Statement by Switzerland and JapanICC Co-Focal Points in the UNSCStakeout to the PressThe situation in Libya (ICC referral pursuant to resolution 1970)New York, 14 May 2024 We would like to make this statement on behalf of the members of the Security Council that are States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court […]
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BYH.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANUAMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Mr. President, When Sierra Leone explained its position on the vote on the draft resolution in the Security Council on April 18, which would have recommended the granting of full membership status for the State of Palestine at the United Nations, we paraphrased Martin Luther King Jnr. and
BYH.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANUPERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Mr. President, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3 Plus members, namely: Algeria, Guyana, Mozambique, and my own country Sierra Leone. We thank Mr. Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency
The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern over reports of the discovery of mass graves, in and around the Nasser and Al Shifa medical facilities in Gaza, where several hundred bodies, including women, children and older persons, were buried. The members of the Security Council underlined the need for accountability for violations
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I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+ namely, Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, and my own country, Mozambique. We express our appreciation to the Under- Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, for their insightful
At the 57th Session of the Commission on Population and Development interactive roundtable discussion organized by Plan International in partnership with AGIP, She Decides and UNGEI, as follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information and Civic Education, Mr. Chernor Bah highlighted the country’s commitment to delivering on
A3+ EXPLANATION OF VOTE BY H.E. AMBASSADOR PEDRO COMISSÁRIO REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE Madam President, I have the honour to deliver this explanation of vote on behalf of the A3+, namely Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone and my own country, Mozambique. The A3+ expresses its appreciation to the penholder, the United States, for their efforts
Thank you, Mr. President. We thank Malta for convening this open debate. We thank the briefers, Ms. Pramila Patten, Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Niemat Ahmadi, Founder and President of Darfur Women Action Group, and Ms. Danai Gurira, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, for their comprehensive briefings and for their various efforts to drive forward much needed
Mr. President, Thank you for convening this meeting at the request of Jordan to discuss this important issue. I also thank Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)for his briefing that has outlined the status of the organization at this critical phase of its operation
Mr. President, I thank you for convening this meeting. I thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs for her briefing. I also thank Mr. Nasser Kamel, Secretary-General, of the Union for the Mediterranean and Ms. Sarra Messaoudi, Regional Lead of the MENA Coalition on Youth, Peace, and Security for the valuable information they have provided.
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.