Sierra Leone is highly exposed to a variety of climate and disaster risks. This exposure has complicated or hindered its recovery from events such as a decade-long civil war; a severe economic...
Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed earlier this month visited a UNOPS-implemented project site that’s helping communities rebuild their lives and livelihoods after the 2017 landslide...
Description of the disaster In the early hours of 14th August 2017, torrential rains caused parts of Mount Sugar Loaf, a range of hills surrounding Freetown, to slide into the Regent Village...
Executive Summary The Sierra Leone National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) is based on the recommendations of the 2016 Joint External Evaluation (JEE). The JEE is a voluntary, collaborative...
In the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) formal commitments to Accountability to Affected Populations (CAAPs) it was acknowledged that “communication with, and inclusion of, crisis-affected...
Sierra Leone launches a comprehensive five-year National Action Plan for Health Security in compliance with International Health Regulations. Freetown, 12 September 2019 – Sierra Leone is now the...
SUBMITTED BY IVAN BRUCE Evidence is clear that climate change is changing weather patterns, increasing the frequencies and intensities of extreme weather events. Unfortunately, those in the poorest...
Who suffers Most from Extreme Weather Events? Weather-related Loss Events in 2017 and 1998 to 2017 The Global Climate Risk Index 2019 analyses to what extent countries and regions have been affected...
Message from our Regional Director Despite numerous humanitarian challenges in 2017 in Africa, there were also a number of heart-warming accomplishments. A case in point, was when a local response of...
A revolution in aid: Start Network releases 2017 Annual Report Start Network, a global network of aid agencies, has today published its first annual report showcasing its collective efforts to...