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 members of the Security Council recalled the Houthi attack and seizure of the MV Galaxy Leader on November 19, 2023, and demanded the immediate release of the vessel and its 25 crew members, who have now been unlawfully detained for almost one year. They also condemned in the strongest terms continued Houthi attacks against
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STATEMENT BYH.E. MR. AMARA S. SOWAAMBASSADOR AND DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE / CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES a.i. Thank you, Mr. President, Excellency Mr. David Lammy MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs. I thank, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, for her briefing. I welcome the participation of the Ministers in this meeting,
Against the backdrop of ongoing hostilities along the Blue Line, the members of the Security Council condemned the several incidents that impacted United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) positions and injured UNIFIL peacekeepers in the past weeks, including the ones on 29 October, 7 November and 8 November 2024. They urged all parties to
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.