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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

BYH.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANU AMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE  Mr. President,  I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important open debate. I thank USG Alice Nderitu, USG Joyce Msuya, ICRC President Mir-jana Egger, and Mr. Hichem Kadhaoui for their invaluable insights and recommendations. Sierra Leone firmly reiterates our full and unwavering commitment to the protection of civilians in armed conflict as a

BYH.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANU AMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE  Distinguished Co-Chairs, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates,  I have the honour to present the African Union Member States’ views in response to the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) revised draft input to the Summit of the Future’s “Pact for the Future.”   I would like to thank the Distinguished Co-Chairs for their

BYMR. SHAEKOU ALLIEU MINISTER COUNSELLOR Chair, We thank the Mission of Switzerland for convening us today on this important topic. We also thank Ms. Henrietta Fore, Dr. Sascha Langenbach, and Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian for sharing their insights and recommendations.  At the closing session of the establishment of the United Nations in San Francisco, President Harry Truman’s statement that, “The

STATEMENT  BY MR. ALAN E. GEORGE, Minister Counsellor and Political Coordinator  Mr. Chair, Sierra Leone expresses its appreciation to you and the co-organizers for convening this meeting. I wish to also thank Prof. Halperin-Kaddari, Ayelet Samerano and Gili Roman for their briefings today.  [I also thank Dr. Shoshan Haran for her compelling contribution in this meeting]. Notwithstanding