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03 September 2019
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UNFPA hosts national youth service volunteers to help them gain valuable work experience: Kadiatu’s story
In September 2018, the Vice-President of Sierra Leone officially launched the national youth service scheme to try to reduce the high youth unemployment rate in the country. The…
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29 August 2019
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New National Population Policy focuses on reproductive health and rights, women’s empowerment and the demographic dividend
The National Population Policy which aims to improve the quality of life for all Sierra Leoneans was launched today.
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12 August 2019
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My Body, My Life, My World! – A brand new rallying cry for the SDG generation
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day From their communities to their capital cities, young people everywhere are demanding their…
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07 August 2019
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UNFPA enables national youth corps volunteers to reach their full potential: Abu’s story
“Volunteering can help people out of poverty by giving them new skills, confidence, and enabling them to socially integrate into different social groups,” said Abu Kallon, one of…
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05 August 2019
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UNFPA supports the launch to review the 2014 national youth policy
Today, UNFPA attended the launch of the process to review the 2014 National Youth Policy.
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22 July 2019
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Sierra Leone takes positive steps to roll-out comprehensive sexuality education in school curricula
The aim of the workshop, which ran from 24-28 June, was to review comprehensive sexuality education in the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education curricula in order to…
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16 July 2019
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Newly graduated midwives to contribute to reducing maternal mortality in Sierra Leone
Forty-nine midwives graduated from the National School of Midwifery in Freetown as part of UNFPA’s mission to contribute to the reduction of maternal mortality in the country.
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10 July 2019
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UNFPA Executive Director on World Population Day
To improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity, expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future.
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03 June 2019
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Overcoming fistula by restoring hope and dignity
The fact that the poorest, most marginalized women around the world still suffer from a condition that is preventable and treatable is a grave injustice. Fistula is a violation of…
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