On 6th March 2024, the Centre held its regular Analysts’ Briefing Session with its partners in the Situation Room. The partners include technocrats from the Ministry of Tertiary and Higher Education (MTHE), Office of National Security (ONS), Ministry of Mines & Mineral Resources, Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), National Minerals Agency (NMA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Protected Area Authority (NPAA), National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) and the Chairman Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Tertiary and Higher Education.
The Briefing Session was chaired by the Director of the Centre with all Analysts and other staff of the Centre in attendance.
Two presentations were made by the Good Governance and Human Rights Analyst and the Environmental Analyst bordering on ‘Planned Strike action and dissatisfaction among staff of Eastern Technical University and the University of Sierra Leone”, and “the environmental impacts of mining on Lake Sonfon and its associated communities” respectively.
This was followed by extensive but fruitful discussions/deliberations leading to several actionable recommendations been proffered, all geared towards mitigating the threats posed to human security and peace.