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Sharing Life Skills in the Face of a Pandemic: Sierra Leone’s Teens in Action
By Nki Nafisa Jones FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 3 September 2020 - “When schools and colleges closed down because of the pandemic, I didn’t feel that good. I keep reminding myself that it’s for our... Read more
Improving quality obstetric care services to reduce maternal and newborn mortality in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 1 September 2020 - Memunatu Jalloh is a 26-year-old housewife who sells soft drinks and bottled cold water from home to raise some money to help take care of their two... Read more
Saving lives has never been more harrowing
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day Last year saw attacks against aid workers surpass all previous records, with hundreds of humanitarian workers... Read more
Youth leading the way in COVID-19 solutions
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Youth Day As we mark International Youth Day in the midst of a global pandemic, we witness how young people are taking... Read more
International Youth Day – Inspiration in action, Isatta’s story
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 12 August 2020 - Sierra Leone has a youthful population, with more than one-third of the population aged between 15-35 years. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has... Read more
UNFPA donates five (5) motorbikes to Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, one (1) vehicle to Ministry of Health and Sanitation
Freetown, 23 July 2020 - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sierra Leone on Wednesday 8 July 2020, donated five (5) motorbikes to the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (... Read more
UNFPA helps bring quality maternal and newborn services to communities
Freetown, Sierra Leone: 14 July 2020. At the age of 18, Kadijatu Sesay should have been pursuing her dream of getting an education and becoming a journalist. The first of the two children of her... Read more
Peace in the home: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls – even during COVID-19
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day Peace in our world begins with peace in the home, as the United Nations Secretary-General stated in his call for a... Read more
Putting the brakes on COVID-19: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls
Freetown, Sierra Leone – Officially, the COVID-19 pandemic has sickened 1,613 people and left more than 62 dead. But the full toll of this catastrophe has been incalculably greater. Health systems... Read more
Confronting the silent and endemic crisis of harmful practices
Urgent, accelerated action needed to stop female genital mutilation, child marriage, and other practices that harm women and girls, according to new UNFPA report 30 June 2020, NEW YORK--Every year... Read more