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UNDP launches Journalist of the Year Award at SLAJ Annual General Meeting

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Government of Sierra Leone initiates a tree planting intervention in Western Area Peninsula National Park with GEF support.

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has commerce a tree-planting initiative in the Western Area Peninsula National Park under the Sustainable and Integrated Landscape Management of the Western Area Peninsula project funded by the Global Environment Facility.

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UNDP Sierra Leone supports the launch of the Country’s first-ever National Security Policy and Strategy

UNDP in Sierra Leone has supported the official launch and nationwide media dissemination of the country's first-ever National Security Policy and Strategy by His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio.

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Meet Emmanuel Lahai, Sierra Leone's young tech innovator connecting buyers and sellers.

Technology is providing an opportunity for young people to be entrepreneurs, solving society’s challenges, and creating jobs for themselves and their peers. Meet Emmanuel Lahai, the 25-year-old CEO of SEND Me Sierra Leone, a young entrepreneur exploring Sierra Leone's digital economy space.

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Multidimensional Poverty Index in Sierra Leone

This report presents the second official National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for Sierra Leone and computes changes over time between 2017 and 2019, following the first Sierra Leone MPI Report produced in 2019.

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Since 1965, UNDP has been actively engaged in Sierra Leone, collaborating closely with the Government, civil society, and local communities. Our efforts have centered on promoting Sustainable Growth, Inclusive and Democratic Governance, Climate Change, and Environmental initiatives.