SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has welcomed news that Ireland has won a seat on the UN Security Council for the 2021-2022 term.
Said t The Foyle MP said: “This is excellent news for Ireland and I want to pay tribute to Tánaiste Simon Coveney, the Department of Foreign Affairs and the many others who led this campaign over the last two years.
“The Department of Foreign Affairs has engaged seriously with the issues we face on a global scale such as the climate emergency, the elimination of world poverty and peacebuilding.
“In a challenging category, this result is a strong endorsement of the values Ireland represents on the world stage, in almost 60 years of United Nations involvement.
“With this new position of authority comes responsibility and I hope that Ireland will use our seat on the UN Security Council to speak up for a peaceful and just resolution to the Palestinian conflict.
“Ireland has always placed human rights and justice at the fore of our global policies and this seat must be used as a force for good.”
