AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHealth Security: Sierra Leone launched its first Advanced Field Epidemiology Training Programme (Advanced FETP), aiming to build a stronger disease surveillance and outbreak response workforce for emerging and re-emerging threats. Gender & Harmful Practices: Sierra Leone is developing a national operationalisation plan to implement the African Union Accountability Framework to end FGM and child, early and forced marriage, with UNFPA and partners supporting monitoring and institutional accountability. Climate & Coastal Resilience: Wetlands International launched Mangrove Capital Africa Phase IV in Freetown, pushing mangrove restoration across Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone and strengthening cross-border wetland protection. Urban Climate Risk: SLURC is co-designing climate-resilient land-use planning with residents of Pamoronko, bringing informal settlements into decisions that affect vulnerability and livelihoods. Governance & Land: Preparations for Sierra Leone’s 2026 National Paramount Chiefs Conference will tackle revenue, land governance, conflict prevention and environmental sustainability. Public Data Readiness: International monitors observed a mock population and housing census in Kenema to test field procedures ahead of the December 2026 enumeration. Women’s Political Leadership: Sierra Leone’s Gender Minister and ECOWAS leaders are calling for stronger women’s participation in decision-making across West Africa.
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