Dakar, 14 January 2021-The Mano River Union (MRU) Secretariat and the United NationsOffice for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), organized a two-day high-level meeting inDakar, Senegal, from 13 to 14 January 2021.The objective of the meeting was to review their joint work plan (2020-2021), and assess itsstate of implementation in the context of theContinue reading UNOWAS COMMUNIQUE :MRU-UN HIGH LEVEL PLANNING MEETING TO ENHANCE PARTNERSHIP
A To-Do-List for Salone in 2021
A To-Do-List for Salone in 2021 By Dr Babatunde Ahonsi As we put a very challenging 2020 behind us, Sierra Leone like the rest of the world must seek to build forward better from the devastating socioeconomic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and prevent a major resurgence in coronavirus transmission. Getting the country back onContinue reading A To-Do-List for Salone in 2021
UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR SAYS Access to Justice for All is Critical to achieving Sierra Leone’s Development Priorities
UN Resident Coordinator (RC) in Sierra Leone Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi has said at a courtesy call on the Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards that the issue of justice is very critical in achieving the Government of Sierra Leone’s development priorities. Speaking in the Chambers of the Chief Justice, LawContinue reading UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR SAYS Access to Justice for All is Critical to achieving Sierra Leone’s Development Priorities
DEPUTY UN SCRIBE, AMINA J MOHAMMED’S REMARKS AT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL- PEACEBUULDING COMMISSION VIRTUAL MEETING ON SIERRA LEONE
Thursday 10 December 2020 I commend the Chair and all members of the Peacebuilding Commission for convening this meeting. I had the opportunity to visit Freetown last month and witnessed firsthand the investments in the Sustainable Development Goals and progress towards consolidating peace and stability. In my interactions with young people, I sensed prideContinue reading DEPUTY UN SCRIBE, AMINA J MOHAMMED’S REMARKS AT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL- PEACEBUULDING COMMISSION VIRTUAL MEETING ON SIERRA LEONE