11. 爱尔兰认为，这个问题对于其在《条约》方面的工作具有关键重要性。首先，从公平原则来说，妇女应该平等地参与关于这些武器的讨论，因为这些武器对她们有大得不成比例的影响，不但从生物学上来说是如此，同时也是考虑到冲突的影响对不同性别有更大差异。国际法和政策研究所与联合国裁军研究所的文件也论述了这些问题。在这个背景上，流离失所、歧视、社会污名等更广泛的问题也很重要。
11. Ireland considers this matter to be of key importance for its work in the Treaty context. This is, in the first instance, from the principle of fairness, that women should be equally engaged in discussions on weapons that affect them so disproportionately, both biologically and also taking into account the wider gendered impacts of conflict, which are also addressed in the International Law and Policy Institute-United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research paper. These broader questions of displacement, discrimination and social stigma are also important in this context.