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UNFPA provides back to school kits to 1000 adolescent girls in three districts
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) through its partner, Women in Crisis Movement, with funding from Irish Aid, is providing 1,000 vulnerable... Read more
Let’s listen to girls and uphold their rights
For millions of girls around the world, silence is enforced through female genital mutilation, child marriage and other harmful practices. Not only... Read more
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
On World Humanitarian Day, UNFPA commemorates those injured or killed in the course of their duties, and we pay tribute to those who continue to... Read more
International Youth Day – Inspiration in action, Isatta’s story
Every year on 12 August, International Youth Day is observed across the world. This year the theme is entitled ‘Youth engagement for global action... Read more
Youth leading the way in COVID-19 solutions
As we mark International Youth Day in the midst of a global pandemic, we witness how young people are taking action to solve problems in their... Read more
UNFPA donates motorbikes to Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, and a 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
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... 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