to the Conference on Disarmament
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