My delegation welcomes the opportunity to deliver this statement in the context of agenda item 73, entitled “Report of the International Criminal Court”, in accordance with the 2004 Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC). In welcoming the Preside…
We are making the following remarks, born of our national perspective, which has been shaped through the experience we have gained through the operations of an international criminal court on our territory, that is, the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
Before doing so, we would like to express our h…
We thank you, Sir, for convening this important meeting on the Special Court for Sierra Leone. We also welcome the presence here of the President of the Court, George Gelaga King; the Prosecutor, Mr. Stephen Rapp; and the Acting Registrar of the Court, Mr. Herman von Hebel. We also welcome the parti…
Sierra Leone associates itself with the statement made by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the African States parties to the Rome Statute. However, we wish to make the following remarks from our national perspective.
The second report of the International Criminal Court to the Assemb…
When this draft resolution came before the Sixth Committee for consideration, my delegation did not join the consensus because, as we indicated then, we did not have sufficient information on the Eurasian Economic Community. In the intervening period, we have been honoured and privileged to be furni…
Sierra Leone was a sponsor of the draft resolutions but that is not indicated in the report. We wish that to be indicated in the record of the meeting.
Sierra Leone wishes at the outset to associate itself with the statement made this morning by the representative of Morocco on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. At the same time, we wish to commend the coordinators of draft resolutions A/58/L.18 and A/58/L.19, the representatives of New Zealand a…
I thank the United Kingdom, President of the Security Council, for organizing this timely meeting. The Sierra Leone delegation also thanks the Secretary-General and the
Office of Legal Affairs for their contributions to the promotion of the rule of law in international relations.
The Security Coun…
Sierra Leone attaches great importance to cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations. It is undeniable that regional organizations play an extremely significant role in the maintenance of international peace and security, in conformity with the principles and purposes of the U…
Mr. President, we commend you for convening this meeting on a matter of tremendous importance to my country and, indeed, to our continent of Africa. We also thank the Deputy Secretary-General for introducing the report on the prevention of armed conflict.
Sierra Leone commends the Secretary-General…
Sierra Leone supported the resolution on international terrorism which has just been adopted. Our support, however, does not mean
that we agree entirely with all the paragraphs contained in that resolution.
Sierra Leone’s position is that any document or convention on international terrorism must …
Sierra Leone supported the resolution just adopted on international terrorism. Our support, however, does not mean that we agree entirely with all its paragraphs.
I thank the President very much, on behalf of my delegation, for convening this meeting to consider draft resolution A/54/L.79, on the disaster in Mozambique. As one of the sponsors of the draft resolution, my delegation supports it, and I wish to associate my delegation with the statement made by t…
