FREETOWN, Sierra Leone ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of SLE 158.4 million (approximately USD 6.6 million) from the Government of Sierra Leone, provided through the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), in support of the country¡¯s National School Feeding Programme.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomed a contribution from the European Union (EU) of approximately 265 million Sierra Leonean leones (€11.5 million) aimed at strengthening child nutrition and local food systems. More than 25,000 people are expected to benefit from the funding.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has received a EUR 9 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to launch a transformative three-year project aimed at reducing biodiversity loss and improving the quality of life for communities living in and around protected areas in Sierra Leone.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomes a US$ 1.2 million contribution from The OPEC Fund for International Development, to support clean cooking solutions in Â鶹ÊÓƵ-supported schools across Sierra Leone.
FREETOWN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomes a JPY 200 million (approx. US$ 1.36 million) contribution from the Government of Japan to support 28,800 primary school children in Pujehun district during the 2024-2025 school year.
FREETOWN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has received a generous contribution of US$1.4 million from the Government of Iceland to provide nutritious meals to 36,000 school children in 167 public schools in Bum, Imperri, Kpanda Kemo, Sittia, Sogbeni and Yawbeko chiefdoms, Bonthe district.
FREETOWN ¨C The Federal Republic of Germany through its Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has provided EUR 10 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) for the provision of nutritious meals to 25,300 primary school children in Karene district, northern Sierra Leone.
FREETOWN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a contribution of US$3.2 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide emergency food and development assistance to 68,000 people in Sierra Leone, where four out of five households have irregular access to safe and nutritious food.
FREETOWN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) reached 540,000 people in Sierra Leone with lifesaving and resilience building assistance last year, helping them meet their basic food and nutritional needs amidst rising levels of hunger, partly due to the economic fallout from COVID-19.
BEIJING - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of China have signed agreements to provide food assistance to vulnerable people in Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Uganda. These contributions aim to alleviate food insecurity, which has been worsened by the socio-economic effects of COVID-19.
FREETOWN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomed a contribution of JPN 250 million (US$ 2.3 million) from the Government of Japan to support primary school children in Kambia and Pujehun districts of Sierra Leone.
FREETOWN ¡ª The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomed an important contribution of 2,850 metric tonnes of rice from the Government of Sierra Leone to support the implementation of the country¡¯s national school feeding programme which is at the centre of the government¡¯s ¡°free quality education¡± initiative.
