The Development Partners Group (DPG) met today to discuss issues of common interest, including coordination, censu & programme delivery. It was also an opportunity to send off outgoing @WorldBank country Manager Abdou Muwonge, who has also served as co-chair of the DPG.
We met Dr. Abdu Muwonge, #WorldBank Country Manager, as he concludes his assignment in 🇸🇱.
We appreciated his partnership and reflected on continued collaboration in public finance, social protection, education, WASH and systems strengthening to improve outcomes for children.
The @EUinSierraLeone-funded @GlobalSpotlight in 🇸🇱 has convened its implementing partners for a two-day workshop to harmonise key messages on #VAWG & harmful practices. The workshop will also strengthen communications & advocacy materials aligned with programme outcomes.
The Great Green Wall demonstrates the power of African-led solutions.
Africa has set the direction.
Now, coordination, policy reform and investment must follow urgently and at scale.
#COP17Mongolia
🇸🇱🌍 UN agencies & partners in 🇸🇱 made strong progress this week: supporting youth rehabilitation, advancing gender equality & women's empowerment, accelerating efforts to end FGM, strengthening global partnerships, promoting breastfeeding-friendly communities & improving WASH
Deepening our understanding of major historical events can help foster greater respect and tolerance.
Sunday’s #RememberSlavery Day is an opportunity to reflect on one of the darkest chapters in human history and learn from it.
More from @UNESCO: https://t.co/bs09cMJPvx
In an effort to expand partnerships in support of 🇸🇱’s national development priorities, Res. Coord @swakana99 met with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to 🇸🇱, H.E Saud Mushabbab Al-Musa’e. Discussions focused on cooperation around #FeedSalone, inclusive financing for
The 🇺🇳 Flag was lowered to half-mast today at the 🇺🇳 House on Fourah Bay Close, Freetown, in observance of World Humanitarian Day & in honour of humanitarian personnel who have lost their lives. When lives are at risk, the people who come to help should never be targets.
Ahead of the West Africa Integration & Investment Summit in Nov this year in 🇸🇱, Dev. Partners were briefed by its Special Envoy @KYumkella, with a call by the Res Coord @swakana99 to seize the opportunity to forge stronger partnerships, mobilise greater investment
Conmemoramos hoy el Día de los #PueblosIndígenas
Las poblaciones indígenas son poco más del 5% de la población mundial y representan el 15% de las más pobres en el mundo. Apoyemos acciones para su desarrollo.
Compartimos el mensaje del Secretario General https://t.co/kpKvZ9jSRS
The 69th #ECOWAS Summit comes at a decisive moment for the region.
A moment for conviction: conviction about what Africa must secure for itself, and what it must demand from the world.
The United Nations will continue to accompany the region on this path and the future Africa defines for itself.
The conversations in the hallways and holding rooms are as, if not more important than those from the podium.
H.E Amina J. Mohammed and Alhaji Aliko Dangote and I spent several hours talking business, industry, governance and development of Africa. Together #WeAreDelivering.
The @UNICEFSL Representative @MarikoKagoshima met with H.E. Patrick McManus, Ambassador of @IrlEmbFreetown, reaffirming shared commitment to advancing children's rights.
Ireland has been a longstanding partner, supporting nutrition, education and stronger systems #foreverychild.
I have always been inspired by Nelson Mandela’s life & belief that when people stand together, nothing is impossible.
The future is in our hands
On #MandelaDay, let's carry forward Mandela’s vision of a just, inclusive, equal and peaceful world.
🇺🇳 «Nosotros, los pueblos…»
Detrás de cada uno de estos símbolos hay una misión:
🕊️ Paz.
🌍 Desarrollo sostenible.
🌳 Protección del planeta.
⚖️ Derechos humanos.
📣 Lucha contra el racismo.
Las #NacionesUnidas trabajan cada día para hacerlos realidad.
💙 #DíaDelEmoji
Como Equipo de la ONU en #ElSalvador, conversamos con el Director de @opsoms Jarbas Barbosa sobre su visita para reconocer al país por ser el primero en Centroamérica en eliminar el tracoma, principal causa infecciosa de ceguera en el mundo, y sobre los avances en salud digital.
The 🇺🇳 Country Team led by Res. Coord a.i George Ammah today received a briefing on the upcoming @ecowas_cedeao Summit from 🇸🇱’s CM, @dsengeh, during a meeting at State House. He expressed the Govt’s appreciation to the UNCT for its continued support to 🇸🇱 & the ECOWAS process.
@UN Dep Sec- Gen @AminaJMohammed arrived in Freetown yesterday to attend the @ecowas_cedeao Summit. He was received by the @MoiceComm Min @Cee_Bah &;the Res Coord a.i Dr George Armeh on her arrival .
La igualdad también se construye con condiciones para que todas las personas participen plenamente en la vida económica y social.
Apoyamos las acciones nacionales para promover la igualdad y generar evidencia para reducir las brechas que enfrentan las mujeres #ConElSalvador