Sierra Leone Peacebuilding Fund Overview

Overview | Approved Projects and Progress Updates | Reports

In its country specific meeting of 12 October 2006, the Peacebuilding Commission formally declared Sierra Leone as eligible to receive support from the PBF. This declaration set into motion the allocation and disbursement process described in the Terms of Reference of the PBF.

The Peacebuilding Commission recommended, in December 2006, that an allocation of at least US$ 25 million be granted to Sierra Leone in support of its peacebuilding programme. The Priority Plan was subsequently finalized by the Government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) and fully endorsed by the Head of the Peacebuilding Support Office, following a review by the Senior Policy Group Peacebuilding. On 1 March 2007, the Secretary-General formally announced that an allocation over US$35 million from the Peacebuilding Fund had been made towards Sierra Leone. The Priority Plan was revised in July 2008 to include a fifth Priority Area; Support to Increased Energy.

Sierra Leone PBF Priority Plan

The Sierra Leone PBF Priority Plan (revised in October 2008) identifies the following five priority areas:

• Youth Empowerment and Employment
• Democracy and Good Governance
• Justice and Security
• Support to Increased Energy
• Capacity Building of Public Administration

Sierra Leone PBF Steering Committee

With the country funding envelope confirmed, the review and approval of project activities is being conducted in Sierra Leone in a process co-managed by the Government of Sierra Leone and UNIOSIL who co-chair the Sierra Leone PBF Steering Committee. The Steering Committee has been established at the country level to serve as the decision-making body to review and approve detailed project submissions, within the scope of the priority plan.

Further information on the Sierra Leone PBF Steering Committee, including its membership, terms of reference and rules of procedure is available in the Sierra Leone PBF Steering Committee Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedures.

News & Updates

Second Consolidated Annual Progress Report on Activities Implemented under the Peacebuilding Fund (2008)
New York, 14 July 2008 - The UNDP MDTF Office, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent of the Peacebuilding Fund, presented today the "Second Consolidated Annual Progress Report on Activities Implemented under the Peacebuilding Fund (2008)". Part II of the Annual Progress Report includes a separate Section III: Sierra Leone.

PBF Sierra Leone: Updates
Freetown, Oct 2008 - The Peacebuilding Support Office has prepared the following updates on progress of implementation of PBF supported projects:

• Summary of Progress, Peacebuilding Fund Supported Projects (Sierra Leone, August 2008)
• Summary of Progress, Peacebuilding Fund Supported Projects (Sierra Leone, October 2008)

Revised Sierra Leone PBF Priority Plan approved
Freetown/New York, 10 Oct 2008 - The Revised Priority Plan for the Peacebuilding Fund in Sierra Leone, with its five strategic priority areas in support of the ongoing peacebuilding process in the country, has been approved. The five priority areas are: Youth Empowerment and Employment, Democracy and Good Governance, Justice and Security, Support to Increased Energy and Capacity Building of Public Administration.

Seven additional projects approved in Sierra Leone
Freetown, 15 July 2008 – The Sierra Leone PBF Steering Committee has approved seven additional projects with IOM, UNIFEM, UNICEF and UNDP as Recipient Organizations.

PBF Sierra Leone: Project Status Update
Freetown, 18 April 2008 - UNDP Sierra Leone has prepared a "Summary of Progress: Peacebuilding Supported Projects", providing the latest information on the status of project implementation.

Additional four PBF projects approved in Sierra Leone
Freetown, 11 July 2007 - The Sierra Leone PBF Steering Committee has approved four additional projects in the areas of justice and security, bringing the total number of projects approved to seven. Read press release.

First Sierra Leone PBF projects approved
Freetown, 11 May 2007 - The Sierra Leone PBF Steering Committee has approved its first two projects for funding in the PBF Priority Areas of Justice and Security and Youth Employment.

UN grants Sierra Leone $35 million to help it build up institutions for peace
1 March 2007 - Pushing ahead with efforts to prevent countries that the United Nations has helped emerge from war from slipping back into conflict, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today made $35 million available for Sierra Leone from the world body’s new Peacebuilding Fund.

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund in support of Sierra Leone
1 March 2007 - The Secretary-General has announced that an allocation of US$35 million will be made from the Peacebuilding Fund in support of Sierra Leone. The Peacebuilding Fund is funded through voluntary contributions and seeks to address critical peacebuilding priorities identified jointly by the Government and the United Nations and was created in late 2006 as part of the new peacebuilding architecture.

UN Peacebuilding Commission unveils plans for first grants to Burundi, Sierra Leone
13 December 2006 - The recently created United Nations Peacebuilding Commission, set up to help post-conflict countries avoid a relapse into bloodshed, has announced it expects to give $25 million each to Burundi and Sierra Leone as part of its first round of contributions.

UN’s Peacebuilding Commission recommends Sierra Leone for Fund support
13 October 2006 - At its first ever country-specific meeting, the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission has decided to recommend war-ravaged Sierra Leone for support from a newly established Fund set up earlier this week to assist countries emerging from conflict to rebuild and prevent them falling back into bloodshed.