Welcome to UNDP Sierra Leone

Marta visits 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.