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Distinguished Co-Chairs, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of the African Group.  I thank you, Co-Chairs, for convening this first plenary meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) this session (UNGA-79).  Since this is also the first plenary meeting following your re-appointment by the President of the General Assembly, allow […]

STATEMENT BY:H. E. MR. AMARA S. M. SOWAAMBASSADOR /DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVECHARGE D’AFFAIRES A.I. Madam President, I thank Mr. Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for his informative briefing and for presenting the ICC Prosecutor’s 28th report on the situation in Libya, as mandated by Security Council resolution 1970 (2011). Sierra Leone commends

STATEMENT BY  H.E. MR. AMARA S. M. SOWA AMBASSADOR & DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE/ CHARGE D’AFFAIRES A.I. Thank you Mr. President, Excellency Mr. David Lammy MP,  Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.  Sierra Leone welcomes your presiding over today’s meeting, and we further thank the United Kingdom for  organizing this Ministerial-level briefing.  I also thank Mr. Tor

Madam President, Sierra Leone acknowledges the significance of co-penning this important draft resolution with the United Kingdom and commends the United Kingdom for the diligent and tireless efforts in the negotiations, including to widely consult as co-penholders. Sierra Leone, however, regrets that the draft resolution on the protection of civilians was not adopted despite genuine

STATEMENT BYH.E. MR. AMARA S. SOWAAMBASSADOR AND DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE / CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES a.i.  Thank you, Mr. President, Excellency Mr. David Lammy MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.  I thank, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, for her briefing. I welcome the participation of the Ministers in this meeting,

BY H.E. MR. AMARA S. M. SOWAAMBASSADOR & DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Thank you, Mr. President. I thank Assistant Secretary General  for Human Rights Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, Acting Under-Secretary General  for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Ms. Joyce Msuya and the Director, Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Food and Agriculture Organization, Mr Rein Paulsen, Food and Agriculture Organization; for their