After 11 years of a ravaging civil war, Sierra Leone with the support of the international community, undertook with determination to reform the security sector as one of the critical component of a nation building.
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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
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Mr. Pierre Lapaque, UNODC Regional Representative
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Security Forces traning on Press Freedom, Freedom of Expression and the Safety of Journalists in Mali. © UNESCO
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The SRSG Mohamed Ibn Chambas met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Côte d'Ivoire, 19 July 2017 in Abidjan.