Mr President, I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the members of the A3+, namely Guyana, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and my own country Algeria. The A3+ would like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and USG Tom Flecther for their valuable briefings. We have also listened carefully to the representative of
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A signing ceremony was held on March 24, 2025, to mark the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Commonwealth of Dominica. H.E. Dr. Michael Imran Kanu, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, and H.E. Dr. Philbert Aaron, Ambassador and Permanent
STATEMENT BYH.E. DR. MICHEAL IMRAN KANU AMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Thank you, Mr. president, and I warmly welcome Your Excellency 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
STATEMENT BYMS. SONIA KARIMMINISTER COUNCILOR AND DEPUTY POLITICAL COORDINATOR Thank you, Madam President. I would also like to thank Ms. Sigrid Kaag, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Ad Interim, for her comprehensive briefing on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) and the current situation unfolding in the
STATEMENT BYH.E. DR. MICHEAL IMRAN KANUAMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Madam President, I thank Mr. Khaled Khiari, for his important briefing. I also thank Mr. Eli (Eliyahu) Sharabi for his bravery in sharing his compelling personal and tragic testimony with us. Our deepest condolences on the loss of your family. We acknowledge the letters dated 14th
17 March 2025 The members of the Security Council unequivocally condemned the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) February 28 detention of over 60 UN peacekeepers, armed abduction of eight civilian personnel and looting of a United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) logistics convoy consisting of eight vehicles and 280,000 liters of fuel, following a
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Our Moderator, Her Excellency Madam Helen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President of the Republic of Liberia, H.E. Madam Finda Koroma, CEO, Africa HCD+ and Former ECOWAS Vice President, Colleague Minister from Liberia, Hon. Members of Parliament from Liberia and Sierra Leone, Distinguished Delegates I bring you warm and fraternal greetings from His Excellency the President, Dr.
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack on a Jaffar Express Passenger Train travelling from Quetta to Peshawar near the city of Sibi, Balochistan province, Pakistan, on 11 March 2025 and the taking of passengers as hostages. This reprehensible act of terrorism resulted in the
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STATEMENT BYH.E. DR. ISATA MAHOIMINISTER OF GENDER AND CHILDREN’S AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE Mr Chair, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Sierra Leone is honored to participate in this 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women and the landmark Beijing +30 review. We align ourselves with the statements delivered on behalf of
New York, 9 March 2025 – The Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs of Sierra Leone, Dr. Isata Mahoi, has arrived in New York as the head of delegation to participate in the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), taking place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10