His Excellency Rtd. Brg. Dr. Julius Maada Bio warmly welcomes the excellent news of Sierra Leone’s 🇸🇱 election to the @UN Economic and Social Council for the 2026–2028 term, with 186 votes. Sierra Leone will transition from the UN Security Council to ECOSOC reaffirming our enduring commitment to the UN and the advancement of its […]
& the Protection of Civilians Today, the Security Council convenes for an Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians. Denmark, France, Guyana, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and my own country Greece, stand before you today to reflect on the protection of civilians in the light of the pressing
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I am honored to deliver this statement on behalf of . delegations committed to upholding international humanitarian law and protecting civilians in armed conflict. This year, civilians in armed conflicts continue to live under unthinkable conditions of constant danger, insecurity and suffering. The United Nations recorded at least 36.000 civilian deaths in 14 armed conflicts
Statement by Denmark and Sierra Leone ICC Co-Focal Points in the UNSC Stakeout to the Press The situation in Libya (ICC referral pursuant to resolution 1970) 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,
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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. At the outset, the A3+ warmly welcomes the presence of His Excellency Mr. Assaad Al-Shabani, the Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Your participation, Mr. Al-Shabani, is a
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Women, Peace and Security Joint Statement on the Situation in Haiti 21 April 2025 – Delivered by France We, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, the United Kingdom and my own country France – also signatories of the Shared Commitments on Women, Peace and Security – express our unwavering support
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4 April 2025 The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to those affected by the earthquake that struck central Myanmar on 28 March 2025, and also impacted neighbouring countries especially Thailand, resulting in significant loss of life, injuries, and widespread destruction. They stressed their solidarity with the peoples of Myanmar,
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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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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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The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President FU Cong (China): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated on 11 February against the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) near the village of Zobassinda on the Ndele- Akursoubak
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