June 19, 2023
Sierra Leone: UN Security Council Seat - Sierra Leone's Fate to Be Decided Today
The fate of Sierra Leone to secure a seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council will today be decided by member states at the United Nations… Read more »
May 20, 2023
Sierra Leone: Meet Amy Pope - First Ever Female Director General of IOM Elect
On Monday 15 May 2023, the Member States of the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Migration Agency, elected Ms. Amy E. Pope as its next Director General… Read more »
May 10, 2023
Sierra Leone: UN Family Mourns Former Resident Coordinator, Sunil Saigal,
"It is with great sadness that we received the news of the passing of my predecessor, the former UN Resident Coordinator (RC) to Sierra Leone, Mr. Sunil Saigal," a statement from… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Sierra Leone: FSRP,WFP Sign MOU to Strengthen School Feeding Programme in Three Districts
The Food Systems Resilience Programme (FSRP) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) on Thursday,2nd March, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the… Read more »
February 08, 2023
Sierra Leone: UNFPA, Unicef - World Will Miss Target of Ending FGM By 2030
In a Joint Statement, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell have on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Sierra Leone: UNOPS Holds Possibilities Forum
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), has ended a two-day Possibilities Forum at the Sierra Palm Resort, Lumley, Freetown. The forum took place on the 23rd and… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Sierra Leone: As 2023 Elections Draws Near UN Resident Coordinator Calls On Youth to Put Sierra Leone First
Delivering the keynote remarks yesterday at the start of a three-day training on negotiation and consensus building for political youth leaders at the Sierra Bay Hotel in Freetown,… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Sierra Leone: Financial Secretary Elected Member of the ICC Committee On Budget and Finance
During the eight plenary meeting of the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court held on 9th December 2022 at the World Forum Centre, in the Hague (the… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Sierra Leone: UNFPA Reviews Programs With Implementing Partners
UNFPA has on Thursday, September 1st held a midyear meeting with implementing partners to review its programs in Sierra Leone. Read more »
August 23, 2022
Sierra Leone: UNFPA Representative, Chargé d'Affairs of Embassy of China Tour Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment Health Facilities
UNFPA Representative, Ms. Nadia Rasheed and the Chargé d'Affairs of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Li Xiaoyong, on Friday 19 August, visited the King… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: Covid-19 Deaths in Africa to Fall By Nearly 94 Percent in 2022 - WHO
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the African Region are expected to decline by almost 94% in 2022 compared to 2021 which was the deadliest year of the pandemic, according to a… Read more »
June 01, 2022
Sierra Leone: EU, ILO Technical Committee Discuss Implementation of 'Opportunity Salone Programme'
Technical Project Advisory Committee comprising the European Union (EU) International Labour Organization(ILO) and the Government of Sierra Leone, on May 30, held it second meeting… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Africa: UN Supports Salone's Hosting of Premier Africa Conference On Sexual And Health Rights
United Nations Resident Coordinator (RC) Babatunde Ahonsi last Wednesday disclosed that ahead of the 10th Africa Conference on Sexual and Health Rights to be hosted in Sierra Leone… Read more »
May 17, 2022
Sierra Leone: UN Agencies Lead Fight Against Terrorism
More than 70 representatives from border law enforcement, security, and civil aviation agencies from 17 West African countries met this week in Freetown for the First Meeting of… Read more »
May 10, 2022
Sierra Leone: President Bio Launches Bid for UN Security Council Seat
President Julius Maada Bio has yesterday launched the bid to present Sierra Leone's candidature for a seat in the Non-Permanent Category of the United Nations Security Council… Read more »