Is the country of Sierra Leone safe for an international volunteer at the present time?
The Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) program is at the heart of providing total security for all volunteers from the United States and Europe visiting to help the people of Sierra Leone. CADS would like to assure you that Government of Sierra Leone, fully supported by the United Nations, is aware of its responsibility to ensure that the country is safe and physically secure for people, safe for the reinstatement of administrative and social services, and safe for business. Representatives of United Nations agencies, international institutions, and the Sierra Leone government have all expressed commitment to continue to support humanitarian and economic needs and the sustaining of civil authority in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is now generally enjoying an improved security situation. Sierra Leone has the largest number of deployed UN peacekeepers providing security, and the Sierra Leone police, now headed by a British National, is disciplined and focussed more than eve
