I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya for her important briefing.
The Security Council is convening today, more than three years since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, at a moment when cautious hope has begun to emerge on the horizon. Sierra Leone has consistently maintained…
I welcome Your Excellency Mr. Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark, to the Security Council. Sierra Leone commends Denmark’s presidency for convening this important and timely open debate to advance fresh thinking and a forward-looking vision on United Nations peace operatio…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his important briefing. I also thank Mr. Eli Sharabi for his bravery in sharing his compelling personal and tragic testimony with us. He has our deepest condolences on the loss of his family.
We acknowledge the letters dated 14 and 18 March 2025…
This meeting of the Security Council has been called to address the worsening humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip following the humanitarian blockade imposed by the Government of the State of Israel. With the devastating bombing across Gaza in the past 24 hours, it is evident that this meeting …
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s important briefing on cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union (EU). I also thank Her Excellency Ms. Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, for her valuable briefing on t…
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 the briefers — Mr. Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Yemen; Mr. Tom Fletcher, …
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+).
At the outset, we wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the People’s Republic of China, on assuming the pr…
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 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 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 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…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely Algeria, Mozambique and my own country, Sierra Leone, together with Guyana (A3+).
We are grateful to Mr. Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and Mr. Tom F…
