BY H.E. AMARA. S.M. SOWA CHARGE D’AFFAIRES A.I./DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Thank you, Mr. President. I thank Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), and Mr. Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the IRMCT for briefing the Council as part of the fifth review of the progress of the work of the […]
By H.E. Amara SowaCharge D’affaires A.I.Ambassador & Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, Sierra Leone would like to thank the United States for the initiative to work on this resolution. We further acknowledge and support ongoing diplomatic efforts spearheaded by Qatar, Egypt and the United States aimed at achieving a deal that will bring about tangible results
BY H.E. AMARA. S.M. SOWACHARGE D’AFFAIRES A.I.DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Mr. President, Sierra Leone welcomes the adoption of the resolution, which reaffirms the United Nations’ commitment to fight against terrorism and terrorist acts, especially those committed by ISIL/Da’esh, Al-Qaida, and their affiliates. We voted in support of the resolution to renew the 1267 sanction regime mandate because of
BYMR. ALAN E. GEORGEMINISTER COUNSELLOR/POLITICAL COORDINATOR Mr. President, Sierra Leone takes this first opportunity to congratulate, You, and the Republic of Korea on assuming the presidency of the United Nations Security Council. I assure you, on behalf of the delegation of Sierra Leone, of our support. In a similar light, we commend and congratulate Mozambique
BY H.E. MR. AMARA S. M. SOWACHARGE D’AFFAIRES A.I./ DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Mr. President, I thank you for convening this open briefing on the critical issue of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. Let me also thank the Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Mr. Mohammed Khaled Khiari for his briefing. Sierra Leone thanks France,
Mr. President I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+ members, namely, Guyana, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and my own country, Algeria. The A3+ welcomes the unanimous adoption of the resolution before us today, charting a new course for the United Nations presence and engagement in Iraq. This demonstrates the Security Council’s
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BY H.E. Mr Amar Bendjama, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Algeria TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Dear colleagues, I have the honour to deliver this explanation of vote on behalf of the A3+, namely Algeria, Guiana, Sierra Leone and my own country, Mozambique. Colleagues, Sanctions are a very important and powerful tool of the Security Council. They
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STATEMENT BYAMBASSADOR AMARA SHEIKH MOHAMED SOWACHARGE D’AFFAIRES AND DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Mr. President, I thank you for convening this important briefing. I thank UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi for his sobering update on the global situation for refugees and displaced people. Armed conflicts, socio-economic insecurity, and climate change disasters continue to impact on the lives
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BYMR. ALAN E. GEORGE MINISTER COUNSELLOR/ POLITICAL COORDINATOR Mr./Madam Chair I thank you for convening this meeting and we thank the United Kingdom for continued attention to the situation in Myanmar. We also thank UNICEF Director of Emergency Operations Lucia Elmi for the comprehensive update on the situation in Myanmar. Mr./Madam Chair Sierra Leone remains deeply
BYH.E. MR. AMARA SOWA/ CDA a.i.AMBASSADOR AND DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE Mr. President, Thank you for convening this meeting. I thank Mr. Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing and valuable insights on the protracted conflict in the Occupied Palestine Territory (OTP), and in
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