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H.E. DR. MICHEAL IMRAN KANUAMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Mr. President, I thank the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Slovenia, and Greece, for requesting this timely meeting, which is also supported by Algeria and Guyana. I also thank Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Tom Fletcher, for his important and sobering briefing. [I further […]

H.E. DR. MICHAEL I. KANUAMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of A3 Plus, namely: Algeria, Guyana, Somalia and my own country Sierra Leone.   The A3 plus thanks the United States, for its constructive and extensive consultations during the negotiations on the draft resolution on the mandate renewal

BYH.E. MR. KALILU TOTANGIAMBASSADOR AND DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Thank you, Mr./Madam Chair, I thank Ambassador Yang, Ambassador Sekeris and Ambassador Leendertse, for your remarks. I also thank the co-facilitators, Egypt and Slovenia, for your updates on the Elements for the review.  Allow me to make four quick points. First, Sierra Leone emphasizes the importance of

STATEMENT BYH.E. MS. MICHAELA EDDINIA SWALLOWDEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE /CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES a.i. Mr. President, I thank you for convening this debate. Allow me, at the outset, to extend Sierra Leone’s warm congratulations to Greece on assuming the Presidency of the Security Council for the month of May 2025. I assure you of my delegation’s full support.

STATEMENT BYH.E. MS. MICHAELA EDDINIA SWALLOWAMBASSADOR/DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVECHARGE D’AFFAIRES A.I. Thank you, Mr. President. I also thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, and Ms. Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, for their sobering and comprehensive briefings. We welcome the participation of the Representative of Ukraine

STATEMENT BY H.E. MS. MICHAELA E. B. SWALLOWAmbassador and Deputy Permanent Representative /Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Thank you, Mr. President. I also thank Mr. Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, for his comprehensive briefing and valuable insights. Sierra Leone is deeply alarmed by the escalating global crisis of displacement, affecting refugees, asylum seekers, and