Cahal Daly’s views sought about possible end to Sinn Féin’s abstentionist policy on seats in Dáil and any Northern assembly

Minister makes pitch for security council seat in address to UN assembly in New York

Uncertainty remains on whether summit and pledging conference will have a lasting legacy

Meeting of 193 UN member states in New York will address global refugee crisis

Agreement represents ‘new global approach’ to addressing refugees’ issues, says Flanagan

State ‘miles behind’ with only ‘pathetic’ 311 of 4,000 refugees committed to taken in

Women must be centrally involved if sustainable development goals are to be achieved

Crisis must be ‘understood, managed, facilitated’ to curb growth of anti-refugee groups

Diplomacy, clear focus and long-term view help forge agreement and ambition

World leaders’ event in September aims to sign off on new global policy principles

As the UN’s 2030 Agenda comes into force, negotiators recall a fraught drafting process

Former SDLP leader John Hume compared UDR to ‘a group of Rangers supporters’

Assertive leadership ‘has never been as critical’, Ministers tells UN General Assembly

Irish diplomats’ work strengthens campaign for UN Security Council seat

Sustainable Development Goals aim to end extreme poverty and fight inequality

193 member states have agreed on the new Sustainable Development Goals

Ireland’s UN ambassador helping to broker new global aims among 193 nations

European nations failing to meet 0.7% aid commitment due to ‘lack of political will’

Targets for period to 2030 aim to eradicate poverty and hunger, address climate change

With more than 20 Irish Ambassadors taking up new posts in the coming weeks, seven diplomats about to embark on key missions explain why their job matters and what they plan to do with it