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Today at the Third Meeting of States Parties to the #TPNW, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช called for a nuclear weapon-free ๐ŸŒŽ & joined calls for urgent progress on disarmament. Nuclear weapons are a continued, existential threat to humanity & must never be used again. Statement โžก๏ธ bit.ly/IEatTPNW

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Today is the International Day for Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Awareness. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช remains committed to achieving a world free of nuclear weapons. #IDDNPA #Disarmament

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This week at United Nations Headquarters, Ireland is participating in the 3๏ธโƒฃrd Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. โœ‹โ˜ข๏ธ What is the #TPNW, and what are its goals? ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Disarmament IRELAND Deputy Director Henry Burrows here to explain ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

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Today, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช was pleased to host an event with ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ & United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research on the differentiated impacts of nuclear weapons. On Intโ€™l Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Awareness Day, this discussion was a reminder of the need for gender-responsive nuclear research & evidence-based policymaking.

Today, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช was pleased to host an event with ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ &amp; <a href="/UNIDIR/">United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research</a> on the differentiated impacts of nuclear weapons.

On Intโ€™l Disarmament &amp; Non-Proliferation Awareness Day, this discussion was a reminder of the need for gender-responsive nuclear research &amp; evidence-based policymaking.
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๐Ÿ“ขcalling early/mid-career scientists/students in fields of human or animal health and computer science Online training opportunity: Biological Weapons Convention - Data Science for Effective Outbreak Response Registration deadline: 25/03/25 See disarmamenteducation.org/#/en/courses/1โ€ฆ

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We were delighted to welcome Stephan Klement ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ to Dublin this week and have rich discussions on how, together, we can strengthen the disarmament and non-proliferation regime โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ Thanks to IIEA for hosting such an engaging event!

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As we commemorate 50 years of the Biological Weapons Convention, Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช will continue to work, including with our EU ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ partners, to strengthen the Convention and protect the world from these illegal and abhorrent weapons.

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Today marks 28 years since the Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force. The CWC is one of the most successful disarmament treaties, resulting in the elimination of over 72,000 tonnes of CWs. Ireland is steadfast in its commitment to a world free of chemical weapons. #OPCW

Today marks 28 years since the Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force. The CWC is one of the most successful disarmament treaties, resulting in the elimination of over 72,000 tonnes of CWs. Ireland is steadfast in its commitment to a world free of chemical weapons. #OPCW
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช addressed the 2025 PrepCom of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Noel White โ€“ Ambassador of Ireland, UN Geneva underscored that the total elimination of nuclear weapons remains our collective responsibility. Full Statement โžก๏ธ bit.ly/IEatNPT

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช addressed the 2025 PrepCom of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). 

<a href="/IEAmbUNGeneva/">Noel White โ€“ Ambassador of Ireland, UN Geneva</a> underscored that the total elimination of nuclear weapons remains our collective responsibility. 

Full Statement โžก๏ธ bit.ly/IEatNPT
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Ireland played a key role in the creation of the NPTโ€”the cornerstone of the global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regimeโ€”and continues to champion nuclear disarmament. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ Read more here โžก๏ธ bit.ly/IEandDisarmameโ€ฆ

Ireland played a key role in the creation of the NPTโ€”the cornerstone of the global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regimeโ€”and continues to champion nuclear disarmament. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

Read more here โžก๏ธ bit.ly/IEandDisarmameโ€ฆ
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At the #NPT PrepCom,๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ, launched a United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research report on Reporting & Interactive Dialogue Options for NPT Disarmament Obligations. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช supports stronger measures to advance transparency, bolster accountability & build more confidence in the NPT.

At the #NPT PrepCom,๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ, launched a <a href="/UNIDIR/">United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research</a> report on Reporting &amp; Interactive Dialogue Options for NPT Disarmament Obligations. 

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช supports stronger measures to advance transparency, bolster accountability &amp; build more confidence in the NPT.
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๐Ÿ“ขcalling youth aged 18-29 Convention on Cluster Munitions Youth 4 Humanitarian Disarmament multimedia contest Present your submission in Geneva in Sept! Deadline๐Ÿ—“๏ธ16/06/2025 See here for further info clusterconvention.org/2025-ccm-youthโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ“ขcalling youth aged 18-29

Convention on Cluster Munitions Youth 4 Humanitarian Disarmament multimedia contest

Present your submission in Geneva in Sept!

Deadline๐Ÿ—“๏ธ16/06/2025

See here for further info
clusterconvention.org/2025-ccm-youthโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Noel White โ€“ Ambassador of Ireland, UN Geneva joined ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance-Dรฉsarmement ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSwedenUN ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช & ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บStephan Klement ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ at the #NPT PrepCom in NY to call for greater transparency & accountability from Nuclear Weapon States. Interactive dialogues on natโ€™l reports during the review cycle can significantly strengthen the NPT.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช <a href="/IEAmbUNGeneva/">Noel White โ€“ Ambassador of Ireland, UN Geneva</a> joined ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท<a href="/FR_Desarmement/">France-Dรฉsarmement ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ</a> ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช<a href="/SwedenUN/">SwedenUN ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช</a> &amp; ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ<a href="/Amb_Klement_EU/">Stephan Klement ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ</a> at the #NPT PrepCom in NY to call for greater transparency &amp; accountability from Nuclear Weapon States.

Interactive dialogues on natโ€™l reports during the review cycle can significantly strengthen the NPT.
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At the #NPT PrepCom, Noel White โ€“ Ambassador of Ireland, UN Geneva spoke on behalf of ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญon the issue of enhanced Transparency and Accountability. Now is the time for States Parties to come together to make the NPT reporting process fit for purpose, as a step toward nuclear #disarmament.

At the #NPT PrepCom, <a href="/IEAmbUNGeneva/">Noel White โ€“ Ambassador of Ireland, UN Geneva</a> spoke on behalf of ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญon the issue of enhanced Transparency and Accountability.
 
Now is the time for States Parties to come together to make the NPT reporting process fit for purpose, as a step toward nuclear #disarmament.
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Today, on the final day of the #NPT PrepCom, Ireland delivered a ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ-led statement on behalf of 5๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ States on the issue of transparency & accountability. We look forward to advancing this issue as an important contribution to unlocking progress on nuclear #disarmament ahead

Today, on the final day of the #NPT PrepCom, Ireland delivered a ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ-led statement on behalf of 5๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ States on the issue of transparency &amp; accountability.

We look forward to advancing this issue as an important contribution to unlocking progress on nuclear #disarmament ahead
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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ

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This morning the African Union, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ @UNOCH UNODA Geneva UNICEF ICRC CIVIC: โžก๏ธ highlighted the harm that explosive weapons cause civilians, including children โžก๏ธ called for endorsement & implementation of EWIPA Political Declaration Civilians are #NotATarget.

This morning the African Union, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ @UNOCH <a href="/ODA_Geneva/">UNODA Geneva</a> <a href="/UNICEF/">UNICEF</a> <a href="/ICRC/">ICRC</a> <a href="/CivCenter/">CIVIC</a>:

โžก๏ธ highlighted the harm that explosive weapons cause civilians, including children

โžก๏ธ called for endorsement &amp; implementation of EWIPA Political Declaration

Civilians are #NotATarget.
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International law is clear. Children are #NotATarget. See UNICEF testimony on the impact of explosive weapons on Sawsan (6), Taline & Maha (10), Mira (9) and Mohammed (11) in Lebanon. As shown at our #EWIPA Protection of Civilians event yesterday. #ProtectChildrenInConflict