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12 August 2018
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Youth advocates in Freetown ©UNFPASierraLeone/2018/Reid
17 July 2018
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Irish Aid UN Volunteer lends support to youth empowerment in Sierra Leone

Ellen Donnelly came to Sierra Leone as a volunteer programme specialist in youth and gender, contributing to UNFPA programmes including the Irish Aid... Read more

11 July 2018
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World Population Day: Family planning is a human right

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem

18 June 2018
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UNFPA introduces new family planning contraceptive in Sierra Leone

New contraceptive provides more family planning options for women

24 May 2018
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Solar panels in the UNFPA Sierra Leone office compound in Freetown

UNFPA in Sierra Leone converts to solar power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 24 May 2018 – Nearly two weeks before World Environment Day, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund turned on its new solar power system as a green step towards reducing... Read more

17 May 2018
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Leaving no one behind: Let us commit to ending fistula now!

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May 2018

30 April 2018
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UNFPA continues to invest in midwives in Sierra Leone

Yesterday marked another milestone in the era of midwifery in Sierra Leone as the seventh batch of student midwives graduated as part of a UNFPA... Read more

27 March 2018
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Zainab Binta Jalloh was married off at age 15. Today, she is outspoken about her experience and the need for change. Image courtesy of Zainab.

Escaping child marriage in Sierra Leone

"According to our tradition, a girl should get married when she reaches puberty," said Zainab Binta Jalloh.

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