We thank the Pakistani presidency for convening this briefing and thank Pakistan, together with the Republic of Korea and Denmark, for their leadership as the Security Council trio on peace operations. We also thank the briefers, Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Assistant Secretary-Gener…
At the outset, let me take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy Nelson Mandela International Day. In the Security Council, in which United Nations Member States have entrusted us with the solemn responsibility of maintaining international peace and security, may we continue our endeavours with …
I have the honour to deliver this statement 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+).
At the outset, the A3+ extends its sincere appreciation to Assistant Secretary- General Khaled Khiari for …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this urgent meeting of the Security Council at the request of Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia and the United Kingdom. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell for their sobering and important briefin…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Council plus one (A3+), namely Algeria, Guyana, Somalia and my own country, Sierra Leone.
We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2785 (2025) extending the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Offi…
Sierra Leone welcomes the participation of the representative of the Sudan in today’s meeting. We warmly welcome the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Nazhat Shameem Khan, and thank her for her compelling, comprehensive and very timely briefing to the Security Council …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Council plus one (A3+), namely, Algeria, Guyana Somalia and my own country, Sierra Leone. We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Bintou Keita, for her informative and comprehensive br…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her valuable briefing. I also thank the Head of Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, His Excellency Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis, and Ambassador Samuel Žbogar, the Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), for the…
I thank you for convening this emergency meeting of the Security Council. The gravity of the situation in the Middle East demands the Council’s immediate attention as it discharges its primary responsibility to maintain international peace and security. I thank His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, S…
I thank and welcome you, Mr. President, the Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, to the Security Council, and I commend Guyana for convening this timely open debate. We are grateful for the insightful briefing…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this emergency meeting of the Security Council.
At the outset, Sierra Leone unequivocally deplores the unlawful use of force in contravention of the Charter of the United Nations. We deeply regret the seeming reversion to a period when a State could, with…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Council African members of the Council, namely, Algeria, Mozambique and my own country, Sierra Leone, as well as Guyana (A3+).
We thank His Excellency Mr. Abdou Abarry, Special Representative of the Secretary-…
I thank Ms. Sigrid Kaag, Special Coordinator ad interim for the Middle East Peace Process, for her detailed and sobering briefing on the situation in the Middle East, particularly with reference to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. I also acknowledge the compelling briefing of Dr. Feroze Sidhwa.
Wh…
I thank Mr. Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for his timely briefing and for presenting the ICC Prosecutor’s twenty-ninth report on the situation in Libya, as mandated by resolution 1970 (2011).
Although the briefing is focused on the Council’s referral of the situa…
I thank the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Slo venia and Greece for requesting this timely meeting, which is also supported by Al geria and Guyana. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher and Director Angélica Jácome for their very important and compelling, yet sobering, briefings.
Si…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Algeria, Somalia and my own country, Sierra Leone, plus Guyana (A3+).
The A3+ thanks the United States for its constructive and extensive consultations during the negotiations on reso…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting at the request of Algeria with support from the Russian Federation, China, Pakistan and Somalia on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. I thank United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Volker Türk, for his comprehen…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Algeria, Somalia and my own country, Sierra Leone, plus Guyana (A3+).
We thank Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Natio…
I wish to extend our warm congratulations to you, Mr. President, and to France on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Rest assured of our fullest support. I also take this opportunity to commend Denmark for its successful and effective presidency of the Council in March. …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council plus (A3+), namely Algeria, Guyana, Somalia, and my country, Sierra Leone.
We thank Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo an…
