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Overcoming fistula: the story of 22-year-old Sarah Bangura
Overcoming fistula: the story of 22-year-old Sarah Bangura FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 23 May 2022 - It took a little over two years after she sat for the West African Senior School Certificate... Read more
New United Nations Population Fund Representative presents letter of credence to Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Freetown, Sierra Leone, 23 May 2022- The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Professor David J. Francis has today, Monday 23 May 2022, received Credentials for the incoming... Read more
Global health systems must invest in midwives
Global health systems must invest in midwives Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife When heavy monsoon rains flooded refugee camps in... Read more
UNFPA calls for more investment in midwifery
UNFPA calls for more investment in midwifery Bo, southern Sierra Leone, 5 May 2022- Sierra Leone joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day of the Midwife. The event... Read more
Fistula survivors return home with beaming hopes
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 25 April 2022 – Thirty-two survivors of obstetric fistula who successfully underwent surgery at the Aberdeen Women’s Centre [AWC] with funding support from the Government of... Read more
Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day
Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day Women and girls pay a heavy price during conflicts and emergencies. More than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have now... Read more
Volunteers’ contribution in the UNFPA supported Campaigns to End Child Marriage
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 07 February 2022: Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of adolescent pregnancy in the world. According to the country’s 2019 Demographic and Health Survey, 21 per cent of... Read more
A crisis within a crisis: Increased investment critical to end female genital mutilation as COVID-19 rages on
A crisis within a crisis: Increased investment critical to end female genital mutilation as COVID-19 rages on Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women
Violence in the online world is real. It is also wrong, and it must be stopped. It may seem like the online world is safe for women and girls. What could possibly happen, at home or in school or in... Read more
UN Country Team, Ministry of Youth Affairs conclude two-day National Youth Summit
FREETOWN, 3 November 2021- The Government of Sierra Leone, under the leadership of the Ministry of Youth Affairs, with support from the UN Country Team in Sierra Leone, ended a two-day National Youth... Read more