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Sierra Leone Statement at the UN Security Council on The Situation in the Middle East-UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL): Vote on Mandate Renewal
EXPLANATION OF VOTE AFTER THE VOTE Sierra Leone reaffirms its commitment to promoting international peace and security and averting a full-scale war in Lebanon and a possible regional conflagration. In line with this end state, on 19th August 2024, Sierra Leone welcomed the request from the government of Lebanon and the recommendation of the United
Ambassador Sowa At The Plenary Meeting Of The General AssemblyUnder Agenda Item 121 “Question Of Equitable Representation OnAnd Increase In The Membership Of The Security Council And OtherMatters Related To The Security Council
By:H.E. MR. AMARA S. M. SOWA AMBASSADOR/DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Mr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, I am honoured to speak, on behalf of the African Union Member States. I thank you, Mr. President for convening this Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly dedicated to adopting the draft oral decision under agenda item 121
75 years of Geneva Convention: A Renewed Commitment to Upholding International Humanitarian Law
Welcome Statement by His Excellency Alhaji Timothy Musa Kabba, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sierra Leone at the Panel Discussion Organized by Switzerland and Sierra Leone on the Occasion of Security Council Members Visit to Geneva Excellency, Mr. Ignazio Cassis, Esteemed Colleague Head of the Federal Department of Foreign
Sierra Leone Statement at the UN Security Council Monthly Briefing on the Middle East – Palestine Question
BYH.E. DR. MICHEAL IMRAN KANUAMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE I thank Mr. Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing and I also thank Dr. Louisa Baxter, Operations Lead, Save the Children’s Emergency Health Unit, Gaza, for the valuable and deeply concerning information provided. The conflict in the Gaza Strip has gone on
Ms. Hawa Samai, Executive Secretary of the Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion (Sierra Leone) Briefs the UN Security Council
BYMS. HAWA SAMAIEXECUTIVE SECRETARY INDEPENDENT COMMISSION FOR PEACE AND NATIONAL COHESION SIERRA LEONE Mr. President, Distinguished United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members, Esteemed Colleagues, Ladies, and Gentlemen. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and commend the leadership of the current President of the UNSC for August 2024, whose dedication and efforts have been
Sierra Leone Statement at the UN Security Council High-Level Open Debate on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace
BYH.E. ALHAJI MUSA TIMOTHY KABBAMINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Excellencies, Let me start by thanking the briefers Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, His Excellency Mr. Bankole Adeoye, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ms. Hawa Samai, Executive Secretary, Independent Commission for
Security Council Presidency Trio Joint Action for the New Agenda for Peace
A Security Council Presidency Trio for Conflict Prevention Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Switzerland August, September, and October 2024 Recognizing the primary responsibility of the United Nations Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Switzerland emphasize also its critical role in supporting preventive action. We commit to proactive and comprehensive
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UN Security Council Presidential Press Statement on the alarming situation of humanitarian personnel
Press Statement on behalf of the UN Security Council by H.E. Dr. Michael Imran Kanu, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone, in his capacity as President of the Council for the month of August 2024, on the Alarming Situation of Humanitarian Workers Worldwide “The Members of the Security Council met this afternoon to address the alarming
