Taoiseach tells UN ‘we are not where we would wish to be’ on Sustainable Development Goals
Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Environment Minister Eamon Ryan are all attending the UN General Assembly this week.
New approach needed to protect Irish and other peacekeepers from attack, top UN diplomat says
Former Major General Michael Beary spoke to The Journal about Ireland’s part in peace building.
‘I feel deflated, so low’: Magdalene laundry survivor loses case at UN Committee Against Torture
Elizabeth Coppin argued that Ireland had violated her human rights under the Convention against Torture.
UN refugee agency says it is ‘completely unpalatable’ that asylum seekers are homeless in Ireland
The head of Ireland’s UNHCR office says the State can learn to accommodate current levels of asylum seekers.
Irish NGO fighting cholera in Haiti amid ‘power vacuum’ and civil unrest
Goal is the primary international non-governmental organisation in Port-au-Prince and in surrounding communities.
Riverdance’s Jean Butler gives shoutout to Irish security council bid during performance in New York
The government is hoping to secure a two-year rotating term on the UN Security Council in 2021.
Government denies UN claim that housing in Ireland is ‘unaffordable’
A letter from the UN said private housing investment has impacted security of tenure for renters.
15-year-old activist tells climate negotiators at UN summit they are ‘not mature enough’
Over the weekend, nations struck a deal to breathe life into the landmark 2015 Paris climate treaty.
