Ireland 'deeply frustrated' at UN Security Council’s failure to act on Russia and climate

While he welcomed some of the progress made, Micheál Martin said: “Ireland has at times also been deeply frustrated by the Security Council’s failure to act. Picture: AP Photo/Jason DeCrow

Ireland is deeply frustrated by the failure of the United Nations Security Council to act on climate change and Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has told world leaders.

In his national statement to the UN General Assembly, Mr Martin delivered a damning indictment of the council’s failure to act over many years, saying it “beggars belief”.