Editing Diarmuid Martin (section)

==Work for the Holy See==
In 1976, Martin entered the service of the [[Holy See]], working for the [[Pontifical Council for the Family]]. He later worked on the [[Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace]], was appointed Under Secretary in 1986 and Secretary in 1994. On 6 January 1999 he was consecrated titular Bishop of [[Glendalough]] by [[Pope John Paul II]].<ref name="dublindiocese.ie">{{cite web|url=http://www.dublindiocese.ie/content/biography-archbishop-diarmuid-martin |title=Biography of Archbishop Diarmuid Martin |work=dublindiocese.ie |access-date=11 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403200942/http://www.dublindiocese.ie/content/biography-archbishop-diarmuid-martin |archive-date=3 April 2014 }}</ref> On 17 January 2001, he was appointed titular [[Archbishop]] of the same see when he was appointed the Holy See's Permanent Observer at the [[United Nations Office at Geneva]] and other [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|Specialised Agencies]] there, including the [[World Trade Organization]].<ref>{{cite press release | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 29 July 2019 | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2001/01/17/0038/00101.html | language = it | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 17.01.2001 | date = 17 January 2001 }}</ref> In this capacity, he represented the Holy See at various UN conferences, including the [[International Conference on Population and Development]]. He led the delegations of the Holy See to the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (Doha, 2001), the [[World Conference against Racism 2001|World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance]].

During the 1990s, Martin represented the Holy See at major [[United Nations]] International Conferences, spoke about the Church's teachings on social matters at a variety of Episcopal Conferences, and was a member of various Vatican Offices, including the Central Committee for the [[Great Jubilee]] of the Year 2000.<ref name="dublindiocese.ie"/> Also, he was involved in discussions between the [[World Council of Churches]] and the Catholic Church as well as the [[World Faiths Development Dialogue]]. He represented the views of the Holy See to the [[International Monetary Fund]] and the [[World Bank]], where he advocated for [[debt relief]] for [[less developed countries]].