2020 Annual Results Report SierraLeone
On 31 October 2019, the United Nations System in Sierra Leone represented by the United Nations Resident Coordinator and the Minister of Planning and Economic Development signed the United Nations
Sustainable Development Cooperation framework (UNSDCf) 2020-2023. The UNSDCf 2020-2023 defines how the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Sierra Leone contributes to the national development priorities and strategies of the government of Sierra Leone as established in the Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP) 2019-2023 and the progress towards the achievement of the global 2030.
Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development goals (SDgs). The UNSDCf is harmonized with the MTNDP
clusters and incorporates the goals and principles that underpin the SDgs. The UNSDCf also upholds the principles of
gender equality, human rights, and conflict sensitivity, ensuring that “no one is left behind”. The UNSDCf intends to advance the United Nations Secretary-general’s agenda on repositioning the United Nations development system and responds to the Secretary-general’s call for optimizing resources and improving effectiveness of
UN support to countries.
This report documents the progress that has been made towards the implementation of the UNSDCf, on all four outcome areas in its first year of implementation (2020).
