Building peace and livelihoods to achieve and sustain development
A UN country plan to help position Sierra Leone on a surer path towards attaining sustainable development in the wake of COVID-19.
As we ‘come to our feet’ to respond to public health issues at the borders, key messages on Covid-19 should be reinforced, border security enhanced, adequate WASH materials positioned, and border personnel trained on standardized SOPs.
The Weapons for Development initiative - OCWAR-T project is an ECOWAS project co-funded by the EU and the GFFO, Coordinated by GIZ and implemented by UNDP in collaboration with the Sierra Leone National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons. The project is helping to foster peace, community development and social cohesion in these border communities with ripple effects across the country.
“Even in the face of several human tragedies and financial resource constraints, Sierra Leone has demonstrated resilience that defines a pathway to build on the country’s strength and minimizes vulnerabilities” UNDP Resident Representative in Sierra Leone, Dr. Samuel Doe.
A UNDP and WFP joint activity as part of the implementation of a two-year Peace Building Fund (PBF) project to mitigate localized resource-based conflicts and increase community resilience.
2020 SGS is renamed National Youth Innovation & Ambassador Awards to further recognize young people who have brought meaningful initiatives to their districts.
UNDP Sierra Leone 2018 Annual Report
In this report, we share with you some key outcomes from our work in achieveing the Sustainable Development Goals in Sierra Leone together with the Government and the poeple of Sierra Leone. These achievements are and our work in general is made possible with the generous support of our development partners/donors across the world. Thank you!
UNDP's Country Programme for Sierra Leone: 2020 to 2023
The UNDP Executive Board approved the Sierra Leone’s 4-year Country Programme Document (CPD) on the 4th September 2020. The CPD is a core strategic document that guides UNDP’s development assistance to the Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL).
The CPD will focus on enhancing the ability of state institutions to deliver services to citizens using a coordinated and sustainable approach in various areas, including democratic institutions, sustainable environment, inclusive growth and assisting in the localization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The CPD is UNDP’s contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), jointly developed with the UN Country Team (UNCT) and the Government of Sierra Leone.
The UNSDCF is the collective contribution of the UNCT to Sierra Leone’s Mid-Term National Development Plan (MT-NDP) which also guides the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sierra Leone.
At the beginning of the year 2020, UNDP launched the Country Programme for Sierra Leone. Watch the video.
Launch of Accelerator Labs, Sierra Leone
In 2019, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched 60 Accelerator Labs in an initial 78 countries as "a response to what we see happening in the UNDP's development environment. While development investments are making progress, the progress is not at a fast enough speed. These labs are teams of ethnographers, entrepreneurs, engineers, designers that we are bringing into UNDP to work with our experts on biodiversity and gender equality and poverty reduction. We are marrying a capability in social innovation with development expertise. We are hoping this creates new momentum to break through on some of the really difficult challenges, like growing inequality and climate change". Gina Lucarelli, team leader of the Accelerator Lab network at UNDP. Read more about the Lab's launch in Sierra Leone here.
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About Sierra Leone
7 million
Population
52.9%
Income poverty rate
1,529 USD
GNI per capita
0.420
Human Dev. Index
