A3 PLUS STATEMENT BYH.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANUAMBASSADOR/PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Mr. President, I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+, namely Algeria, Guyana, Somalia, and my own country, Sierra Leone. At the outset, the A3+ extends its sincere appreciation to ASG Khaled Khiari for his informative briefing. Mr. President, The A3+ […]
STATEMENT BYH.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANUAMBASSADOR & PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Thank you, Mr. President, I thank you for convening this urgent meeting of the Security Council at the request of the European members. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Mr. Tom Fletcher, and UNICEF’s Executive Director Ms. Catherine Russell for their sobering and important briefings. On the tragic
At the #UN Security Council meeting under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item, Security Council members voted by 12 votes for to extend the monthly reporting requirement for the Secretary-General on attacks by the Houthi rebel group in Yemen on merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea for a further six
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H.E. Ambassador Michael Imran Kanu, Permanent Representative of 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone to the United Nations, received UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, Dr. Felipe Paullier, for a high-level engagement focused on youth empowerment, peacebuilding, and the implementation of the UN Youth Office Strategic Plan (2025–2028). The meeting included a cross-section of the Mission’s Youth, Peace
Security Council members voted unanimously in favor of resolution 2785/2025 renewing the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) for another six and a half months, until 31 January 2026. Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative, H.E Ambassador Dr. Michael Imran Kanu delivered an Explanation of Vote after the vote on behalf of the A3
Statement by Denmark and Sierra Leone We deliver this statement on behalf of the Members of the Security Council that are State Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC): France, Greece, Guyana, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and our own countries, Denmark, and Sierra Leone. We extend
Thank you, Mr. President. Sierra Leone welcomes the participation of the Representative of Sudan in today’s meeting. We also welcome and thank the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Nazhat Shameem Khan, for her comprehensive and timely briefing to the Council today. We also extend our appreciation to the ICC Office of the
Opening Remarks of H.E. Dr Michael Imran Kanu who chaired the UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on the GLOBAL RACE FOR CRITICAL MINERALS: ADDRESSING RESOURCE DRIVEN INSECURITY IN AFRICA, Convened by Sierra Leone. CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS Good afternoon, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of Sierra Leone, and our esteemed co-sponsors, Council member