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18 August 2017
Press Release
Women and girls affected by floods and landslides in Sierra Leone receive UNFPA supplies
Women and girls affected by floods and landslides in Sierra Leone receive UNFPA supplies
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28 July 2017
News
UK aid and UNFPA support the construction and rehabilitation of eight emergency obstetric and neonatal care facilities in Sierra Leone
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with UK aid funding through the UK Department for International Development – DfID, and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation,…
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11 July 2017
News
To secure a better future, teens in Sierra Leone look to family planning
When Aminata Kabba became pregnant last year, at 15 years old, she had no idea how difficult her life would become. “Having a child at my age was a big mistake,” she said…
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04 July 2017
Press Release
Investing in family planning is key to saving women’s lives in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 4 July 2017 – Investing in family planning was the main theme that ran throughout the satellite event held today in the run up to World Population Day,…
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27 June 2017
One year after Ebola’s end, Sierra Leone's midwives help mend health system
One year after Ebola’s end
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31 May 2017
Statement
Sierra Leone’s latest Maternal Death and Surveillance Report (MDSR), released today at a launch in Freetown
Maternal Death Surveillance and Response Annual Report
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08 March 2017
Statement
UN Secretary General's Message on International Women's Day
New York, 8 March 2017 Women’s rights are human rights. But in these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women and…
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06 February 2017
Press Release
Statement by the United Nations in Sierra Leone on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
"Female genital mutilation denies women and girls their dignity, endangers their health, and causes needless pain and suffering, with consequences that endure for a lifetime and…
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24 January 2017
Launch of the 2015 Population and Housing Census Report
Sierra Leone’s 2015 Population and Housing Census report was officially launched by the President of the Republic His Excellency Ernest Bai Koroma, on Friday 21 December…
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