The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone in collaboration with UNIPSIL Human Rights and with support from OHCHR organised its Third Annual Conference and Training workshop on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Human rights monitoring and advocacy for the District Human Rights Committees (DHRCs).

06 April 2013 UN Women in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children’s Affairs (MSWGCA) and the Gender Technical Team has concluded a three day workshop in the northern district headquartered town of Makeni, aimed at improving the performance of female parliamentarians as legislators.

3 April 2013 | Geneva - To mark World Health Day on 7 April, WHO is calling for intensified efforts to prevent and control hypertension, also known as high blood pressure. Worldwide, high blood pressure is estimated to affect more than one in three adults aged 25 and over, or about one billion people.