Statements – Mission

H.E. DR. MICHEAL IMRAN KANU AMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE AT THE #UN SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING ON “THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST, INCLUDING THE PALESTINIAN QUESTION

Sierra Leone Statement at the UN Security Council on The Situation In The Middle East, Including The Palestinian Question

BY H.E. DR. MICHEAL IMRAN KANU AMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE  Mr. President,  Thank you for convening this meeting at the request of the delegations of France, the United Kingdom and the United States and separately from the delegation of Algeria to discuss various issues related to the conflict in Gaza.  I thank the briefers, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, […]

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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

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

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Ambassador Sowa at The United Nations Development Programme Segment of The Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS ECOSOC Chamber

Ambassador Sowa at The United Nations DevelopmentProgramme Segment of The Executive Board ofUNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS ECOSOC Chamber

BYH.E. AMARA. S.M. SOWADEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Mr. President, Distinguished Board Members,  ladies and gentlemen. Sierra Leone aligns itself with the remarks delivered by the Representative of Uganda on behalf of the G77 and China [if G77 make statement] At the outset, I wish to thank Ambassador Muhit and all other Bureau members for their support.

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Ambassador Sowa At The Plenary Meeting Of The General Assembly Under Agenda Item 121 “Question Of Equitable Representation On And Increase In The Membership Of The Security Council And Other Matters Related To The Security Council

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

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75 years of Geneva Convention: A Renewed Commitment to Upholding International Humanitarian Law

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

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Sierra Leone Statement at the UN Security Council Monthly Briefing on the Middle East - Palestine Question with H.E. DR. MICHEAL IMRAN KANU

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

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Ms. Hawa Samai, Executive Secretary of the Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion (Sierra Leone) Briefs the UN Security Council

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

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Sierra Leone Statement at the uN Security Council Presidency Trio Joint Action for the New Agenda for Peace - 21st August 2024

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

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Ambassador Kanu At the Ambassadorial High-Level Meeting of the UN Peace Building Commission Liberia Configuration on Liberia’s Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace Priorities

Sierra Leone Statement At The UN Peace Building Commission Ambassadorial High-Level Meeting on Liberia’s Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace Priorities

BYH.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANUAMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Chair,  Excellencies, I thank you Chair and the members of the Liberia Configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for inviting me to share experiences and lessons learnt on Sierra Leone’s peacebuilding journey. Let me also thank the Peacebuilding Support Office for their unwavering and commendable efforts. Sierra

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Sierra Leone At The United Nations Security Council Briefing On The Threats To International Peace And Security Caused By Terrorist Acts

Sierra Leone Statement At The United Nations Security Council Briefing On The Threats To International Peace And Security Caused By Terrorist Acts

BY H.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANUAMBASSADOR & PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Let me thank our esteemed briefers, Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov of the United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism, and the Executive Director of Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate ASG Ms. Natalia Gherman, for their invaluable insights on the evolving threats posed by ISIL (Da’esh) and associated individuals and groups. We acknowledge the

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