Water & Sanitation Reform: SALWACO unveiled a new “SERVICE” branding strategy to push more reliable, safe, affordable water and sanitation, with a stronger customer focus and equity in access. Water Infrastructure: Sierra Leone’s Water Resources ministry is exploring a partnership with Egypt’s METIPRO to modernise water systems, including possible seawater desalination for the Western Area and future work around the Rokel River Basin. Development Coordination: Catholic Relief Services launched a digital Coordination and Visualization Platform to map projects, reduce duplication, and improve monitoring and planning across Sierra Leone. Fragility & Resilience Funding: ECOWAS’s Regional Fund for Stabilisation and Development sent a technical mission to identify where targeted support can strengthen community resilience and address drivers of fragility. Aquaculture & Food Security: Agro Fish Farm SL Ltd gained international attention after CEO Aminata Kandeh represented Sierra Leone at the U.S.-Africa Commercial Partnership forum, highlighting sustainable aquaculture’s role in jobs and food security. Early Childhood Nutrition: Vice President Juldeh Jalloh urged bigger investment in maternal and child nutrition, stressing the first 1,000 days as key to long-term resilience. Regional Climate Justice: Vanuatu’s push for the International Court of Justice to clarify governments’ climate-change obligations gained major support, a move that could shape how climate harm is treated in law.