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Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr launched the first-ever Climate Action Plan for Freetown City.

The Launch of Freetown’s First Climate Action Plan Transforming Freetown through Climate Action On Thursday 19th January 2023, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr launched the first-ever Climate Action Plan for Freetown City. Freetown’s Climate Action Strategy presents innovative solutions for adaptation to risks and climate hazards, such as flooding, coastal erosion, and landslides, while simultaneously strengthening mitigation efforts that […]

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UN Global Commission On The Economics Of Water

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr participated in the third in-person meeting of the UN Global Commission On The Economics Of Water in Potsdam, Germany. She was honored to have been selected to serve as a member of this 12-person Commission tasked to report back to the United Nations on the scale of the global water challenge and to propose solutions that

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Celebrating 60 years of diplomatic ties between the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Republic of Korea

On the 28th of November, the Freetown City Council hosted the kick-off of a weeklong program of cultural activities commemorating 60 years of diplomatic ties between the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Republic of Korea. The New City Hall, started in 2017 and opened two years ago, was funded by the Korean Government and is a physical manifestation of

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COP27 – UN Climate Change Conference

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) took place from 6 to 18 November. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr attended COP27 in her capacity as Mayor of Freetown and C40Cities Vice President. It was great to start her time at COP27 with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (WTO Director General) and HE Mia Amor Mottley (Prime Minister of Barbados) two women who are leading the fight against #ClimateChange

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Visit from the South Korean Ambassador to Sierra Leone

On Tuesday, 18th October 2022, the South Korean Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Ambassador Kim Young Chae, and his delegation paid a courtesy visit to Her Worship the Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE.  During the meeting, a range of issues were discussed including the New City Hall building which was funded by the Government of

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Goalkeepers 2022: Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr on bringing Sustainable Development Goals local

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Goalkeepers 2022: Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr on bringing Sustainable Development Goals local Mayor Yvonee Aki-Sawyerr was invited by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to speak at Goalkeepers 2022 in New York. As the 2030 deadline for sustainable Development Goals approaches, she spoke on the ‘’Power of community and Collaboration’’ in respect

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Clinton Global initiative reception

On Tuesday 20th September, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr attended the Clinton Global Initiative reception hosted by Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodman Clinton. It was an honor to meet them both along with President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi, AFDB President Akinwumi Adesina, and members of the African American Mayors Association including Mayor of New York

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Handing over Of Essential Furniture to the Greybush PHU

Transform Freetown’s “Health Sector Target One” is the reduction of maternal mortality in Freetown. So on Friday 19th August, Councillor Matilda Kamara and Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr joined CRS and DHMT representatives at Greybush PHU for the handover of essential furniture to the Greybush PHU. This handover followed the completion of an EU-funded project which included

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