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Statement by Ambassador Trishala Persaud, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. at the Permanent Mission, on behalf of the Informal Co-focal Points on Conflict and Hunger, at the UNSC briefing on the POC in Armed Conflict: IPC Famine Review Committee report on The Sudan

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Mr. President,

I deliver this statement on behalf of the informal co-focal points on conflict and hunger to the Security Council, Slovenia and my country, Guyana.

We thank OCHA Director of Operations and Advocacy, Edem Wosornu and FAO Deputy Director-General, Beth Bechdol, for their briefings.

Mr. President,

A3+ statement by H.E. Ambassador Michael Kanu, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the UN, at the UNSC briefing on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: IPC Famine Review Committee report on The Sudan

Mr. President,

1. I have the honor to deliver this Statement on behalf of the A3+ members, namely Algeria, Guyana, Somalia, and my own country Sierra Leone.

2. We thank the Presidency for scheduling this important meeting at the request of the United Kingdom, Guyana, and Slovenia with support from Denmark and Sierra Leone, to discuss the deeply disturbing report on famine in the Sudan, a direct consequence of the conflict in the country.

Statement delivered by Ambassador Trishala Persaud, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Guyana to the United Nations, at the meeting of the UNSC on the "Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question"

Thank you, Mr. President,

As this is the first formal meeting for the month, I take this opportunity to congratulate Algeria on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and welcome the newly elected members – Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia. I also commend the United States for its able leadership of the Council in December and extend best wishes to Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland who just concluded their terms.

Statement delivered by His Excellency Michael Kanu, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, on behalf of the members of the A3+, at the United Nations Security Council briefing on Yemen

Madam President,

1. I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+ members, namely, Algeria, Guyana, Mozambique, and my own country Sierra Leone.

2. We thank Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Khaled Khiari for his valuable briefing on the developing situation in the Middle East. We take note of the contribution of Mr. Michael Knights

Explanation of vote by H.E. Ambassador Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the UN, on behalf of the A3+ members at the UNSC adoption of the draft resolution on the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM)

Thank You Madam President,

I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+, namely Guyana, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and my own country Algeria.

At the outset, we wish to thank the Penholder, the United Kingdom, for its extensive efforts to reach a compromise on this important draft.

We welcome the presence of the Permanent Representatives of Somalia and Ethiopia to this meeting.

Today’s resolution marks an important milestone in Somalia’s pathway in consolidating state-building and stability.

Statement delivered by Ambassador Trishala Persaud, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to the United Nations, during the UNSC briefing on Threats to International Peace and Security (Weapons Transfers to Ukraine)

Thank you, President,

I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for the important updates provided.

Today’s meeting comes on the heels of alarming reports of further escalations in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Media reports this morning of a missile strike that damaged six foreign diplomatic missions in Kyiv and killed at least one individual are deeply distressing. Guyana maintains that any attack directed against a diplomatic facility is unacceptable.

Statement delivered by H.E. Michael Kanu, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+, at the United Nations Security Council briefing on the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS)

President,

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+ members, namely, Algeria, Guyana, Mozambique and my country, Sierra Leone.

We thank Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) for his comprehensive and valuable briefing.

We take note of the contribution of Ms. Levinia Addae-Mensah, Executive Director, West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP).

Explanation of position delivered on behalf of the A3+ by H.E. Pedro Comissario Afonso, Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations, following the adoption of the draft resolution on MONUSCO

Madam President,

I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3+ Member States, namely Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone and my own country, Mozambique.

Let me begin by expressing appreciation to Sierra Leone and France for their leadership in steering the discussion on this resolution that has just been adopted.

Madam President,

Statement by Her Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to the United Nations at the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution on Children and Armed Conflict

President,

Guyana welcomes the adoption of the resolution on “Ensuring Sustainable Child Protection Capacity including during UN Peace Operation Transitions” which we were pleased to vote for and cosponsor. I thank the delegation of Malta for this valuable initiative that places child protection at the heart of peace operations.

Statement delivered by His Excellency Ambassador Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+ members, during the briefing of the Security Council on the situation in Sudan

Thank You President,

I have the honor to deliver this Statement on behalf of the A3+ members, namely Guyana, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and my own country Algeria.

We wish to thank the US Presidency for scheduling this important meeting to discuss the deeply concerning situation in Sudan.

We convey our thanks to USG Tom Fletcher for giving us deep insight into the humanitarian situation on the ground.

We listened carefully to the remarks made by Ms. Shayna Lewis and Mr. Saad Bahr El Din.