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…
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, 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…
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…
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 meeting on this very critical topic. I also thank Mr. Rajasingham, Mr. Martina and Mr. Skau for their briefings and the context provided.
The recent updates on the harsh realities of life in the Gaza Strip are deeply distressing. The persistent hosti…
I thank you, Madam President for convening this briefing. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his very informative briefing.
Tomorrow, 24 February, will mark exactly two years since the start of the conflict in Ukraine. The war has had profound repercussions that have gone beyond re…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this briefing. Let me also thank the briefers, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under- Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and head of the Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), Ms. Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive D…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo for her valuable briefing. I welcome the presence and participation of the representative of Ukraine in this meeting.
Sierra Leone continues to be gravely concerned about the regrettable situation created in Ukraine by the war, with its serious rami…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. We also want to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her informative briefing. We welcome the participation of the Permanent Representatives of Syria, Iran and Iraq in this meeting.
Sierra Leone is deeply concerned about the recent deve…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. I also want to thank the Algerian delegation for requesting it and Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for his detailed briefing to the Council.
Since Hamas’s atrocious attack of 7 October 2023 on Israel, we have witnessed several inter…
I thank the President for convening this very important meeting mandated by resolution 76/262 with the hope that its outcome will remind the Security Council of its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, especially as it relates to the current situation in th…
The delegation of Sierra Leone is pleased to join the States Members of the United Nations, the United Nations system and of course the States parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in marking the fortieth anniversary of UNCLOS’s opening for signature in Montego Bay,…
