UN health agency rushes to prevent malaria, cholera outbreaks in flood-hit Sierra Leone
Aug 22, 2017, at 04:48 am
New York, Aug 21(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency is working closely with the Government of Sierra Leone to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as malaria and cholera in the wake of last week's mudslides and flooding in the country's capital, Freetown.
UN agencies rushing aid to more than 3,000 displaced in flood-hit Sierra Leone
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:28 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): United Nations agencies are stepping up efforts to aid displaced families affected by the deadly flooding and landslides in Sierra Leon's capital, Freetown, and surrounding areas.
UN migration agency assists population in wake of devastating floods in Sierra Leone
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:35 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): After learning Monday that devastating floods and mudslides left hundreds dead in Sierra Leone, the United Nations migration agency released $160,000 in emergency, first-response aid relief for the West African country.
Guterres says UN stands in solidarity with disaster-hit Sierra Leone
Aug 15, 2017, at 10:47 am
New York, Aug 15(Just Earth News): Amid a mudslide and flooding in Sierra Leone, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday reiterated that the United Nations stands in solidarity with the Government and people in the ongoing rescue efforts.
Presidents of Sierra Leone and Liberia outline post-Ebola recovery plan in UN Assembly
Sep 30, 2015, at 02:15 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): In their respective statements to the United Nations General Assembly, the leaders of Sierra Leone and Liberia, among the countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak, discussed their subsequent recovery efforts, and also spoke about the need for the reform of UN bodies.
Ebola case in Sierra Leone prompts expansion of experimental vaccine trial: WHO
Sep 02, 2015, at 02:40 pm
New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): The detection of a new case of Ebola in Sierra Leone over the weekend after the West African country had marked almost three weeks of zero cases has prompted the use of an experimental vaccine to fight the disease, according to the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).