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| Section The ICRC in Sierra Leone © ICRC / F. Bozzani /V-P-sl-e-00028
Family reunion
The ICRC began working in Sierra Leone in 1990 and established a permanent presence in the country in 1991.
Since the end of the conflict, the ICRC has gradually shifted its focus away from direct assistance. Today, the ICRC continues to work on the protection of the victims of the conflict and concentrates on developing Sierra Leonean capacity in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and a strong and competent Sierra Leone Red Cross Society.
Children separated from their families database
Hundreds of children , registered in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire are desperately looking for their relatives.
 Key document10-8-2007 Sierra Leone: ICRC activities January to June 2007More than five years after the conflict in Sierra Leone ended, the ICRC has gradually scaled down its presence in the country. It closed down its last remaining field office in Kenema in October 2006, and now carries out its activities countrywide from Freetown. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Sierra Leone) Operational update Feature12-3-2008 Sierra Leone: home at lastSierra Leone's internal conflict between the Revolutionary United Front and government forces ended in 2002. Countless families were split up by the fighting and many are still trying to trace their loved ones six years on. The ICRC's Abu Bakr Gamanga reports. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Sierra Leone) Feature Includes Photo 31-1-2007 Sierra Leone: shelter-for-war-widows brings hope to a womanThe war in Sierra Leone displaced hundreds of thousands of victims, the majority of whom fled to neighbouring Guinea and Liberia. They left behind a plethora of humanitarian problems, including wanton destruction of life and property. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Sierra Leone) Feature Field newsletter23-4-2007 Sierra Leone delegation newsletter - April 2007A round-up of activities carried out by the ICRC in Sierra Leone. The ICRC delegation in Freetown published this newsletter. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Sierra Leone) Field newsletter Includes PDF International Review of the Red Cross30-6-2006 Dealing with the past and transitional justice: building peace through acccountabilityThe author formulates guiding principles and looks at the circumstances in which a truth and reconciliation commission constitutes an appropriate instrument to deal with transitional justice issues. The author also identifies possible contributions that truth and reconciliation commissions can make during a period of transition. (Info resources\International Review\2006 - No. 862) International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF Operational update31-10-2006 Sierra Leone: ICRC activities June to October 2006As the situation in Sierra Leone becomes more stable, the ICRC has gradually been shifting its focus away from emergency humanitarian assistance to its other core areas of expertise. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Sierra Leone) Operational update Stories from the field28-1-2007 Sierra Leone: providing information to soldiers about IHL and the ICRC Sgt Kamara points out that his past misconceptions about the ICRC have changed in a positive way, after he attended a dissemination session with the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces' (RSLAF) first battalion in the Kailahun district, eastern Sierra Leone. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Sierra Leone) Stories from the field Other site10-8-2005 The special court for Sierra LeoneThe Special Court for Sierra Leone was set up jointly by the Government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations. It is mandated to try those who bear the greatest responsibility for serious violations of international humanitarian law and Sierra Leonean law committed in the territory of Sierra Leone since 30 November 1996. (Info resources\Other sites\International law) Other site |
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