I thank Mr. Touray for his briefing.
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone.
I address the Council today with a profound sense of urgency and, hopefully, of shared alarm. Sierra Leone convened this briefing not just to discuss a regional crisis…
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. I now give the floor to Mr. Touray.
Mr. Touray: I thank President Bio for giving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) the opportunity to take part in this briefing on the theme of peace consolidation in West Africa and enhancing regi…
In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Senegal to participate in this meeting.
In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Om…
There are still a number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting. I intend, with the concurrence of the members of the Council, to suspend the meeting until 3 p.m.
I now give the floor to Mrs. Samson.
Mrs. Samson: I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Andorra and San Marino, alig…
I now give the floor to the representative of the Philippines.
The majority of the world’s food-insecure live in countries ravaged by armed conflict, which disrupts food production and distribution, displaces communities, destroys critical infrastructure and blocks humanitarian access. Conversely, …
At this juncture, I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than three minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously.
Flashing lights on the collars of the microphones will prompt speakers to bring their remarks to a close after three minutes.
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I thank Mr. Mayaki for his statement.
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the President of Sierra Leone.
I am pleased to return to this historic Chamber, for the second time in two years during Sierra Leone’s tenure on the Council, to address an issue that tests our shared humanity and …
I thank Mr. Torero for his briefing. I now give the floor to Mr. Ibrahim Mayaki, African Union Envoy for Food Systems.
Mr. Mayaki: I am grateful for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the escalating food and nutrition crisis across Africa, but I would like to start by mentioning the f…
The draft resolution received 13 votes in favour, none against and 2 abstentions. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 2803 (2025).
I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements after the voting.
I thank Ms. Msuya for her briefing. I now give the floor to Mr. Máximo Torero, Chief Economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Mr. Torero: At the outset, I wish to thank His Excellency the President of Sierra Leone for convening this timely and important open debate …
I thank the Deputy Secretary-General for her briefing. I now give the floor to Ms. Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator.
Ms. Msuya: I thank His Excellency President Bio for this opportunity to speak on the critical issue of confli…
In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Israel to participate in this meeting.
The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.
Members of the Council have before them document S/2025/748, which cont…
