I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Karim Khan, for his comprehensive, sobering and compelling briefing to the Council today. We extend our appreciation to him and his team for their fortieth report to the Council, submitted in accordance with resoluti…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Algeria, Somalia and my own country, Sierra Leone, as well as Guyana (A3+).
We are deeply grateful to Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Binto…
I thank you, Mr. President for convening this briefing at the request of the Russian Federation, supported by Algeria in its national capacity, as well as Pakistan and Somalia, in order to focus on the deeply alarming situation of children in the occupied Palestinian territory. I thank Under-Secreta…
I thank you, Mr. President, Your Excellency Minister Ahmed Attaf, for convening this important meeting today. This discussion on the cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States is timely and crucial, as it directly addresses the peace and security challenges we face in the M…
I thank the Algerian presidency of the Security Council for convening this high-level open debate on countering terrorism in Africa. I also thank Her Excellency Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace…
I congratulate Mr. Ahmed Attaf, Minister for Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Algeria, on Algeria’s presidency of the Security Council, and I thank him for convening this high-level open debate at such a critical moment. I extend my gratitu…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting at the request of the Russian Federation.
I also thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Major General Patrick Gauchat for their important briefings.
Sierra Leone commends the efforts of UNDOF and the United Nations Interim Force…
This briefing convened at the request of Slovenia and the United States offers another important opportunity to emphasize the urgent need for peace in Ukraine and the creation of a stable and peaceful region, nearly three years into the conflict. I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for …
Sierra Leone thanks the co-penholders on resolution 2768 (2025), Greece and the United States, for their efforts on a critical issue with
Sierra Leone stated previously, in January 2024 (see S/PV.9527), and we reiterate today our belief that the Security Council should pronounce itself with a unifi…
I thank Mr. Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary- General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, for his comprehensive briefing.
Sierra Leone condemns the reported latest weapons test by the Democratic People’s Republi…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the African members of the Security Council plus (A3+), namely, Algeria, Guyana, Somalia and my country, Sierra Leone.
We thank the presidency for scheduling today’s important meeting at the request of the United Kingdom, Guyana and Slovenia,…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council plus (A3+), namely Algeria, Mozambique, my own country, Sierra Leone, and Guyana.
We thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his valuable briefing on the developing situation in the Middl…
I thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her briefing.
Sierra Leone takes note of the different perspectives on the transfer of arms in the context of the conflict in Ukraine. In particular, we take note of claims that on the one hand, the transfer of arms prol…
Sierra Leone co-sponsored and voted in favour of resolution 2764 (2024) and welcomes its unanimous adoption. More than 470 million children are affected by armed conflict globally, with approximately 30 million of them displaced, many of them exploited or separated from their families and many more …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Council, namely, Algeria, Mozambique and my own country, Sierra Leone, as well as Guyana (A3+).
We thank Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nation…
Let me begin by acknowledging our strong collaboration and partnership with France as co-penholders on the draft resolution for the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (S/2024/943). As a co-penholder, Sierr…
I welcome Mr. Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America, to the Security Council as President. Let me also thank the United States presidency for convening this important high-level meeting on artificial intelligence and the maintenance of international peace and security…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for her important briefing. We take note of the contribution of Mr. Jonah Leff.
At the outset, Sierra Leone reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the principles of disarmament, non-proliferation and international peace and security, and calls …
I would like to thank Assistant-Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his important briefing on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016), and Ms. Shira Efron of the Israel Policy Forum and Mr. Michael Levy for their perspectives on the situation in the occupied Palestine territory.
We acknowledge…
I thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs; His Excellency Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations; and Ambassador Vanessa Frazier, Permanent Representative of Malta, in her capacity as Security Co…
