The role of team HQ during Ireland’s UN Security Council term

IIEA Researcher, Leanne Digney, talks to team HQ of the Department of Foreign Affairs about Ireland’s Security Council term. Sonja Hyland, Deputy Secretary-General and Political Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Elizabeth McCullough, UN Policy Director and Director of the UN Security Council Task Team give insights into how headquarters of the Department directed and coordinated Ireland’s engagement as an elected member of the UN Security Council. Ireland’s term on the Council began in January 2021 and will continue until the end of December 2022. This interview is part of the Global Europe podcast series which is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs