The below reports are prepared by the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) and are presented to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) at its bi-annual meeting.
The reports provide an assessment of the efforts of the Palestinian Government toward state-building and an update on the situation on the ground.
The Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) serves as the principal policy-level coordination mechanism for development assistance to the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). The AHLC is chaired by Norway and co-sponsored by the EU and the US. In addition, the United Nations participates together with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The AHLC seeks to promote dialogue between donors, the Palestinian Authority and the Government of Israel. The full report to the AHLC prepared by the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process is attached to this release and includes an executive summary of its main conclusions.
- Publications and Reports 01
Sierra Leone: Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding Assessment 2010, UNEP
The Sierra Leone Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding Assessment examines how environmental governance and natural resource management will play a vital role in undertaking Sierra Leone’s Agenda for Change. Given the role that natural resources played in the civil war, and the remaining environmental impacts of the conflict, addressing these issues in the ongoing peacebuilding process is an important challenge. The assessment examines direct and indirect environmental impacts of the conflict, natural resources-related risks to the peace process, and opportunities to use environmental cooperation for peacebuilding. Click here for full report.
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Sierra Leone's Agenda for Change
In the course of implementing our first Poverty Reduction Strategy, considerable progress was made in key areas, especially in consolidating peace and security after a decade long civil conflict. Relatively high economic growth rates were also achieved as well as low inflation and macroeconomic stability. However, Sierra Leone's main economic indicators continue to lag behind sub-Sharan Africa, while extreme poverty remains pervasive. Click here to read full report.
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Sierra Leone Vision 2025
At the launching of the Vision 2025 Project on the 15th March 2001, I had observed that, "No lasting achievement is possible without a vision and no vision can become real without action and responsibility". I am pleased that today, after several months of hard work by all sections of the Sierra Leonean community and our numerous friends at home and abroad, we now have a clear cut vision of where we want out nation to be by the year 2025 and how to get there. Click here for report
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Government of Sierra Leone Aid Policy
Sierra Leone receives important aid inflows from the bilateral and multilateral donor community. The Government therefore needs to improve coherence between the different development partners as much as it needs to improve structures for aid coordination, harmonisation and alignment. This requirement stem from both international agreements to which Sierra Leone and many of its partners are a signatory such ad the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda for Action, the OECD DAC Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States, and the Government's overarching vision for making aid work efficiently for the people of Sierra Leone. Click here to read full report.
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Sierra Leone Socio-Economic Indices
This paper is a quick reference guide for gauging Sierra Leone's economic, social and political performance as seen through international indices or other assessment processes. For this purpose, the document reviews 7 indices and 2 initiatives as assessment tools. Click here to download full report.
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The Millennium Development Goals Report 2009
Nine years ago, world leaders set far-sighted goals to free a major portion of humanity from the shackles of extreme poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease. They established targets for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women, environmental sustainability and a global partnership for development. In short, they adopted a blueprint for a better world - and pledged to spare no effort in fulfilling that vision. Click here for full report.
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Making the Law Work for Everyone
In New York last July, The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and i spoke of the need to encourage the international community to accelerate progress on the Millennium Development Goals. The Call to Action focuses on mobilising not just governments but also the private sector, NGOs, civil society and the faith community to do more to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Click here for full report.
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Mid Term Review of the United Nations Joint Vision For Sierra Leone 2009 - 2010
The General Assembly resolution A/RES/62/208 on the triennial comprehensive policy review underscored that the Resident Coordinator, supported by the United Nations Country Team, should report to national authorities on progress made against results agreed in the United Nations Development Assistance Framework. Instead of an annual reporting, the UNCT in Sierra Leone chose to conduct a comprehensive mid-term review of its strategic plan, the UN Joint Vision for Sierra Leone that will feed into the next planning process for the Joint Vision 2013-2014, which will be rolled-out immediately after the review is completed.
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- Statements by the UN Special Coordinator