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10 July 2024
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To leave no one behind, count everyone
For humanity to progress, people must be counted, wherever they are and whoever they are – in all their diversity. To end inequality, to find and grow peace and prosperity, to…
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02 July 2024
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Sierra Leone launches innovative Pregnancy Registration and Service Tracking Application
PReSTrack is a transformative application with mobile and web-based capabilities, on and offline designed to enhance maternal and newborn health outcomes by providing real-time…
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28 May 2024
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Celebrating a Decade of Progress: UNFPA and Partners Hold Symposium on Menstrual Health and Hygiene in Sierra Leone
To mark the 10th anniversary of Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28 May, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) partnered with the Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs, the…
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05 May 2024
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UNFPA Joins Government and Partners in Commemorating the International Day of the Midwife
Sierra Leone has made significant strides in enhancing the midwifery workforce. Since 2010, the number of trained midwives has increased from less than 100 to over 1,800, as a…
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03 May 2024
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Midwives: Heroes on the front lines of the global climate crisis
International Day of the Midwife 2024 (5 May). Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem Right now, around the world, millions of lives are in the hands of…
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02 May 2024
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UNFPA, Iceland and Partners Celebrate 21 Survivors of Obstetric Fistula
Obstetric fistula, a devastating childbirth injury, often leads to chronic incontinence, social isolation, stigma, and economic hardship for women and girls affected by the…
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18 April 2024
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UNFPA delivers 2.5 million condoms to Ministry of Health
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) handed over a shipment of 2.5 million condoms to the Ministry of Health on Thursday, 18 April, 2024, as part of its support to national…
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17 April 2024
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New UNFPA report finds 30 years of progress in sexual and reproductive health has mostly ignored the most marginalized communities
Geneva 17 April 2024 – Sweeping global gains in sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last thirty years are marred by an ugly truth – millions of women and girls have…
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15 April 2024
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UNFPA and UNICEF Host Gender Transformative Accelerator Workshop to Advance Efforts to End Child Marriage
In a joint effort to accelerate results on ending child marriage and promoting gender equality, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund …
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