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Sierra Leone, as Security Council president, lays out November program with focus on climate, food security, small arms and youth inclusion
Summary
Ambassador Michael Imran Kanu, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and president of the Security Council for November 2025, presented the Council's adopted program of work for the month and identified four priorities: conflict-related food insecurity, climate-related security risks, proliferation of small arms and light weapons, and youth inclusion in peace and security decision-making.
Ambassador Michael Imran Kanu, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and president of the Security Council for November 2025, told reporters that the Council's program of work "has been adopted this morning" and that the presidency will concentrate on four interlinked challenges: conflict-related food insecurity, climate-related security risk, the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, and the inclusion of young people in peace and security decision making.
Sonia Karim, deputy political coordinator for Sierra Leone's permanent mission, opened the briefing and asked journalists to identify themselves before asking questions. "My name is Sonia Karim, and I am the deputy political coordinator for the permanent mission of Sierra Leone to the UN," she said.
Why it matters: the monthly program sets which country-specific and thematic issues the Council will formally take up, including debates and briefings that can shape UN system priorities and…
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