How did the ‘triple lock’ on Irish troop deployments come into being - and why is it ending?
The triple lock came into being in 2001, after the defeat of the Nice referendum. The post-hoc examination of the loss ...
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Joint Letter to Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council on the Repression of Civic Space in Algeria
The Algerian authorities have maintained their repression of civic space through a brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom ...
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IeExplains: What will removing the UN mandate mean for the triple lock?
Tánaiste Simon Harris is due to bring proposals to Cabinet that would increase the number of troops Ireland can send abroad without triggering the lock from 12 to 50 ...
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Pakistan calls for UN Security Council reform, more transparency in its subsidiary bodies
The UN Security Council must be more transparent and inclusive in conducting its business to meet the challenges posed by current global, regional conflicts and crises, Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN ...
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Triple lock system to change as government to end UN approval for Irish peacekeeping missions
The government is set to change Ireland’s triple lock system by removing the requirement for UN Security Council approval for ...
India criticises secrecy in UNSC listing rejections, calls it a ‘disguised veto’
India’s UN envoy P Harish, at a debate on working methods, stressed the urgent need for reform in the 15-member UNSC and its ...
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Draft law to amend ‘triple lock’ on Irish peacekeepers being sent overseas to be brought to Cabinet this week
Draft legislation to amend Ireland’s “triple lock” on the deployment of Defence Forces peacekeepers overseas will be brought ...
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What is the Triple Lock and what changes are the Government proposing?
Under the current system, Ireland cannot send more than 12 Defence Forces on a peacekeeping mission without approval from all ...
UN Security Council adopts neutral US stance on war in Ukraine as Trump pursues end to conflict
Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 top economies gather in South Africa on Wednesday and Thursday, for a ...
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India at UN calls for reforms of Security Council, stresses need for more transparency in working of subsidiary bodies of Council
India at the United Nations called for the reforms of the Security Council, stressing that the demand in this Chamber for ...
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ieExplains: What is the triple lock and why is it so important?
This week, the Government is to take the first step in dismantling Ireland's triple lock system that governs the deployment ...