Thank you, Madam President, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+, namely Algeria, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and my own country, Guyana. We welcome the opportunity to discuss the Security Council’s support to Haiti and our collective response to the government’s request for assistance in tackling spiralling armed gang violence […]
At the 40th Plenary meeting of its 79th Session, the United Nations General Assembly elected Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 and 29 other Member States to serve as members of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) for a six-year term from 2025-2031. UNCITRAL is the core legal body of the United Nations system in
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BYH.E. AMARA S. M. SOWACHARGE D’AFFAIRES A.I.AMBASSADOR & DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Thank you, Madam President, We thank the Coordinator of the E10 on the resolution on the situation in Gaza, Guyana, for their commendable and tireless efforts in facilitating the negotiations. We thank all Council members for their engagement and flexibility in the negotiations. Sierra
Joint Statement delivered by H.E. Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana, at the press stakeout of the Ten Elected Member States of the Security Council on the E10 draft United Nations Security Council Resolution on Gaza Good morning. I am honored to make this statement on behalf of the ten elected members of the Security Council,
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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
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This is the first visit of the Chair of the 1533 Sanctions Committee to Angola, and the seventh visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). H.E. Dr Michael Imran Kanu, Sierra Leones’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations is the current Chair of the Committee. He and the visiting members of his
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
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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
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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.