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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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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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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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06 April 2024
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Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2024
On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action in Cairo,…
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08 March 2024
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Invest in women and girls: Inspire inclusion, promote prosperity
A peaceful and prosperous future depends on the empowerment of women and girls. Thirty years ago, at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, 179…
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06 March 2024
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Ministry of Health, UNFPA review outcomes of cervical cancer project supported by Government of China
The Ministry of Health and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on 5 March 2024, convened a high level meeting to review outcomes of a joint initiative to improve health…
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29 February 2024
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Government of Sierra Leone and UNFPA convene consultations on UNFPA’s 2025-2030 Country Programme
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is currently `1developing its eighth country programme (2025-2030), which forms the foundation for delivering on the organization’s…
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