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UNFPA supports reintegration of adolescent girls into formal education
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 31 March 2022- In line with its’ mission to ensure that every young person’s potential is fulfilled, UNFPA is supporting the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education... Read more
Youth Advisory Panel members supported with a refresher training
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 17 March 2022- As part of efforts to strengthen skills and opportunities for youth leadership and participation, UNFPA conducted a refresher training for Youth Advisory Panel... Read more
Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day
Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day Women and girls pay a heavy price during conflicts and emergencies. More than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have now... Read more
Volunteers’ contribution in the UNFPA supported Campaigns to End Child Marriage
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 07 February 2022: Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of adolescent pregnancy in the world. According to the country’s 2019 Demographic and Health Survey, 21 per cent of... Read more
A crisis within a crisis: Increased investment critical to end female genital mutilation as COVID-19 rages on
A crisis within a crisis: Increased investment critical to end female genital mutilation as COVID-19 rages on Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive... Read more
Using innovative approaches to increase access to information on sexual health and rights
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 24 January 2022-As part of the Global Programme to End Child Marriage, the CO on 24 January, handed over 97 electronic tablets to two organizations, Restless Development and... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women
Violence in the online world is real. It is also wrong, and it must be stopped. It may seem like the online world is safe for women and girls. What could possibly happen, at home or in school or in... Read more
UN Country Team, Ministry of Youth Affairs conclude two-day National Youth Summit
FREETOWN, 3 November 2021- The Government of Sierra Leone, under the leadership of the Ministry of Youth Affairs, with support from the UN Country Team in Sierra Leone, ended a two-day National Youth... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Day of the Girl
Girls are born with power. Every girl has within her possibilities that should flourish as she moves into adulthood, shaping her future and, with it... Read more
UNFPA donates motorbikes to gender ministry to support AYSRHR hubs in Koinadugu
Handing over the motor bikes, Betty Alpha, Gender Specialist at the United Nations Population Fund- [UNFPA] said “UNFPA will continue to support the... Read more