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Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and UNFPA Commit to Strengthening Partnerships with the Institute for Population and Development Studies, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 23 March 2023: The Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Francis Kai-Kai, was joined by Ms. Nadia Rasheed, the... Read more
UNFPA and UNICEF support Sierra Leone to establish a Gender-based Violence Information Management System
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 20 March 2023- UNFPA and UNICEF are supporting the Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs in Sierra Leone to establish a... Read more
UNFPA receives Japanese delegation for a review of joint initiative in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 7 March 2023 - The United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA on 3 March hosted a team from the Embassy of Japan in Ghana to... Read more
On International Women’s Day, UNFPA and UN Women call for harnessing the digital age for gender equality
We are living in an increasingly digital world that provides new and exciting opportunities for growth and development. And yet women around the... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2023
Women and girls, in all their diversities, have the fundamental right to live free from violence and to have agency over their bodies and lives, both... Read more
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies
GENEVA/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, 23rd February 2023 -- Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates... Read more
UNPRPD Steering Committee meets to review progress on disability inclusion
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 20 February 2023 - The Steering Committee of the United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (... Read more
UNFPA Sierra Leone joins Government, partners in marking International Condom Day
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 15 February 2023 -The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on 13 February joined the National AIDS Secretariat, UNAIDS and... Read more
UNFPA engages youth corps on the campaign to end violence against women and girls
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 6 February 2023 -The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on 6 February 2023 partnered with the National Youth Service in... Read more
World will miss target of ending FGM by 2030 without urgent action – including from men and boys
Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the International Day of Zero... Read more