Mr. President I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+ members, namely, Guyana, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and my own country, Algeria. The A3+ welcomes the unanimous adoption of the resolution before us today, charting a new course for the United Nations presence and engagement in Iraq. This demonstrates the Security Council’s […]
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BY H.E. Mr Amar Bendjama, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Algeria TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Dear colleagues, I have the honour to deliver this explanation of vote on behalf of the A3+, namely Algeria, Guiana, Sierra Leone and my own country, Mozambique. Colleagues, Sanctions are a very important and powerful tool of the Security Council. They
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STATEMENT BYAMBASSADOR AMARA SHEIKH MOHAMED SOWACHARGE D’AFFAIRES AND DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Mr. President, I thank you for convening this important briefing. I thank UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi for his sobering update on the global situation for refugees and displaced people. Armed conflicts, socio-economic insecurity, and climate change disasters continue to impact on the lives
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BYMR. ALAN E. GEORGE MINISTER COUNSELLOR/ POLITICAL COORDINATOR Mr./Madam Chair I thank you for convening this meeting and we thank the United Kingdom for continued attention to the situation in Myanmar. We also thank UNICEF Director of Emergency Operations Lucia Elmi for the comprehensive update on the situation in Myanmar. Mr./Madam Chair Sierra Leone remains deeply
BYH.E. MR. AMARA SOWA/ CDA a.i.AMBASSADOR AND DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Mr. President, Thank you for convening this meeting. I thank Mr. Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing and valuable insights on the protracted conflict in the Occupied Palestine Territory (OTP), and in
BYH.E. MR. AMARA S. M. SOWACHARGE D’AFFAIRES A.I./ AMBASSADOR AND DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Madam President, Thank you for convening this Debate. We also thank the briefers, Under Secretary General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs Felipe Paullier, UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous, and AU Youth Ambassador for Peace
BYMS. SONIA U. KARIM MINISTER COUNSELLOR Mr. President, Sierra Leone commends Switzerland for the leadership, successful negotiation and adoption of resolution 2730 of 2024 on the Protection of Humanitarian and United Nations and Associated Personnel and their premises and assets. We also commend the Security Council for demonstrating unity on this important issue, and Sierra Leone is pleased to
BYH.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANU AMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Mr. President, Informed by our difficult experience of a decade of armed conflict, characterized by perpetration of some of the serious crimes of international concern, and our transitional justice process, including the investigation, trial and conviction of those who bore the greatest responsibility for the atrocity crimes
BYH.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANU AMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Mr. President, I thank you for convening this very timely open debate on the significant topic – “Strengthening the role of African states in addressing global security and development challenges” under the “Maintenance of international peace and security agenda”, even as we will celebrate Africa day, in
Welcome Statement on the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Deputy Permanent Representative of the Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations. Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. The Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone in collaboration with “Give Them a Hand Foundation and the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), the New
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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.