In his quest to salvage the nation from the grips of unemployment and poverty, President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has again launched the National Social Protection Strategy and Implementation Plan and the social safety Net Program to support extremely poor… Read More ›
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FAMBUL TOK Organizes Community Consultations For Ebola Activities
By Solomon Yarjoh After cessation of hostilities and declaration of the end of Sierra Leones’s civil war, it was evident that many organizations implemented community projects in various parts of the country. With millions of dollars offered by international donors… Read More ›
Measures To Curb Uncontrolled Teenage Sex
STATEMENT AT THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE MOHS-SAVE THE CHILDREN “NO SEX FOR GRADE” CAMPAIGN HELD AT THE ATLANTIC HALL, NATIONAL STADIUM IN FREETOWN Chairperson, representatives from MOHS, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children’s Adfai8rs, other… Read More ›
Sexual Violence Being Used As A “Tactic Of Terror” To Target Religious And Ethnic Minorities : Zainab Bangura
Interview with Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. UN Photo/Amanda Voisar – Sexual violence is being used as a… Read More ›
Amazonian tribes unite to demand Brazil stop hydroelectric dams
Four Amazonian tribes have joined forces to oppose the construction of hydroelectric dams in their territory as the Brazilian government ramps up efforts to exploit the power of rivers in the world’s biggest forest. The Munduruku, Apiaká, Kayabi and Rikbaktsa… Read More ›
Humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic: lack of funding threatens the free-access to healthcare
27 APRIL, 2015 ¦ BANGUI – A drastic shortage in funding is jeopardizing free access to health care services being provided by the World Health Organization and partners in the Central African Republic for hundreds of thousands of people. The… Read More ›
WHO sending in more medical supplies and assisting the arrival of foreign medical team support for earthquake-ravaged Nepal
NEW DELHI ¦ GENEVA ¦ 27 APRIL 2015 – WHO is surging additional medical supplies and health workers into the earthquake-affected region to help the Government of Nepal provide rapid medical assistance to the thousands who have been injured in… Read More ›
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