Welcome to UNDP Sierra Leone
The
United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP)
is the UN’s
global development network, advocating for change and connecting
countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a
better life. Working in partnership with the Government, development
partners, donors, I/NGOS and civil society organizations, the country
programme has shifted from short-term stabilization measures to
transformative initiatives to consolidate peace and make a transition to
long term development objectives within the framework of the
Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). UNDP has had a presence in Sierra Leone
since 1965.
The Mission Statement for UNDP Sierra Leone is to be the choice
development partner to country, contributing to good governance, peace
and prosperity.
Enhanced Peace Consolidation and Long Term Development Through a United
Nations Joint Vision
Since 2009, UNDP
has joined in a combined UN strategy to enhance the impact of the United
Nation’s contribution to development in Sierra Leone. The
United
Nations Joint Vision for Sierra Leone combines the efforts and
resources of the
United Nations
Integrated Peacebuilding Mission in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) with
UN agencies in country, as part of the
international community’s efforts, to consolidate peace and promote
sustainable development in Sierra Leone. The Joint Vision aligns United
Nations assistance with the priorities of the Government of Sierra
Leone’s (GoSL) second Poverty Reduction Strategy (An
Agenda for Change).
UNDP works
in the following thematic areas in Sierra Leone:
Democratic
Governance
Following a move to a peace
consolidation and a long-term development phase in Sierra Leone, UNDP’s
Democratic Governance’s interventions are aligned to critical areas of
governance that supports capacity development at leadership level in
order to drive the delivery of results and internal reform. Promoting
democracy and strengthening good governance are also central to the
transition to longer term development. People’s access to justice
remains a critical building block of democratic society and contributes
to the consolidation of peace in a post conflict society
Economic Development
The overall objective of the
Economic Development Unit is to assist Sierra Leone with policy support,
capacity development and technical assistance aimed at fostering robust,
equitable growth and well-managed development processes to attain the
MDGs.
Recovery for Development
and Crisis Prevention
This unit focuses on decentralized
governance, peace building and reconciliation, youth employment and
preventative development in order to deepen sustainable democratic
development as well as enhancing security and stability.
Sierra Leone
