Mr. Kanu

Mr. Kanu

Sierra Leone
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SLE S/PV.9554 Feb. 21, 2024

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the African members of the Security Council plus one (A3+), namely, Algeria, Guyana, Mozambique and my own country, Sierra Leone. We take note of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2024/170) and thank Special Representative of the Secreta…

SLE S/PV.9552 Feb. 20, 2024

The delegation of Sierra Leone would like to thank Algeria for proposing and facilitating efforts to agree to a draft resolution (S/2024/173) that among other things would have led to an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. We also thank the Algerian delegation for leading a reasonable, transparen…

SLE S/PV.9553 Feb. 20, 2024

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, as well as Guyana (A3+1). We would like to thank Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of th…

SLE S/PV.9547 Feb. 13, 2024

I have the high honour of conveying the highest and warmest sentiments of President Julius Maada Bio and to extend congratulations to Guyana on assuming the Presidency of the Security Council, as well as for its excellent stewardship of the Council this month. I thank you, Mr. President, for organiz…

SLE S/PV.9546 Feb. 12, 2024

I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing and note the views shared by Mr. Sweeney. I also acknowledge the presence and participation of the representatives of Ukraine and Germany in this meeting. Resolution 2202 (2015), of 17 February 2015, endorsed the Minsk II agreement. In tha…

SLE S/PV.9545 Feb. 8, 2024

I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. Let me also thank Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for her informative briefing. I acknowledge the presence of His Excellency…

SLE S/PV.9538 Jan. 29, 2024

I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s briefing. Let me also thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Karim Khan, for his informative and sobering briefing, and for his Office’s thirty-eighth report to the Council. We also take this opportunity to commend the …

SLE S/PV.9537 Jan. 25, 2024

I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I also thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing. Sierra Leone reiterates the sobering message that we are once more convened to consider a situation that is sad, sorrowful and regretful because there is an ongoing confl…

SLE S/PV.9533 Jan. 22, 2024

I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this briefing. Let me also thank the Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Adedeji Ebo, for his briefing. Sierra Leone continues to express grave concern about the regrettable serious situation created in Ukraine by the…

SLE S/PV.9532 Jan. 12, 2024

I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this briefing. Let me also thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his important and informative briefing and insight. On 10 January, the Council adopted resolution 2722 (2024) to address the continued attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Se…

SLE S/PV.9531 Jan. 12, 2024

I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. Let me also thank Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and Assistant Secretary-General Ilze Brands Kehris for their important briefings. When Sierra Leone first addressed the agenda item entitled “The situation in the Middle East” in the S…

SLE S/PV.9529 Jan. 11, 2024

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the African members of the Security Council plus one (A3+1), namely, Algeria, Guyana, Mozambique and my country, Sierra Leone. Allow me to thank our briefers, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Leonardo Santos Simão and Ms. Lori-…

SLE S/PV.9527 Jan. 10, 2024

Sierra Leone thanks the co-penholders on resolution 2722 (2024), Japan and the United States, for their timely proposal on a matter of international concern and for their constructive engagement and consultations during the negotiation process. We believe that the Security Council should pronounce …

SLE S/PV.9526 Jan. 10, 2024

I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. Let me also thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo, and Director Edem Wosornu, for their important briefings, which are most useful. Sierra Leone first expressed its principled view on the conflict in Ukraine in the explanation of vot…

SLE S/PV.9525 Jan. 3, 2024

Sierra Leone congratulates you, Mr. President, and the French Republic on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January 2024, and we extend our best wishes to you and your team. Sierra Leone notes with appreciation the working methods of the French presidency for an effect…

SLE A/78/PV.18 Oct. 16, 2023

I thank President Francis for having convened this joint debate. My delegation is pleased to share perspectives on the two sub-items on the agenda — 65(a) and 65(b). Sierra Leone aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Tunisia on behalf of the Group of African States. …

SLE A/78/PV.3 Sept. 11, 2023

Sierra Leone conveys its heartfelt sympathy and offers its deepest condolences to the people and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco following the devastating earthquake and to the people and the Government of Libya following the equally devastating floods. The delegation of Sierra Leone thank…

SLE A/77/PV.21 Oct. 27, 2022

The delegation of Sierra Leone associates itself with the statements delivered on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and the core group of States on the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate change (see A/77/ PV.20). Sierra Leone thanks Judge Joan E. Donoghue, Pres…

SLE A/76/PV.94 July 12, 2022

I have the honour to speak on behalf of the member States of the African Union. I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s plenary meeting of the General Assembly dedicated to adopting decision 76/572, on agenda item 123, entitled “Question of equitable representation or an inc…

SLE A/76/PV.29 Nov. 10, 2021

The delegation of Sierra Leone welcomes the opportunity to deliver this statement under the agenda item entitled “Report of the International Criminal Court”. My delegation aligns this statement with the statement delivered by the representative of Côte d’Ivoire on behalf of the African States Parti…