Sierra Leone

Since 2002, when Sierra Leone's conflict was officially declared over, the UNDP has worked with the Government of Sierra Leone, humanitarian and development partners to restore state authority across the country, and to help people and communities to reintegrate and rebuild their lives and livelihoods.

This has been achieved through:

• Preparation and monitoring of the National Recovery Strategy together with the establishment of District Recovery Committees to provide local guidance to the transition process

• Rehabilitation of administrative and social infrastructure damaged during the war

• Reintegration and resettlement of returning populations and ex-combatants

Move from 'Recovery phase' to 'Development'
In 2004 the Government of Sierra Leone decided that donor interventions should shift from emergency and relief, towards activities of a longer-term nature that will help to build the capacity and confidence of the country’s communities. The UNDP has integrated these concerns into its operational activities, which are split across the following programme areas below.

• Youth Engagement, Employment and Empowerment

• Arms for Development

• Sierra Leone Information Systems

• Communications

• Transition Support Team