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Boost for free quality education in Sierra Leone

Boost for free quality education in Sierra Leone:UNDP and FQSE join forces on major school improvement project.

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Operational Guideline for the Inter-Party Dialogue Committee of Sierra Leone

Operational Guideline for the Inter-Party Dialogue Committee of Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone and India launches Inclusive Development Project for Persons with Disabilities

Sierra Leone and India launches Inclusive Development Project for Persons with Disabilities

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Sierra Leone Police Strategic Development Plan (2025–2029)

Sierra Leone Police Strategic Development Plan (2025–2029)

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What we do

Since 1965, UNDP has been actively engaged in Sierra Leone, collaborating closely with the Government, civil society, and local communities. Our efforts have centered on promoting Sustainable Growth, Inclusive and Democratic Governance, Climate Change, and Environmental initiatives.

Latest Publications

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Sierra Leone SDG Investor Map

Advocacy Toolkit for Women-Focused CSO Groups in Sierra Leone.

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UNDP launches support for Sierra Leone’s sovereign credit rating journey

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Press Releases
Call for Papers - National Policy Conference on Sustainable Development Financing

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Publications
Supporting the transition of informal enterprises towards sustainable growth and formalization project February 2022 – June 2027

The informal economy project is an African, Caribbean, and Pacific (OACPS) Group of Statesinitiative financed by the European Union (EU) and United nations…

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Beating Plastic Pollution- How Sierra Leone’s waste transformers are powering change

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ECSL Opens New Media Centre to strengthen democracy, with support from UNDP and partners

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Sierra Leone at a Glance

Sierra Leone

8,977,972

Population

(in Millions)

Sierra Leone

$2,250

GNI Per Capita

(World Bank: 2022)

Sierra Leone

0.884

Gender Dev. Index

(HDR: 2020)

Sierra Leone

0.458

Human Dev. Index

(HDR: 2023)

Sierra Leone

$4.06

GDP (in Billions)

(World Bank:2020)

Sierra Leone

60%

youth

unemployed

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