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October 2014

Freetown, Oct. 28, 014 (MOHS) - The National Coordinator of the newly established National Ebola Response Centre (NERC), Rtd. Major Paolo Conteh (in photo) has called for concerted efforts in the fight to contain the

The 117 Ebola emergency call center has come under serious public criticism over what it perceives as ineffectiveness of the center. The impression one gets listening to the complaints is that it’s the call center

Open Debate on “Structural Prevention of Conflicts in Africa: Reinvigorating Fragile States” held on Monday 27th October 2014 (Photo: Amb Osman Keh Kamara) Madam Chairperson, My delegation congratulates you and the Peace and Security Council for organizing this

Despite the ravaging effects of the Ebola pandemic in Sierra Leone, the ACC still continues to play its supervisory role aimed at enhancing the delivery of much needed services by key MDAs. On Tuesday the

Addis Ababa, 28 October 2014 - I am pleased to be here with the African Union Commission to discuss an issue of national, regional and global concerns to us all -- the world’s response to

Tuesday 28 October 2014, Small Conference Room 3 AU Conference Centre Excellency, the UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki MoonExcellency, President of the World Bank Dr. Jim Yong KimRepresentatives from the EU Commission, the African Development Bank,

Sierra Leone's Ambassador to South Korea, His Excellency Omrie Michael Golley is presently attending an International Telecommunications Union Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan, Korea, representing Sierra Leone's Minister of Information and Communication, Hon. alpha Kanu. The

Accra, Ghana (26 October 2014) – The Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Anthony Banbury, has completed his latest series of consultations with the Presidents of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra

Opposition Party National Secretary General Mr. Sulaiman Banja Tejan-Sie led a high level SLPP Diaspora delegation to the British Foreign Office and Houses of Parliament, winning assurances from the UK Government of more action to

His Excellency, President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma’s envoy to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has said that Sierra Leone attaches great importance to its brotherly and friendly ties with the Kingdom; as the two countries

The Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) Brima Abdulai Sheriff on Thursday 23rd October presented the annual report on the state of human rights in Sierra Leone to President Koroma at

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has awarded discharged certificates to 45 Ebola survivors at the Hastings Ebola Treatment Centre at Hastings. Deputy Health Minister II, Madam Madina Rahman presenting certificate to one of the

Freetown, Oct. 23, 014 (MOHS) - A local Non-governmental   humanitarian organisation, Young Professionals has donated food and non-food items to 45 survivors discharged at the Hastings Ebola Treatment Centre.  (Photo:Lawyer Brima Kargbo making the donation

The relentless diplomatic lobbying by Ambassador Ibrahim Sorie in his countries of accreditation (Belgium, Netherland, France, Greece, Luxembourg and The Vatican) since the outbreak of the Ebola pandemic in Sierra Leone, continue to yield positive

The former head of State and SLPP Presidential Candidate for 2012 elections has told hundreds of Sierra Leoneans in London that the country cannot just confine women in the kitchen. Speaking at a luncheon sale event