UN General Assembly
2020

But we are at all times cognizant that the United Nations is a far broader and deeper entity. The UN’s work on human rights, international development, disarmament, trade and economic cooperation, terrorism and crime, the use of technology and safety of cyberspace, remains critical. We need to see full achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063. We must continue to support an effective, coherent multilateral response to Covid-19. The guidance and global coordination efforts by the World Health Organisation have been crucial. And Ireland is proud to be part of the European Union’s unprecedented global response, including support to the COVAX Facility, which will ensure developing countries have access to vaccines. Mr President, The United Nations is not one monolithic body. The United Nations is all of its 193-member states; it is us. Small states such as Ireland depend on the rules-based international order to survive and to thrive. As a member of the Council, we will tirelessly uphold the primacy of the United Nations and the multilateral system as a whole.