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1. “In conclusion, the Security Council should leverage, strengthen, promote and implement legally binding and political instruments universalizing relevant legally binding instruments, such as the Firearms Protocol and the Arms Trade Treaty, as well as the implementation of politically binding instruments, such as the Programme of Action on Small Arms and the International Tracing Instrument.”

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2. “The implementation of arms control treaties and instruments can help to prevent conflict-related sexual violence by preventing the diversion and trafficking of small arms and light weapons in conflict and post-conflict zones where conflict-related sexual violence is widespread and systematic. Sierra Leone encourages Member States to implement the Programme of Action on Small Arms, the Arms Trade Treaty and other relevant instruments to minimize the risk that the transfer of arms or the illicit trafficking of weapons will enable conflict- related sexual violence, and it further recommends that the Security Council include sexual violence as a stand-alone designation criterion for targeted sanctions regimes.”

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3. “In concurrence with the Secretary-General’s report on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2023/413), Sierra Leone notes that, in countries with available data, approximately 70 to 90 per cent of incidents of conflict-related sexual violence involve small arms and light weapons and underscores the role played by the proliferation and illicit circulation of small arms in facilitating and perpetrating conflict-related sexual violence. The framework for the prevention of conflict- related sexual violence launched in 2022 identified arms control and disarmament as a key approach to preventing conflict-related sexual violence.”

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4. “We encourage Member States to remove all barriers to and ensure greater harmonization between national strategies for implementing the women and peace and security agenda and regulating small arms and light weapons. Sierra Leone welcomes resolutions 2122 (2013) and resolution 2242 (2015) calling for the full and meaningful participation of women in arms control and at all levels of decision-making and encouraging their empowerment to participate in the design and implementation of such efforts. Sierra Leone also welcomes the establishment of the Women Managing Ammunition Network under the SaferGuard programme, which is a positive development in that regard. Recent research has highlighted a strong connection between sexual violence and small arms.”

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5. “The outcome document (A/CONF.192/BMS/2022/1) of the eighth Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects stressed the highly gendered nature of small arms and light weapons and the need for the full, equal, meaningful and effective participation of women. However, in technical roles, women face significant political, policy, legal and institutional barriers. Less than half of national action plans on women and peace and security include specific actions on disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control.”

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6. “We also call on the Security Council to urge Member States, the relevant United Nations entities and intergovernmental, regional and subregional organizations, in a position to do so and where appropriate, to cooperate and share information with States that are potentially affected, as well as the relevant United Nations entities, on suspected traffickers and trafficking routes, suspect financial transactions and brokering activities for small arms or light weapons or diversions of such weapons, in order to prevent such transactions by organized criminal groups. Our efforts to control flows of small arms and light weapons play a crucial role in advancing the women and peace and security agenda.”

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7. “We want to point out with concern that the trafficking of small arms and light weapons and their criminal use are closely intertwined with armed violence and various forms of transnational organized crime and other illicit activities, in particular drug trafficking, gang criminality and the illegal mining and trafficking of natural resources. A comprehensive approach is needed to effectively address the interlinkages between the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons and transnational organized crime. Sierra Leone calls on the Council to encourage Member States to adopt integrated criminal-justice responses that support investigations and prosecutions of firearms trafficking offences, while aiming to disclose and dismantle organized crime groups and networks and recover their illicit assets.”

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8. “Fourthly, it should establish targeted sanctions regimes, including targeted arms embargoes, travel bans and assets freezes on designated individuals and entities involved in activities prohibited by Council- mandated embargoes, including the diversion, proliferation and misuse of small arms, light weapons and their ammunition, as in the case of Haiti. Finally, when the Council evaluates the possible lifting of an arms embargo, it should consider the capacity of the State concerned to prevent its existing arms and ammunition stockpile and future imports from being diverted to the illicit market.”

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9. “Secondly, it should encourage Member States to undertake due-diligence measures concerning the export of the commercially available components of weapon systems to States under Council-mandated embargoes that may be used by designated individuals and entities or armed groups in contravention of the respective embargoes. Thirdly, it should request the full cooperation of Member States, in particular those under Council- mandated arms embargoes, with the corresponding Panels of Experts, and should continue to stress the importance of allowing such Panels of Experts, whenever and wherever possible, to conduct inspections or be provided with samples of seized military equipment transferred illicitly, in contravention of the respective embargoes.”

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10. “The Council should call on Member States, the relevant United Nations entities and intergovernmental, regional and subregional organizations, in a position to do so and where appropriate, to assist in building States’ national and regional capacities. In addition, the Council should take the following actions to combat the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. First, it should encourage regional land, air and maritime cooperation, as applicable, to detect and prevent violations of Council-mandated arms embargoes and to report cases of violations to the corresponding Sanctions Committees in a timely manner.”

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11. “Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, said, “In contexts where United Nations peace operations have been mandated, illicit flows and the easy availability of arms can exacerbate and sustain conflict dynamics, render arms embargoes ineffective, endanger peacekeepers, humanitarian workers and local populations and complicate the implementation of peace agreements” (S/PV.8874, p. 2). In that vein, Sierra Leone notes the incorporation of arms-related provisions into the mandates of United Nations peace operations and emphasizes that weapons and ammunition management should continue to be integrated into the work of peace operations.”

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12. “Sierra Leone further welcomed the Council’s adoption of resolution 2616 (2021), which addresses the issue of the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and diversion of arms and related materials in violation of Council-mandated arms embargoes, as well as the Council’s commitment to considering, during the renewal of mandates, how peace operations could support national authorities in combating illicit arms flows in violation of arms embargoes. In her briefing to the Council on 6 October 2021 on the threat posed by the illicit flow of small arms in peace operations, Mrs.”

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13. “In addition, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has underscored that small arms and light weapons were the second highest cause of conflict-related civilian deaths in the reporting period, accounting for 14 per cent of such deaths. Sierra Leone calls on the Council to encourage Member States to work with United Nations country teams to integrate considerations of small arms and light weapons into their country analysis frameworks and the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework. Illicit flows of arms and ammunition, including those violating arms embargoes, remain a major concern. Sierra Leone welcomes Member States’ pledges to substantially reduce illicit arms flows as a control measure aimed at attaining Sustainable Development Goal 16.”

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14. “I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s important open debate, and I congratulate you and your delegation on your effective conduct of the Security Council’s business during the month of December. I also thank the briefers for their important contributions. The Secretary-General’s report (S/2023/823) highlights the ongoing misuse, illicit transfer and destabilizing accumulation of small arms and light weapons and their ammunition that have continued to undermine peace and security at the national, regional and global levels, derailing States from their path towards sustainable development.”

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15. “Finally, my delegation commends Secretary- General António Guterres for his sustained dedication and commitment to achieving a food-secure world, and the Government of Italy, for its leadership in hosting the first United Nations Food Systems Stocktaking Moment.”

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16. “Climate change is causing more extreme weather events, with multiple impacts, including desertification. Desertification, in turn, is making it difficult to grow food, which is contributing to food insecurity and global hunger. The imbalance in global trade and access to development finance are also major challenges that, in turn, deepen poverty and inequality in many countries. Reforming the international financial institutions, among other things, is essential to address those challenges. The international financial institutions, such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, have a major role to play in financing climate mitigation and adaptation and in supporting the Sustainable Development Goals.”

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17. “Ensuring food security everywhere should be a central issue for every Member State of the United Nations, most especially the members of the Security Council. Our actions must not lead to the disruption of food systems and the aggravation of hunger, because food insecurity produces instability, as both are intricately connected. In that vein, we urge the continued constructive engagement of all the relevant parties to secure the continuation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative — sustaining that deal is important to prevent a further increase in food prices and a worsening of the global food crisis. In conclusion, it is important to note that climate change, desertification and imbalances in global trade are interconnected challenges that the world faces today.”

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18. “Conflict remains a crucial driver of food insecurity and malnutrition and represents one of the most significant hindrances to fulfilling the right to food. Conflicts negatively affect the entire food system, exacerbate the ill-affordability of healthy diets and seriously threaten global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, including eradicating hunger and malnutrition by 2025. Although the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has indicated that rapid reduction in need is possible, it is clear that reaching those goals may be challenging to achieve, especially when countries are affected by conflicts and political instability. The world must listen, find ways to prevent and address hunger crises and advocate for greater humanitarian access to needy communities.”

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19. “According to the 2023 Global Report on Food Crises in West Africa and the Sahel and parts of Central Africa, the levels of acute food insecurity during the June to August lean season are projected to be the highest on record, driven by worsening conflict and insecurity, particularly in the central Sahel and the Lake Chad basin areas. Other instances have been characterized by increased economic shocks, including widespread inflation and currency depreciation. In view of prioritizing its food security, the Government of Sierra Leone has an eight-point plan, including increasing food production, cash-crop production and livestock production, investing in agriculture, improving governance, research in the agricultural sector and water management, and establishing at least three agri- processing zones.”

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20. “World hunger is an issue of global concern. A combination of factors, namely famine, the effects of armed conflicts, climate change and global inequalities have become leading causes of food insecurity in our world and have driven millions of people to the brink of starvation. That scenario is characterized by unprecedented numbers of people displaced by conflict, catastrophic weather events and natural disasters. Many people cannot afford enough food owing to famine or conflict. It is estimated that about 70 per cent of food insecure countries are also considered fragile.”

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21. “The delegation of Sierra Leone congratulates the United States of America on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for August and on its organization of this high-level open debate on famine and conflict- induced global food insecurity. On his recent re-election for a second term, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has committed his Government to five key priorities, with addressing food insecurity as the flagship. With the election of Sierra Leone as a non-permanent member of the Security Council for 2024 to 2025, we look forward to effectively working with other members of Council to tackle food insecurity. We we all share a fundamental responsibility to take action to create a world free from hunger, because food insecurity is both a consequence and a driver of global instability.”

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