The consistency of Sierra Leone’s votes on this issue reflects our unshakeable commitment to the principles that underlie resolution 68/274, just adoped. It also signals our affirmation of the rights of internally displaced persons and our support for those who are trying to resolve their plight. Wh…
Let me start by congratulating you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March and by thanking you for inviting Sierra Leone to participate in the debate on the final report of the Secretary-General (S/2014/192) on the United Nations Integrated Peacebu…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the African Union and to thank you, Sir, for convening this joint debate on item 29, entitled “Report of the Security Council”, and agenda item 123, entitled “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Securi…
I bring you sincere greetings and very best wishes from His Excellency Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. President Koroma regrets that he is unable to participate in the general debate of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session due to unavoidable circumstance…
I congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. I thank you for giving my delegation the opportunity to contribute to this briefing on the situation in Sierra Leone
Let me at the outset convey on behalf of His Excellency President Ernest Bai K…
Allow me to thank the Secretary-General and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for the instructive and forward-looking report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/67/711) and the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/67/715), presented as mandated by General Assembly resolutions…
I have asked for the floor to place on record my Government’s profound appreciation for the interest and efforts, as well as the collective wisdom, of the Council in trying to put my country on the right track. We thank the members of the Council for the unanimity they have again shown in the adopti…
Let me start by thanking all present for having agreed to reschedule this meeting, at our request. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
I bring you greetings, Mr. President, with profound appreciation, from His Excellency President Ernest Bai Koroma on behalf of the Government a…
At the outset, allow me to compliment the Secretary-General for his instructive and forward-looking reports on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and progress on implementation and international support (A/67/204) and on causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sus…
At the outset, allow me, as I take the floor for the first time, to congratulate the President on his assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October and to wish him full success during his tenure. I would also ask that he accept our thanks and appreciation for the incl…
It is a distinct honour for me to convey the sincere regrets of my President, Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, who, on account of unavoidable circumstances, was unable to address the Assembly at its sixty-seventh session.
I wish to join previous speakers in congratulating the President on his election to dir…
Once again, the Council has demonstrated its collective determination to see Sierra Leone succeed. I want to assure Council members that there is ongoing political will on the part of the Government, as well as a common will and interest on the part of ordinary folk, for the country to succeed. In m…
While congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September and thanking you for giving my delegation an opportunity to contribute to today’s briefing on the situation in Sierra Leone, I should like, on behalf of His Excellency President Ern…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March and by thanking you, first, for having convened this meeting on the situation in Sierra Leone and, secondly, for giving my delegation the opportunity to contribute to this deb…
At the outset, my delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered this morning by the representative of Tunisia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. I should now like to make the following statement in my national capacity.
Allow me to thank the Secretary-General and the Chairperson and mem…
Permit me, on behalf of the African Group of States, to thank you, Sir, for convening this debate on agenda item 122, “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”. Let me at the outset express thanks and appreciation to those Me…
Sierra Leone fully associates itself with the statements made by the
representatives of Kenya and Argentina on behalf of the African Group and the Group of 77 and China, respectively. We join other delegations in thanking the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and forward- looking reports. My …
I am here today to underscore the importance that Sierra Leone attaches to the need for a new global commitment at the highest political level to prevent and control non-communicable diseases (NCDs). According to the World Health Organization, those silent killers, as they are sometimes called, now …
I have only asked for the floor to express our sincere gratitude to the Security Council for unanimously adopting resolution 2005 (2011) this morning, on the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone. It is indeed a reflection of the solidarity an…
At the outset, I join previous speakers in congratulating you, Mr. President, for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. At the same time, I would like to thank the members of the Council for giving me the opportunity to participate in the discussion of the agend…
