Current Challenges for International Humanitarian law – Opening Statement

Virtual event “Key-topics in current challenges for IHL” Portuguese Presidency of the Working Party on Public International Law (COJUR) Co-hosted by the ICRC   Opening statement by EUSR Gilmore 8 June 2021   Good afternoon everyone. I am delighted to be here with you today. I would like to thank the Portuguese Presidency and the…

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Why Truth & Justice Matter in Colombia – Remarks

EU Special Envoy Gilmore Remarks Why Truth & Justice Matter in Colombia  Webinar organised by ABColombia, Christian Aid Ireland and the Transitional Justice Institute of Ulster University 12 May 2021   Good afternoon to everyone in Europe and good morning to everyone in the Americas.  It is a pleasure to be with you today and…

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Implementing Sustainable Peace Process in Colombia and Northern Ireland – Keynote Address

University of Notre Dame Northern Ireland and Colombian Peace Accords: Insights on Negotiations, Design, and Implementation for Sustainable Peacebuilding 6 May 2021   Organised by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studiesand the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies in collaboration with the Global Policy Initiative     Thank you Dean Appleby.  Good morning or good…

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Business and Human Rights – Opening Remarks

Galway Business and Human Rights Symposium 2021 Taking Stock, Looking Forward   29 April 2021   EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore Opening Remarks   Thank you very much Siobhan for that warm welcome and let me congratulate you on your appointment as UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, as this is…

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