Statements – Mission

14 members of Council. Including Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 voted in favor of the resolution. Regrettably, 1 member, a permanent member, voted against the resolution effectively vetoeing it. Sierra Leone’s Deputy Permanent Representative-Legal and Chargé d’Affaires, H.E Ambassador Michaela E.B Swallow delivered her Explanation of Vote After the Vote. Sierra Leone stated it’s positive vote was […]

Thank you, Mr. President. I also thank Ms. Sigrid Kaag, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Ad Interim, for her detailed and sobering briefing on the situation in the Middle East, particularly with reference to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. I also acknowledge the contribution of Dr. Feroze Sidhwa.

Today, in simultaneous elections held at the General Assembly and in the Security Council, Jordan’s Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud was elected to the International Court of Justice. He received 178 votes in the General Assembly and an absolute majority in the Security Council. This was an uncontested election and was triggered by the resignation of Judge

STATEMENT BYH.E. MR. KALILU IBRAHIM TOTANGIAMBASSADOR AND DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE / CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES a.i. Thank you, and welcome Ms. Melita Gabrič, Deputy Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia. I thank Slovenia for convening this timely Arria Formula meeting which Sierra Leone is proud to co-sponsor, noting the impact of conflict

STATEMENT BYH.E. MR. KALILU IBRAHIM TOTANGIAMBASSADOR AND DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE / CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES a.i. Thank you, Mr. President, Your Excellency Mr. George Gerapetritis, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece. I warmly welcome you to the Security Council and thank you for convening this important open debate. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General and Executive

Thank you, Mr. President, Your Excellency Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic. I warmly welcome you to the Security Council. I thank the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, for his comprehensive and insightful briefing. I also acknowledge the valuable contributions of Ms. Melina N. Travlos, President of the Union of Greek Shipowners

Mr. President, Sierra Leone thanks the Presidency for convening this important meeting at the request of the United Kingdom, the United States, and France. We also thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his sobering briefing, and we take note of the testimonies shared by Mr. Sung Eui Lee, Chief Director of the Korean War Abductees’