About Company

UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) is the United Nations agency responsible for improving sexual and reproductive health, promoting gender equality, and ensuring that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

Overview

• Organization: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• Type: United Nations specialized agency
• Global Headquarters: New York, USA
• Established globally: 1969
• Operating in Sierra Leone since: 1971

Mission

UNFPA works to achieve three transformative results by 2030:

• End preventable maternal deaths.
• End unmet need for family planning.
• End gender-based violence and harmful practices, including child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM).

Main Areas of Work in Sierra Leone

UNFPA supports the Government of Sierra Leone and partners in:

• Maternal and newborn health
• Family planning services
• Sexual and reproductive health
• Adolescent and youth empowerment
• Gender equality
• Prevention and response to gender-based violence (GBV)
• Ending child marriage
• Eliminating female genital mutilation (FGM)
• Population data, census, and demographic research
• Humanitarian and emergency response

Key Programmes

UNFPA Sierra Leone implements programmes that:

• Improve access to quality reproductive health services.
• Train midwives and strengthen healthcare systems.
• Support survivors of gender-based violence.
• Promote comprehensive sexuality education for young people.
• Support national population censuses and demographic surveys.
• Strengthen youth participation in national development.

Partners

UNFPA collaborates with:

• Government of Sierra Leone
• Ministry of Health
• Statistics Sierra Leone
• Civil society organizations
• Youth organizations
• Other UN agencies (UNICEF, WHO, UN Women, UNDP)
• International development partners