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1 May 2023
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Every woman has the right to lifesaving healthcare. Midwives are critical to help make that happen

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife 2023

Every year on this day, we celebrate midwives for their unwavering commitment to saving lives and ensuring the health and wellbeing of women and... Read more

28 April 2023
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Fifty Young Leaders in Sierra Leone Convene to Discuss Implementation of Agenda 2030

Fifty Young Leaders in Sierra Leone Convene to Discuss Implementation of Agenda 2030

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 28 April 2023 – Noting the crucial role young people play in transforming the UN 2030 Agenda 2030 into reality, the United... Read more

5 April 2023
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This year’s World Health Day is a moment to join the global call of “health for all”.

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2023

Every two minutes, a woman dies giving birth. As the clock counts down another year, 287,000 more women will meet the same tragic fate.

31 March 2023
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In 2022, UNFPA supported the procurement of US$ 3.5 million worth commodities for the country

UNFPA procures US$ 576,000 worth of reproductive health commodities for Sierra Leone in first quarter of 2023

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 31 March 2023- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) procured modern reproductive health commodities with a value of US... Read more

23 March 2023
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The visit highlighted the unique historical collaboration for the development and transformation of IPDS

Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and UNFPA Commit to Strengthening Partnerships with the Institute for Population and Development Studies, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 23 March 2023: The Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Francis Kai-Kai, was joined by Ms. Nadia Rasheed, the... Read more

20 March 2023
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In February 2023, the UN agencies jointly conducted a training on the system in Bo

UNFPA and UNICEF support Sierra Leone to establish a Gender-based Violence Information Management System

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 20 March 2023- UNFPA and UNICEF are supporting the Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs in Sierra Leone to establish a... Read more

7 March 2023
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The visit was an opportunity to showcase UNFPA’s work in partnership with the Government of Japan

UNFPA receives Japanese delegation for a review of joint initiative in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 7 March 2023 - The United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA on 3 March hosted a team from the Embassy of Japan in Ghana to... Read more

6 March 2023
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Authors: Setcheme Mongbo is the UN Women Head of Office in Sierra Leone, and Nadia Rasheed is the UNFPA Country Representative i

On International Women’s Day, UNFPA and UN Women call for harnessing the digital age for gender equality

We are living in an increasingly digital world that provides new and exciting opportunities for growth and development. And yet women around the... Read more

2 March 2023
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Women and girls are shapers of an equal future

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2023

Women and girls, in all their diversities, have the fundamental right to live free from violence and to have agency over their bodies and lives, both... Read more

23 February 2023
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New data show major setbacks for maternal health in many parts of the world, highlighting stark disparities in healthcare access

A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies

GENEVA/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, 23rd February 2023 -- Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates... Read more

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