HRCSL meets new UNICEF rep.

He informed him that the HRCSL has a Women and Children’s Unit that continues to promote, and protect women and children’s rights. The UNICEF Country Representative said he has taken about four months in the country and Sierra Leone was his 11th posting. He appreciated the work of HRCSL especially in the areas of child protection and committed to working collaboratively with the Commission in that direction. The Executive Secretary of HRCSL, Joseph Kamara earlier explained activities undertaken by HRCSL in the protection and promotion of women and children like monitoring, public education, complaints handling, investigations and partnering with Save the Children for a thematic report on the status of children in Sierra Leone. The Director of Education, Communication and Training of HRCSL, Frederick Kamara whilst further calling for collaboration in the area of human rights education in Schools, he made a case for the inclusion of it by UNICEF in their strategic planning.