UN General Assembly
1994

Government towards the full restoration of democracy in Sierra Leone by the end of 1995. Let me assure this Assembly that the Government of the National Provisional Ruling Council remains fully committed to the transition programme, which continues to be on course. We look forward to the cooperation and assistance of the international community in enabling us to realize the programme’s objectives. Allow me at this point to recall the adoption by the General Assembly last year of resolution 48/196, entitled “International assistance to Sierra Leone”, and our continued expectation for the full implementation of its provisions. We are appreciative of the assistance extended to Sierra Leone so far by the international community, especially in the humanitarian field, and look forward to its continuation and increase in the future. Yet, as promising as the nation’s prospects are, it should not be forgotten that we are engaged in a rebel war whose origins are inextricably linked to the Liberian conflict, and whose consequences are still visible in the large number of refugees and internally displaced Sierra