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Life skills training raises awareness about sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in Sierra Leone
Life skills project aims to reduce teenage pregnancy in Sierra Leone
UNFPA fistula camp helps women and girls in Sierra Leone regain their dignity
Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic childbirth injuries a woman can experience. More than 2000 women in Sierra Leone die as a... Read more
Overcoming child marriage to pursue an education - Zainab's story
Zainab was married when she was 15 years old. Zainab is attending the 8th African Conference on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights held in... Read more
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation: Ending FGM is a political decision
On this day, UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women reaffirm the call for greater political engagement to eliminate this harmful practice in Sierra Leone.
Eighty fistula survivors get a new lease on life
UNFPA Sierra Leone’s obstetric fistula programme focuses on the key interventions of prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration of... Read more
New graduate midwives ready for life-changing career
New midwives pivotal to improving health care to pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under five
New midwifery school in Bo district vital to the survival of mothers and children
A new midwifery school which recently opened in Bo District, will not only provide career opportunities for budding midwives, but will also... Read more
Tears of a mother: Pregnant woman left devastated by floods and landslides in Sierra Leone
UNFPA reaches out to pregnant women and girls following disaster
The State of World Population 2017
Unchecked inequality, failure to protect the rights of poorest women could threaten unrest.
Sierra Leone with support from UNFPA and partners makes strides towards ending child marriage
A two-day High Level planning workshop held to end child marriage and teenage pregnancy in Sierra Leone