Freetown, Sierra Leone, 15 December 2005 --- 290 Pakistani soldiers, representing the last contingent of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) troops, left Freetown today for their home country Pakistan.

The Pakistani contingent who had left the Hastings Transit Camp yesterday amid cheers and expression of appreciation from the locals, left Lungi International Airport aboard Askari Aviation Airline at exactly 09.38 hours to reunite with their families which they left back home.

The departure of the Pakistani contingents

Work on the Mokobo Bridge started in 23 October 2005 and with its completion, the travel distance between those parts of the country to Freetown has now been reduced by 35 kilometers.

Freetown, Sierra Leone - 26 September 2005 - A special video taped message from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sierra Leone (SRSG) was shown to students in two secondary schools in Freetown on Monday.

In his message, the SRSG, Ambassador Daudi Mwakawago, told the students that he thought it important to send this personal message explaining UNAMSIL's withdrawal on 31 December 2005 and all the accomplishments, along with Sierra Leoneans, in bringing peace and stability to the country. He highlighted the major benchmarks for the

Freetown, Sierra Leone, 20 September 2005 - Sierra Leone Civil society Organizations have been advised to play more active role in the search for a brighter future for the country so that a strong message will be sent not just to West Africa, but to the entire world that it is possible to experience a serious, damaging conflict and yet overcome it and tread the path of reconciliation and national development.

This appeal was made by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General for Sierra Leone and UNDP Resident

Declaring the meeting open, the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for Sierra Leone, Ambassador Daudi Mwakawago, posed a number of questions to which he urged participants at the meeting to proffer realistic solutions. He cautioned them to avoid

Freetown, Sierra Leone -- 08 September 2005, The 12th Sierra Leone Development Partnership Committee (DEPAC) meeting takes place today at the Country Lodge, Hill Station Freetown. The meeting is co-chaired by the Vice President, Mr. Solomon Berewa, UNDP Resident Coordinator who is also the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General for Sierra Leone, Mr. Victor Angelo, and the World Bank Country Manager, Mr. James Sackey.

In his opening statement, the Vice President, Solomon Berewa affirmed government's conviction in addressing governance

Freetown, Sierra Leone-31 August 2005, The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for Sierra Leone and United Nations Development Projects (UNDP) Resident Coordinator, Mr. Victor Angelo, today attended the Sierra Leone Cabinet meeting at the invitation of President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, to appraise the meeting on the progress so far made on the implementation of the UNAMSIL/ UNCT transition plan. Briefing the meeting, the DSRSG stressed on the main achievements, and key challenges in attaining the various benchmarks outlined

Mr. Victor Angelo stated this while addressing participants at a one-day workshop on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 organized by the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)

The report was first submitted to President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah on 5 October 2004 at State House in Freetown. But due