Growth and stability around the world is in our shared interest, write UK Minister for Development Anneliese Dodds and Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance Sheku A. F. Bangura. To grow our economies and tackle the climate crisis, we must work together We are in the midst of a growth crisis which is having a devastating impact on the planet’s lowest-income countries. Growth in many of these countries has not just stalled; it has...Read More
With support from UNDP and Irish Aid, the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone through its Directorate of Business and Human Rights and Labour Relations on the 28th and 29th November 2024, facilitated a consultative engagement with 40 key stakeholders including MPs, MDAs, DHRCs, companies and CSOs on the development of a National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights at the Bombali District Council Hall in Makeni. The objectives...Read More
An international partnership launched evidence-based programs in Kailahun, Kambia, Kenema, and Kono. It led to a significant improvement in the lives of children across Sierra Leone. Children in four Sierra Leone districts are now experiencing human trafficking at a significantly lower rate than they were five years ago. This reduction is the result of a concerted effort by international organizations, in partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone and its...Read More
By: Aaron Bundu Lahai-Head of Media & Public Relations Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has suggested the setting up of a full-blown forensic laboratory to support the investigation on gender-based violence in the country. His comment came at a two-day conference on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) organized in commemoration of sixteen days of activism that started on Monday, December 2, 2024, in Freetown with the theme: “Ending Violence Against Women...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Lumley, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Saturday, November 30, 2024 – President Julius Maada Bio joined First Lady and other Stakeholders in a Solidarity Walk for Prostate Cancer Awareness today in Freetown. Addressing participants during the event, President Bio expressed gratitude to the women and youth of Sierra Leone for their unwavering support in raising awareness about prostate cancer, a condition primarily affecting men. “I want to say...Read More
