Sierra Leone attaches great importance to cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations. It is undeniable that regional organizations play an extremely significant role in the maintenance of international peace and security, in conformity with the principles and purposes of the U…
Two years ago I came to the rostrum of this Assembly with mixed feelings. On the one hand, my country had just witnessed an unprovoked attempt to derail the peace process. The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) was still recovering from a brazen affront to its military capability and t…
I would like to say here that important lessons come from the engagement in Sierra Leone of the United Nations Mission (UNAMSIL), and that those lessons can be applied in the subregional context. It is important to note that the job of UNAMSIL, as a lesson, is not yet complete in Sierra Leone. There…
I believe the situation in Sierra Leone is not one in which you can easily single out mistakes, because it was a very fluid situation, a situation that was evolving as time went on. We are all aware of the teething problems that the United Nations encountered. One would say that this was probably on…
I would like to thank the United Kingdom Government for its initiative in convening this meeting in the form of a workshop. We are grateful that it will provide an opportunity for an interactive discussion and an exchange of views on the situation in the Mano River Union subregion.
Madam President,…
We are delighted to see you, Mr. President, directing the proceedings of the Council on issues relating to our West African subregion. I would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to you and your delegation for your outstanding contribution to the work of the Council during your…
At the outset, let me, like those speakers who have preceded me, thank the Secretary-General for the comprehensive report contained in document A/56/371, detailing the progress of the implementation of the recommendations on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable d…
My delegation extends to you, Sir, its warmest congratulations on your election to the presidency of this body at its fifty-sixth session. Given your impressive credentials, we are confident that under your guidance we will conclude our deliberations successfully. I would like to take this opportuni…
My delegation congratulates you, Madam President, on assuming once again the presidency of the Security Council. We will no doubt have the opportunity at a later date to pay tribute to the Jamaican delegation under your leadership for its distinctive contribution to the work of the Security Council …
On behalf of the Sierra Leone delegation, I would like to express my appreciation to the President of the International Court of Justice, Mr. Gilbert Guillaume, for his introduction of the comprehensive and very interesting report on the work of the Court. His presence here to apprise the General As…
My delegation congratulates you and your friendly country, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. I am confident that your leadership of this session will be productive and fruitful.
Before I proceed any further, let me convey to our Am…
Mr. President, we commend you for convening this meeting on a matter of tremendous importance to my country and, indeed, to our continent of Africa. We also thank the Deputy Secretary-General for introducing the report on the prevention of armed conflict.
Sierra Leone commends the Secretary-General…
My delegation would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council in the first month of the new year and the first month of your country’s term as a non-permanent member of the Council. I should like to add that my delegation is also pleased to see the r…
Sierra Leone supported the resolution on international terrorism which has just been adopted. Our support, however, does not mean
that we agree entirely with all the paragraphs contained in that resolution.
Sierra Leone’s position is that any document or convention on international terrorism must …
Sierra Leone supported the resolution just adopted on international terrorism. Our support, however, does not mean that we agree entirely with all its paragraphs.
Permit me, Mr. President, to compliment my colleague Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo of South Africa for introducing this draft resolution.
We are assembled here today to bear witness to the evolving trends in the regulation and control of the global diamond industry and the accompanying processes assoc…
My delegation would like to express its heartfelt sympathy to the Governments of Singapore and Angola on the two tragedies that occurred yesterday, and to all those whose nationals lost their lives in those tragedies.
It is common knowledge in this Assembly that Sierra Leone has been saddled with a…
May I, on behalf of my delegation and the Government and people of the Republic of Sierra Leone, add my vice to those before me to offer warm felicitations on your election as President of this epoch-making fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly, the Millennium Assembly. Your long and distingui…
My delegation is delighted to see a representative of our sister Commonwealth nation of Jamaica, which has strong historical and cultural links with Sierra Leone, in the presidential Chair of this body. I would like to join others in extending our warmest congratulations to you, Madam President, and…
My delegation would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the important function of directing the affairs of the Security Council during the month of May. We also congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Fowler of Canada.
We would also like to thank you and the other membe…
