The delegation of the Republic of Sierra Leone wishes to express its profound appreciation to the Security Council for the resolution that has just been adopted. We warmly welcome the resolution, mainly because it marks another significant phase in the United Nations experiment in post-conflict peac…
I am privileged to be here representing my Government and my people at this historic event. My President, His Excellency Ernest Bai Koroma, would have been here but for the fact that he had some pressing issues of national importance to attend to.
As a new Government under the leadership of Preside…
First and foremost, let me on behalf of the Government and the people of Sierra Leone join you, Mr. President, and the Security Council, in extending our heartfelt condolences to the People’s Republic of China and Myanmar on their loss.
On behalf of President Ernest Bai Koroma and the people of Sie…
Allow me to express my Government’s sincere appreciation to you, Sir, for organizing this high-level thematic debate on recognizing the achievements, addressing the challenges and getting back on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.
My country aligns itself with the sta…
Mr. President, I should first of all thank you and the other members of the Council for giving my delegation the opportunity to say a few words in connection with the final extension of the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL). Today’s decision marks yet another …
As a member of the African Union, Sierra Leone associates itself with the statement delivered by the Minister of Women’s and Children’s Affairs of Ghana, presenting the Call for Accelerated Action on the Implementation of the Plan of Action towards Africa Fit for Children, as mandated by the Second …
We are making the following remarks, born of our national perspective, which has been shaped through the experience we have gained through the operations of an international criminal court on our territory, that is, the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
Before doing so, we would like to express our h…
Sierra Leone congratulates you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of October 2007. We assure you, and the Council, of our full and unwavering support.
We deeply appreciate the opportunity to the contribute to the discussion of the first report of the Peacebuildi…
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The Peacebuilding Commission is a baby that has grown fast. That rapid deve…
The delegation of Sierra Leone welcomes the opportunity to participate in this High-level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace. We take note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understa…
The Sierra Leone delegation would like to join others in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over the work of the General Assembly at this session. We also take this opportunity to commend your predecessor for her contribution to the work of the Assembly, in particular for…
Allow me to join other delegations in congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session and to express my delegation’s support and fullest cooperation in the fulfilment of your responsibilities.
Another year has gone by, and the well-kno…
We thank you, Sir, for convening this important meeting on the Special Court for Sierra Leone. We also welcome the presence here of the President of the Court, George Gelaga King; the Prosecutor, Mr. Stephen Rapp; and the Acting Registrar of the Court, Mr. Herman von Hebel. We also welcome the parti…
My delegation wants to express its support for the two statements just made, on behalf of the European Union and the United States respectively. My delegation finds the letter from the President of the International Court of Justice to be very compelling, and we support the suggestions made by the r…
Madam President, we thank you for having convened this meeting in response to the request of the Non-Aligned Movement. My delegation wishes to associate itself with the statement delivered this morning by the Permanent Representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Movement.
As one of the two countries…
It is an honour for Sierra Leone to have been selected as one of the first two countries to be placed on the agenda of the Peacebuilding Commission. It is also an honour for my delegation to speak as a country-specific participant at this meeting of the Security Council.
We are grateful to the Unit…
As a participating State in the Process Certification Scheme, Sierra Leone has the honour to join in welcoming the President of Botswana, Mr. Festus G. Mogae, to the General Assembly, and to thank him for his presentation of the latest report of the Process to the Assembly. My delegation associates …
Sierra Leone associates itself with the statement made by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the African States parties to the Rome Statute. However, we wish to make the following remarks from our national perspective.
The second report of the International Criminal Court to the Assemb…
The delegation of the Republic of Sierra Leone would like to congratulate the President on her assumption of the responsibility for directing the work of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly. It is our pleasure to reaffirm our confidence in her ability to run the Assembly, as well as to p…
My delegation fully aligns itself with the statements made by His Excellency Mr. Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin, on behalf of the least developed countries (LDCs) and by the Foreign Minister of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
I would like to thank the United Nati…
