 UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND (UNICEF)
UNICEF Sierra Leone was established in 1985 to works with the Government on policies to improve basic social services to uphold the rights and well-being of all children in Sierra Leone. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals, UNICEF works with the Government to ensure quality and uninterrupted delivery of comprehensive health services to children and women in Sierra Leone.
VISION
To be the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized.
MISSION
UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand opportunities for them to reach their full potential.
UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children.
UNICEF insists that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development imperatives that are integral to human progress. It mobilizes political will and material resources to help countries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call for children" and build their capacity to implement appropriate policies and deliver services for children and their families.
UNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children - victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, and all forms of violence and exploitation and those with disabilities.
UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children. In coordination with United Nations partners and humanitarian agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid response available to its partners to relieve the suffering of children and those who provide their care.
UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free of discrimination. In everything it does, the most disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need are prioritised.
UNICEF aims, through its country programmes, to promote the equal rights of women and girls and to support their full participation in the political, social, and economic development of their communities.
UNICEF works with all its partners towards the attainment of the sustainable human development goals adopted by the world community and the realization of the vision of peace and social progress enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.
MANDATE OF UNICEF
UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.
SUPPORT AREA/SECTOR
UNICEF implements programmes that cut across the following sectors: Health, Nutrition, HIV/AIDS, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Education, Protection, Social Inclusion, Emergencies, Disabilities and Adolescent Development.
UNICEF in 2022 provided an estimated $25.85 million of core resources to support various projects implementation in Sierra Leone.
OVERVIEW OF AID AGENDA TO SIERRA LEONE (PORTFOLIO SIZS AS AT 2021)
The 2020 – 2024 Country Programme Document between the Government of Sierra Leone and UNICEF, outlines a planned amount of $173 million over the duration of the country programme.
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