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New graduate midwives will help reduce the gap in the midwifery workforce in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 30 January 2021 - The National School of Midwifery today held its thirty-fourth graduation ceremony for 102 state certified midwives after they completed 18 months of... Read more
By escaping female genital mutilation, I was able to help others - Fatmata’s story
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 3 December 2020: Twenty-one year old Fatmata Kamassie from Kono District overcame numerous challenges in her childhood. As one of ten children, Fatmata’s parents separated... Read more
Ensuring adolescent girls continue their education amid the COVID-19 pandemic
KAMBIA, Sierra Leone, 4 December 2020 - When schools closed in March this year as part of the government’s coronavirus mitigation strategies, Fatmata S. Kamara, aged 17 from Mombolo Chiefdom, Kambia... Read more
Standing up for human rights more important than ever
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day Realizing human rights, equal and inalienable for every person, is the most just and meaningful goal of any society.... Read more
The health systems we build back after COVID-19 must reach everyone
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities More than a billion people: that’s how many live with a disability today. Some... Read more
Stand up and say ‘enough’ to violence
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women Enough! That’s what we say, today and every day, to all forms of violence against... Read more
UNFPA implements numerous measures at Bo Government Hospital to improve obstetric care services
BO, Sierra Leone, 24 November 2020 - The Bo Government Hospital is a busy health facility which provides vital services to pregnant women on a daily basis. Serving over a million people, the... Read more
Despite global COVID-19 crisis, governments uphold support for women and girls’ health and rights, one year after historic Summit
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 12 November 2020 -- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on the health and economies of countries around the world, governments, non-governmental... Read more
UNFPA provides back to school kits to 1000 adolescent girls in three districts
PUJEHUN, Sierra Leone, 5 November 2020: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) through its partner, Women in Crisis Movement, with funding from Irish Aid, is providing 1,000 vulnerable girls from... Read more
Let’s listen to girls and uphold their rights
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On the International Day of the Girl 11 October 2020 It is every girl’s right to speak and to be heard. Today, on the International Day... Read more