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2019-08-02
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2019-11-04
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  1. “Let me conclude by saying that resolution 1325 (2000) was adopted three years before the civil war Sierra Leone was officially declared over. We therefore believe in the core tenets of that and other relevant resolutions and will continue to consolidate the gains made by ensuring the inclusive participation of all stakeholders.”

    2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

  2. “Our women will therefore continue to play critical roles in the attainment ofpeace and sustainable development. My delegation is delighted to note that much has been achieved by our individual countries, the United Nations and other relevant institutions towards the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). Our army recently recruited all-female military personnel. The recruitment of females in the police and other law enforcement agencies has also increased over the years. That, we believe, will increase female participation in peacekeeping missions around the world where we have personnel. We will continue to support the Council's call in resolution 2242 (2015) for the doubling of the number of women in the military and police contingents of United Nations peacekeeping operations.”

    2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

  3. “We believe that violence against women and girls has no place in our society and will do our utmost to intensify efforts to build prevention and response mechanisms. The official declaration of a national emergency on rape and sexual violence made by our President, His Excellency Mr. Julius Maada Bio, on 7 February, is one such major prevention mechanism, with various elements, including life imprisonment for the sexual penetration of minors and the creation of a special division for the rape and sexual penetration of minors. The role of women in peacebuilding cannot be overemphasized in our contemporary world. The Government of Sierra Leone values their contribution to nation-building, especially in peacemaking and peacebuilding initiatives.”

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  4. “We recently enacted the Sexual Offences Act 2019, which is an amendment to the Sexual Offences Act 2012, to include elements of deterrent penalties against the perpetrators of rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence. As a country that experienced a civil war, during which sexual violence was extensively and systematically used against defenceless women and girls, the issue of protection from abuse, exploitation and violence will remain a top priority on our development agenda. The Government of Sierra Leone will continue to give the issue the attention it deserves. The Parliament of Sierra Leone, for instance, adopted the women and peace and security agenda on 14 February, which is an important milestone in moving the women and peace and security agenda forward in Sierra Leone.”

    2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

  5. “Cognizant of our reporting obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), we have developed and finalized our seventh periodic report. We await its submission to the CEDAW Committee. As part of our commitment to the promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment, we have dedicated cluster 5 of our medium-term national development plan for the period 2019-2023 to empowering women, children and persons with disabilities. Sierra Leone will continue to provide the policy and legal environment for the protection of women and girls and their inclusion in decision-making, peacebuilding and development processes at all levels.”

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  6. “We were the fourth country in West Africa, the seventh in Africa and the seventeenth globally to adopt a national action plan for the full implementation of the resolution. Our first national action plan highlighted our commitment to, as well as accountability in, ensuring the security of women and girls and enhancing their direct participation in conflict prevention, resolution and peacebuilding efforts in the country. Building on those gains and in keeping with the commitment we made to UN-Women in April this year, we have developed and adopted a second-generation national action plan, which underscores the core values of the prevention of violence, protection, participation and recovery. The plan deals with issues ranging from the prevention of conflict in communities to addressing its root causes at all levels.”

    2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

  7. “Owing to time constraints, 1 will just say all protocols observed; permit me to cut the opening courtesies. That said, we will submit our detailed statement to PaperSmart. Since the adoption of the ground-breaking resolution 1325 (2000), country has remained committed to the implementation of the spirit and letter of this and other relevant resolutions, including the one that was adopted six days ago, resolution 2493 (2019). As we resume discussions today to assess the progress made so far, ahead of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), my delegation is pleased to update Member States on how far we have come on the road to implementation. Soon after the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), Sierra Leone joined Member States that were ready to take the lead in implementing that forward-looking resolution.”

    2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

  8. “Here we wish to pay tribute to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, UNICEF and the many dedicated child- protection activists around the world for their support through the mobilization of international cooperation and the provision of financial resources to enhance national efforts to protect children affected by war. We stand ready to share our views on this issue whenever the need arises.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

  9. “We further believe that Member States can also better support actions by the United Nations in support of child victims and survivors by providing adequate and predictable funding for reintegration programmes in order to enable such victims and survivors, as well as children recruited and used by parties to conflict, to benefit from the support necessary to resume their lives and to be smoothly reintegrated into their respective communities. While we agree that children can become positive agents of change, those affected by conflict should access the reintegration programmes required to recover their lives in order to enable them to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Sierra Leone cannot choose to remain silent simply because the war ended in my country 17 years ago.”

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  10. “As we commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in November this year, my delegation wishes to remind and urge Member States to treat children associated with armed conflict as victims entitled to the full protection of their rights, and, where they may have allegedly committed illegal acts, to treat them in accordance withjuvenilejustice standards as prescribed by international law. Sierra Leone believes that Member States and the Security Council can do better by strengthening accountability for perpetrators and holding them accountable for child-rights violations, including those who attack schools and hospitals, deny humanitarian access and perpetrate sexual violence against children in situations of armed conflict.”

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  11. “As we seek ways to improve efforts to protect and support children in armed conflict, we should note that the ongoing reforms at the United Nations, including budget cuts to peacekeeping and efforts to incorporate protection mandates, threaten the Organization's ability to deliver on the Security Council's children and armed conflict mandate, particularly as a result of diminished child-protection capacity in peacekeeping missions as a result of those budget cuts.”

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  12. “Additionally, a hybrid international court, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, was established to bring to book all those who bore the greatest responsibility for war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious violations. The Special Court rendered the first conviction by an international tribunal for the recruitment and use of child soldiers in armed conflict, and the Court's landmark decision on sexual slavery and forced marriage was an acknowledgement of the proscribed conduct as new crimes in international criminal jurisprudence. On social reintegration, we enacted an Education Act that led to the reform of the education sector and are currently implementing a policy of free quality education for all children in Government and Government-assisted primary and secondary schools nationwide.”

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  13. “On the measures taken to prevent, reintegrate and stop the cycles of violence, the Government of Sierra Leone, in its bid to end the hostilities, signed the aforementioned Lome Peace Agreement, which laid out a path to peace and provided for the protection of children affected by the conflict. Disarmament, demobilization and the reintegration of all ex-combatants, including all children associated with the war, into their communities through a National Committee on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration programme soon followed. To combat impunity and enhance transitional justice, a Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to look into, among other things, allegations of sexual violence.”

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  14. “Given our experience with conflict and its horrendous impact on children, we were quick to appreciate our responsibility to protect our children and to come to the realization that sustainable development cannot be achieved in post-conflict settings if prompt action is not taken to prevent such heinous crimes. As we commemorate the tenth anniversary of resolution 1882 (2009), we would like to share some of our experiences on this issue, including the challenges we had to surmount to ensure that our traumatized children could enjoy their inalienable right to live in a peaceful, congenial environment, their right to education and to adequate food and shelter, as well as their right to be heard and be protected from all forms of violence and abuse, be it in time of war or in time of peace.”

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  15. “Her appearance and contribution here today could be described as a chapter in the record of atrocities perpetrated against innocent civilians, including children. Coincidentally, three weeks ago marked the twentieth anniversary of the signing of the historic Lome Peace Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front. At the signing ceremony, the late President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah brought a young child named Memunatu, lifted her high up and dedicated the Agreement to the children of Sierra Leone. This underlines the importance of peace and reconciliation as a prerequisite for addressing the needs of children in armed conflict. Thankfully, that sad chapter in my country's history was closed some 17 years ago.”

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  16. “I wish to thank you, Madam President, for your initiative in convening this open debate of the Security Council on children and armed conflict. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his report (S/2019/509). At the same time, my delegation is saddened by the report's findings on the extent to which in 2018, children in more than 20 countries around the world suffered as a result of conflict and related violence. I am honoured to participate in this debate from the perspective of Sierra Leone and its experience of the horrendous impact of a prolonged - ll-year, to be exact 4 armed conflict on our children. This morning the Security Council heard from Ms. Mariatu Kamara, an innocent victim of that bitter and senseless rebel war.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source