AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHeat-Health Response: Freetown City Council launched a two-day training for frontline healthcare workers to spot, treat and manage heat-related illnesses, as extreme temperatures rise with rapid urbanisation and climate change. Regional Security & Environment: Sierra Leone’s RSLAF and police began a major clean-up in Lungi ahead of the ECOWAS Summit, clearing refuse, overgrown vegetation and drainage systems around key sites. ECOWAS Summit Prep: The UN Country Team met Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister to coordinate on ECOWAS Mid-Year Summit preparations, while the ECOWAS Administration and Finance Committee opened in Freetown to tackle governance and financial issues for the bloc. Health Capacity Building: Sierra Leone and China inaugurated a Nursing Training Center to strengthen the national health workforce through structured nurse training and skills transfer. Water & Sanitation Monitoring: A German NGO monitoring mission assessed climate-resilient farming, school gardens, water and sanitation upgrades, and solar reliability across Kailahun, Kenema, Bo and Pujehun. Wildlife & Biodiversity: Tacugama’s work to conserve Sierra Leone’s western chimpanzees highlights urgent pressures on local wildlife. Human Rights Online: Authorities urged the public to stop sharing a viral alleged child abuse video, warning reposts deepen trauma and may break child protection laws.
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