Politics & Law

Sierra Leone backs UN resolution calling on Israel to end occupation of Palestinian territories

Murtala Mohamed: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 September: Sierra Leone, one of 124 United Nations member states, voted against the Israeli Occupation of Palestinian territories in a Wednesday UN resolution described as “historic” by Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour. The resolution demands that Israel end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within [Read More]

In Focus

New Generation Equality accountability report reveals record-breaking $50 billion in gender equality commitments

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 September 2024: UN Women has launched the “Generation Equality accountability report 2024”, which uncovers significant progress on the commitments made by this multi-stakeholder initiative since its inception in 2021. The report launches as world leaders explore solutions to intertwined global challenges at the Summit of the Future in New [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone’s President Bio and Ireland’s Prime Minister co-chair dialogue on  UN Summit of the future

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 September 2024: Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio and Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris co-chaired an interactive dialogue on “Enhancing Multilateralism for International Peace and Security” at the “United Nations Summit of the Future”. According to State House report from Freetown, the “session focused on addressing [Read More]

Economy & Business

OECD report on international biodiversity finance shows progress but also raises concerns

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2024: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) last week released its annual report of the main trends in international biodiversity finance. The report measures contributions towards the finance target 19(a) of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which calls for developed countries to [Read More]

Politics & Law

How united is The United Nations?

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2024: The United Nations, with a current membership of 193 was established in 1945. After the United Nations’ Charter was ratified by its main proponents China, France, The United Kingdom, The United States and other signatories at the San Francisco Conference, the organisation [Read More]