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UNDP’s Growth Accelerator Programme supports a baby food entrepreneur in Bo District

Lucian is developing her business and creating job possibilities for other women and youth in her neighborhood thanks to the UNDP Growth Accelerator Programme grants.

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International Partners handover equipment to strengthen PPRC's capacity for the 2023 election cycle

With the financial support of international partners, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) delivered ICT and office equipment to enhance Sierra Leone’s Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) operational capacities for the upcoming 2023 multi-tier elections.

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Women’s voice matters: Supporting Inclusive Election in Sierra Leone

Women represent 51% of the population in Sierra Leone, however, they remain under-represented. The country records lower representation of women in elected positions contributing to 12.3% in Parliament; 15% in local councils; and 6.6 percent among paramount chiefs.

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Newsletter January- June 2023

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Capturing the Socioeconomic and Cultural Drivers of Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Sierra Leone

This report aims to identify the root causes and consequences of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Sierra Leone, and provide evidence that will form the basis for targeted policy recommendations to respond to and prevent this phenomenon.

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UNDP has had a presence in Sierra Leone since 1965, working in partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone, civil society and local communities, contributing to Sustainable Growth, Inclusive and Democratic Governance, Climate Change and the Environment.

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Quarterly Newsletter: January - March 2022

We are pleased to share the first issue of UNDP Sierra Leone´s quarterly newsletter. It provides a snapshot of UNDP’s initiatives to support the Government and people of Sierra Leone.

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Multidimensional Poverty Index in Sierra Leone
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Multidimensional Poverty Index in Sierra Leone

This report presents the second official National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for Sierra Leone and computes changes over time between 2017 and 2019, fol...

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Sierra Leone Checklist for Land Investments
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Sierra Leone Checklist for Land Investment

Large scale acquisition of land in Sierra Leone for mining or agribusiness has been plagued by many problems including lack of consent, lack of access to informat...

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On the ground Impact of the global food and energy crises in Sierra Leone (
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On the ground Impact of the global food and energy crises in Sierra Leone (dataset and report)

Sierra Leone is not among the top trading partners with Russia or Ukraine but, the war and it’s related economic sanctions on Russia have induced impacts on loc...

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Sierra Leone SDG Investor Map
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Sierra Leone SDG Investor Map

The SDG Impact aims to provide investors, businesses and others with unified standards, tools, and services required to authenticate their contributions to advanc...

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Sierra Leone Integrated SDG Insights Report
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UNDP - Sierra Leone Integrated SDG Insights Report

This report provides analysis and insights in preparation for the SDG Summit and the foundation for effective policy implementation in the second half of the 2030...

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Sierra Leone at a Glance

7,541,641

Population

(in Millions)

$510

GNI Per Capita

(World Bank: 2020)

0.884

Gender Dev. Index

(HDR: 2020)

0.452

Human Dev. Index

(HDR: 2020)

$4.06

GDP (in Billions)

(World Bank:2020)

60%

youth

unemployed

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