Ahead of Sierra Leone elections, UN Peacebuilding Commission pledges continued support
In calling for "peaceful and impartial" elections on Saturday in Sierra Leone, the component of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission that deals with the West African country pledged continued support for the Government…
Sierra Leone elections are a ‘turning point’ for the country, says UN envoy
As Sierra Leone heads towards its third national elections since the end of its civil war, the top United Nations envoy in the West African country today urged voters to refrain from election-related violence, noting that the…
Ban lauds peaceful conduct of polls and high voter turnout
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday congratulated the people of Sierra Leone for the peaceful and orderly elections held yesterday, the first to be run entirely by the Government since the end of the West African nation's…
Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
New York - The Secretary-General congratulates the people of Sierra Leone for the peaceful and largely orderly elections held yesterday. The high voter turnout and the remarkable calm displayed by the country's citizens as…
Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General congratulates President Ernest Bai Koroma and the people and institutions of Sierra Leone on the successful and peaceful elections held on 17 November 2012, which clearly demonstrated the people's strong…
Statement by the President of the Security Council
At the 6876th meeting of the Security Council, held on 30 November 2012, in connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled “The situation in Sierra Leone”, the President of the Security Council made the…
ERSG Commends Civil Society Organizations for Their Role in Ensuring Peaceful Elections
The Executive Representative of the Secretary General congratulates the Civil Society Platform in Sierra Leone on their role in ensuring peaceful and non-violent elections, before during and after 2012, elections which also…
Hon. Moijue Kaikai, Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs in Sierra Leone.
UN Women
Women's Situation Room in Sierra Leone Officially Closes Electoral Activities
"We will always remember the telephone number 711..." says Moijue KaiKai, Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs in Sierra Leone of Women's Situation Room.
ERSG award certificates to the Artists for Peace for their role in ensuring peaceful 2012 elections
The Executive Representative of the secretary General invited Artists for Peace to congratulate them for the role they played in ensuring peaceful and non-violent elections in November 2012 through music, dance and comedy.
Sierra Leone can become a beacon of what is possible Madam Cherie Blair on International Women's Day
Wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, leading lawyer and committed campaigner for women's rights, Madam Cherie Blair has advised the Government of Sierra Leone to speedily take heed of the women's call for the…
"Violence against women is violence against the state" President Ernest Bai Koroma assured the women
As the women of Sierra Leone stood side by side in solidarity towards achieving gender equality and women's empowerment, H. E. Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma was standing right beside them, encouraging them to press on, saying "I will…
Sierra Leone Women Parliamentarians Call for Legal Reforms to Enhance Gender Equality
Because of the multiple constitutional, traditional and religious barriers that female political aspirants and candidates encounter when running for public offices in Sierra Leone, the women parliamentarians have called for a…