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On the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, UNFPA and partners urge accelerated action to end the practice
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 6 February 2024 – On 6 February, the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), UNFPA Executive... Read more
Ministry of Health, UNFPA and Partners Launch National Commitments to Strengthen Family Planning
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 20 December 2023- The Ministry of Health and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) hosted the 2023 Sexual and... Read more
UNFPA and Government launch Bodyright campaign to stamp out online violence against women and girls
As part of a series of events to mark 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, on 8 December 2023, UNFPA convened a youth-led dialogue on... Read more
Human rights require bodily autonomy for all – at all times
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on Human Rights Day The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General... Read more
All women and girls – including those with disabilities – have a right to bodily autonomy
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities Persons with disabilities are too often defined by... Read more
Violence against women and girls has invaded all spaces, including virtual ones, and this must end
For many women and girls, no place is completely safe. Violence invades their homes, schools and workplaces, and now, it is becoming alarmingly... Read more
Reintegrating vulnerable adolescent girls into formal education in Sierra Leone- the story of Finah Koroma
When 14-year-old Finah Koroma's parents passed away in 2019, she was unable to continue her education despite having passed her school entrance... Read more
UNFPA partners with GADNet to support 4th National Girls' Summit
The International Day of the Girl Child, observed annually on 11 October, is a global commemoration to advocate for the full spectrum of girls’... Read more
Let them lead: Ensuring 600 million adolescent girls have what they need to create the future they want
Every girl is born with boundless potential – to learn and thrive, to lead, inspire and change the world. Today, on the International Day of the... Read more
More than 2,000 girls return to school with MBSSE, UNFPA and Irish Aid support
KOINADUGU, Sierra Leone, 29 September 2023 - The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education has reintegrated more than 2,000 adolescent girls... Read more