On February 5, 2024, Ambassador Dr. Michael Imran Kanu, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, and Sierra Leone’s Representative at the UN Security Council delivered a lecture on UN Security Council reform at the Egyptian Institute for Diplomatic Studies in Cairo.
The lecture was part of a two-week training course for young diplomats, organized in cooperation with the Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development.
Ambassador Kanu’s lecture highlighted the excellent leadership of the Coordinator of the C-10, His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the gains made in advancing the Common African Position as espoused in the Ezulwini Consensus and Sirte Declaration, and the imperative to rectify the historical injustices against the African continent. He updated the audience on recent developments in the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the activities of the Committee of Ten (C-10).
The lecture was followed by an interactive question and answer session.
