Your Excellency, President of the Republic of The Gambia,
Honourable Ministers,
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Guests,
UNOWAS

Lieutenant Mariam Bamba Konaté

A policeman uses a poster to show a woman how to mark a ballot correctly in Freetown days ahead of the country’s presidential elections on 11 August 2007. Thanks to security forces, Sierra Leone organized, in 2007, violence-free election after 11 years of civil war. Credit: IRIN

Mr. Pierre Lapaque, UNODC Regional Representative

Security creates the space where other development, political economic and social developments can take place. Credit: IFAD
