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Sierra Leone: United Nations (UN) reiterates commitment to supporting peaceful, inclusive & credible 2023 elections

Young people in democratic processes & allowing them to participate, safely & constructively, in politics are core aspects of any effort to sustain democracy

United Nations Resident Coordinator (RC) Mr Babatunde Ahonsi today reiterated the UN’s commitment to supporting national institutions and the people of Sierra Leone in conducting peaceful, inclusive, and credible elections later in June this year. In his remarks at the start of a three-day training organized by UNDP and the…

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UN Resident Coordinator discusses Culture & Tourism with Minister Pratt

Underscored the importance of tourism in achieving Sierra Leone’s development priorities

Mr Ahonsi expressed concern over the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism industry UN Resident Coordinator Babatunde Ahonsi, at a meeting on Tuesday with the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs Ms Memunatu Pratt, underscored the importance of tourism in achieving Sierra Leone’s development priorities. The two met at…

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Sierra Leonean youth chart the way forward on food systems innovation on International Youth Day 2021

A series of youth-led dialogues focused on the theme “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health,” were held

Global food systems, across regions and countries, are not working enough for everyone. With young people comprising two-thirds of the country’s population, Sierra Leone joined the rest of the world in a weeklong celebration of International Youth Day (IYD) 2021.  A series of youth-led dialogues focused on the theme “Transforming…

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UN to Support Gender Mainstreaming in Government Ministries

The multi-stakeholder partnership for Gender Mainstreaming in Government Ministries aims to advance the rights of women and girls and to accelerate gender equality in Sierra Leone

We can do better when do it together. On Friday the 30th of July, the UN in Sierra Leone signed an MOU with the Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs to support mainstreaming gender in Government Ministries. The multi-stakeholder partnership for Gender Mainstreaming in Government Ministries (GiM) aims to advance…