At the invitation of Permanent Representative of Suriname, Chair of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC) at the United Nations for the month of March, Professor Charles Chernor Jalloh briefed on his nomination by Sierra Leone’s National Group and endorsement by the Government of Sierra Leone as the country’s candidate for election […]
This was an urgent meeting requested by France and the United Kingdom and supported by Algeria. In a statement delivered by Deputy Political Coordinator, Minister Counsellor Sonia Umu Karim, Sierra Leone: • Paid tribute to UN personnel and humanitarian aid workers who have tragically lost their lives while serving humanity in Gaza. • Supported the
DELIVERED BYH.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANU AMBASSADOR & PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Madam President, I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the members of the A3+, namely – Algeria, Guyana, Somalia, and my own country, Sierra Leone. We thank Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the
STATEMENT BYH.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANUAMBASSADOR & PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Thank you, Madam President. I also thank Ms. Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, for her important briefing. The Security Council is convened today over three years since the beginning of the Ukraine – Russian Federation conflict, at a moment when cautious
Mr President, I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the members of the A3+, namely Guyana, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and my own country Algeria. The A3+ would like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and USG Tom Flecther for their valuable briefings. We have also listened carefully to the representative of
A3 Plus at the Security Council Briefing on the Middle East- Syria Read More »
A signing ceremony was held on March 24, 2025, to mark the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Commonwealth of Dominica. H.E. Dr. Michael Imran Kanu, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, and H.E. Dr. Philbert Aaron, Ambassador and Permanent
STATEMENT BYH.E. DR. MICHEAL IMRAN KANU AMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Thank you, Mr. president, and I warmly welcome Your Excellency Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark, to the Security Council. Sierra Leone commends Denmark’s presidency for convening this important and timely open debate, to advance fresh thinking and a forward-looking vision on
STATEMENT BYMS. SONIA KARIMMINISTER COUNCILOR AND DEPUTY POLITICAL COORDINATOR Thank you, Madam President. I would also like to thank Ms. Sigrid Kaag, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Ad Interim, for her comprehensive briefing on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) and the current situation unfolding in the
STATEMENT BYH.E. DR. MICHEAL IMRAN KANUAMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Madam President, I thank Mr. Khaled Khiari, for his important briefing. I also thank Mr. Eli (Eliyahu) Sharabi for his bravery in sharing his compelling personal and tragic testimony with us. Our deepest condolences on the loss of your family. We acknowledge the letters dated 14th
17 March 2025 The members of the Security Council unequivocally condemned the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) February 28 detention of over 60 UN peacekeepers, armed abduction of eight civilian personnel and looting of a United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) logistics convoy consisting of eight vehicles and 280,000 liters of fuel, following a
Security Council Press Statement on UNISFA detention, abduction and looting by RSF Read More »
The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations is entrusted with the primary responsibility to advance, promote, and protect the best interest of Sierra Leone in the work of the organization and its specialized agencies primarily located in New York, and with member States of the United Nations.