President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has reassured women in the Security Sector that his government has taken key steps in addressing issues on women’s empowerment. President Koroma made the assertion while addressing a meeting held with women in the security sector, and acknowledged issues raised by the organization. He said government is mainstreaming to indicate the highest level of political will and commitment towards women’s empowerment` observing that government has made more efforts on empowering women and will continue in that direction. President Koroma told them that the relevant ministries will look into the concerns raised in various sectors, reiterating... Continue Reading
……as new UN Women Executive Director :By Dennis Kabatto – The swearing of former South Africa’s Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka as the new executive director of United Nations Entity for Gender and Women’s Empowerment (UN Women) was presided by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon at a ceremony Monday at the UN Headquarters in New York. Ms Mlambo-Ngcuka pledged to exercise in all loyalty, discretion, conscience and functions entrusted to her as an international civil servant of the UN to discharge her duties and regulate her conduct in line with the UN. She also pledged not to seek or accept instructions... Continue Reading
…Stakeholders Ready to Fight Corruption in Water Sector – By: WASH R&E Network – The week-long Regional Water Integrity Capacity building Training Program in Sub-Saharan Africa has ended in the Liberian Capital, Monrovia with stakeholders pledging their preparedness to fight corruption in the Water Sector. Conclusive issues among other things, stressed the need for the extensive dissemination of information on water integrity, operationalize sector policy, including providing coordination for water supply and sanitation activities. The participants pledged to ensuring best practices in how their respective governments funds are expended, advocate for governments adherence from state agencies and punishment for violators.... Continue Reading
By Dennis Kabatto – The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is doing a great job, as far as achieving development goals, strengthening governance institutions and creating an environment conducive to involving the private sector, that is according to the UN. NEPAD is doing such a good work that it gained an overwhelming confidence of the UN General Assembly to adopt a resolution with absolutely no objection or opposition whatsoever in support of its endeavors for continued progress in Africa. The comprehensive resolution titled “NEPAD: progress in implementation and international support” was adopted Thursday during the 94th plenary meeting of... Continue Reading
President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Tuesday 13th August called on the public to assist the police in going about their day-to-day functions as protectors of life and property. He made this statement at State House during the presentation ceremony of the 2012 Human Rights Report by the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) entitled the ‘State of Human Rights in Sierra Leone’. President Koroma also noted that though there were challenges highlighted by the HRCSL in its 2012 report, government was happy that the Commission’s overall assessment of the human rights situation in the country was satisfactory taking... Continue Reading
