Allow me to express our thanks and appreciation to you, Sir, for organizing this meeting on the situation in Sierra Leone, and to the Council for its support for our peacebuilding efforts and democratic consolidation. In particular, I commend the Council’s timely presidential statement and would lik…
I bring the Assembly fraternal greetings and very best wishes from His Excellency Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. President Koroma deeply regrets that he is unable to participate in the seventy- second session of the General Assembly, due to unavoidable circumstance…
I bring to the Assembly fraternal greetings and best wishes from Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, and his beleaguered people. President Koroma deeply regrets that, for obvious reasons, he is unable to participate in the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly. He…
Let me at the outset express, on behalf of President Ernest Bai Koroma and the Government and the people of Sierra Leone, our profound appreciation to you, Madam President, and the members of the Security Council, for convening this all-important meeting.
Our gathering at this crucial time, particu…
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 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…
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, 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…
At the outset, allow me to thank the Secretary-General and the Chair and members of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for the comprehensive report on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) (A/65/353) and the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/65/701) pursuant to General Assembly resolutions 63/282 and…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group at this open debate on the implementation of the note by the President of the Security Council (S/2006/507) and to express our continued support for Japan’s presidency in the month of April, and particularly for convening a session on this al…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
