STATEMENT BYHIS EXCELLENCY DR JULIUS MAADA BIOPRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ─ EXCELLENCY ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS,─ DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL, EXCELLENCIES, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL, EXCELLENCIES, EXCELLENCIES, EXCELLENCIES, THANK YOU.
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen of the press. 1. Thank you for being here. 2. We stand at a pivotal moment on several fronts for global peace and security. Accordingly, I wish to address three urgent issues today: – the situation in Gaza and the United Nations Security Council vote; – the challenge of conflict-driven food insecurity and Sierra Leone’s Feed Saloneinitiative; and – the
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STATEMENT BY H.E. DR. MICHAEL IMRAN KANUAMBASSADOR & PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Colleagues, 1. Sierra Leone thanks the United States for coordinating the process that culminated in the tabling of the resolutionjust adopted by the Council. We further thank President Donald J. Trump for his leadership, and also thank the other mediators, Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye for their commendable efforts. 2. Sierra Leone voted in favour of the resolution 2803. We did so mindful of our responsibilities
An Op-Ed by H.E. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone When the world discusses global security, we often focus on armed conflict,terrorism, or nuclear tensions. Yet for hundreds of millions of people, the greatestand most immediate threat to their survival is far more fundamental: hunger. Today,food insecurity is driving instability, fueling
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