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Thanks Human Rights House Foundation and human rights defenders from across the OSCE region for sharing your important insights with participating States this morning.



For over 1000 days, our three OSCE officials have been held in detention in Donetsk and Luhansk. Today, we reiterate our call for their immediate release as we join the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members.







Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence Thomas Byrne yesterday opened an underground school shelter in Ukraine 🇺🇦 co-funded by Ireland 🇮🇪, Lithuania 🇱🇹 and the European Commission 🇪🇺 Further info at the link 👇 gov.ie/en/department-…



Ireland is supporting Ukrainian children to enjoy their right to an education. In Odesa, my Lithuanian colleague Sigitas Mitkus and I visited an underground school shelter that we jointly funded with the EU. It is an outrage that Russia has made such shelters a necessity.





“Now more than ever is a time to stand firm for our values and stay true to our beliefs… Even if others step back, Ireland will continue to engage.” - Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking this afternoon at our 2025 Global Ireland Summit #GlobalIreland
