I thank you, Madam President, for convening this briefing. Let me also thank Mr. Ivor Fung for his briefing. We also note the contribution of Ms. Karen Kwiatkowski.
As the Security Council convenes once more to deliberate on matters relating to the conflict in Ukraine, with this meeting focusing on…
I am grateful to you, Madam President, for convening this briefing requested by Ecuador and France. Let me also thank Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, and Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy for the Office of the Coordinatio…
When the Security Council was created to replace the League of Nations in maintaining world peace due to the failure of the latter, it was expected that the Security Council would deal with the proliferation of global crises. Over the years, we have witnessed an imbalanced dynamic in the Council tha…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting at the request of Algeria, joined by Guyana and Slovenia, to receive an update on the risk of famine and attacks against humanitarian workers in the occupied Palestine territory, in particular the Gaza Strip. I thank Director Rajasingham and M…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. Let me also thank the briefers — Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari and Director Lisa Doughten — for the information provided. I also welcome the representatives of Malaysia, Indonesia and Bangladesh to this briefing.
This meeting on M…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today`s meeting as a signature event of Malta’s presidency. Let me also thank our briefers, Special Representative of the Secretary- General Virginia Gamba de Potgieter and Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban, for their valuable briefings to the Council.…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. Let me join my colleagues in congratulating Malta on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. We also thank and commend Japan for its successful presidency during the month of March. We welcome the presence and …
We express our deep regret that draft resolution S/2024/255 was not adopted. We nevertheless recognize and commend the penholder, the United States, for its efforts.
We wish to state that, as a Council, we have just missed out on a very important information service tool that is of great benefit in…
Sierra Leone voted in favour of adopting the provisional agenda of this meeting in recognition of the right accorded to members of the Security Council to request a meeting of the Council and in line with rule 9 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure. Furthermore, under rule 2 of the Counci…
I am pleased to deliver this joint statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Algeria, Mozambique and my own country, Sierra Leone, plus Guyana (A3+).
We express our gratitude to Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to receive the briefing from Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland, which is really pertinent to our work. I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his valuable and detailed briefing.
For months, the Security Council has been consistently interact…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this briefing. Let me also thank Ambassador De La Gasca, of Ecuador, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), for his insightful briefing and for his commendable leadership of the work of the Committee over th…
Sierra Leone also expresses its deepest condolences to the Government and the people of the Russian Federation following the heinous terrorist attacks last week. Terrorism and acts of terrorism in all forms and manifestations are condemnable and unjustifiable.
The consideration and adoption of reso…
Today the Security Council considered the draft resolution presented by the United States (S/2024/239) as part of the Council’s efforts to fulfil its responsibility to honour the Charter of the United Nations and to maintain international peace and security.
We acknowledge the time and effort dedic…
I thank you, Madam President, convening this briefing. Let me also thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her insightful briefing. I also wish to note the contribution of Mr. Hoh. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to this meeting.
Sierra Leone reiterates its commitment to …
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this high-level briefing on the critical issue of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. Let me also thank Secretary-General António Guterres, Mr. Robert Floyd and Ms. Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova for their valuable and informative briefings. Sierra Leone com…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this briefing. Let me also thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her valuable information and briefing. I welcome the participation of the representative of Ukraine in this meeting.
As we convene in another deliberative meeting on the conflict…
I deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Algeria, Mozambique and my own country, Sierra Leone, as well as Guyana (A3+).
We thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Director Wosornu for their informative briefings. We also welcome the participation of…
The delegation of Sierra Leone wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the very important topic “Peacebuilding and sustaining peace: promoting conflict prevention — empowering all actors including women and youth”. I also want to thank the briefers: Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I also welcome Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and thank him for his briefing, which endeavoured to spotlight the global security reflections and concerns of the Eu…
