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STATEMENT BYMR. ALAN GEORGEMINISTER COUNSELLOR  Madam President. I thank you for convening this debate and congratulate the United Kingdom on assuming the Presidency this month of November. I assure you of Sierra Leone’s full support. I also congratulate the delegation of Switzerland for its successful presidency during the month of October. I welcome the participation […]

STATEMENT BYMR. ALAN E. GEORGEMINISTER COUNSELLOR  Thank you, Madame President. I thank Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, for his briefing.   We also note the information provided by Mr. George Szamuely, Senior Research Fellow at the Global Policy Institute.  I welcome the participation of

STATEMENT BYH. E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANU AMBASSADOR PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE  AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PLENARY MEETING ON AGENDA ITEM 73: “REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE” Mr. President, The delegation of Sierra Leone aligns this statement with those delivered on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Core Group of States requesting an Advisory Opinion on Obligations of

BYH.E. MR. ALAN E. GEORGEMinister Councilor / Political Coordinator Thank you, Madam President. I thank Mr.  Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe Central Asia and the Americas for his briefing. Sierra Leone remains deeply concerned about the escalating conflict in Ukraine, which has persisted for over two and a half years. Recent intensification in fighting has

STATEMENT BY H.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANUAMBASSADOR & PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Thank you, Mr. President, Excellency Mr. Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland.  On 24 October, just 5 days ago, the United Nations commemorated 79 years of its establishment, with the primary purpose of upholding international peace and security and avoiding another major

STATEMENT BYH.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANUAMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE  President,  At a time when international law is severely under constrain, with blatant violations particularly of international humanitarian law in ongoing conflicts of international concern, Sierra Leone welcomes the debate, on the basis of the 2004 Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the International Criminal