UN Women Sierra Leone
@UNWOMEN_SL
Walking hand-in-hand with Sierra Leone, we work to empower women and girls, and lift communities in efforts to build brighter futures for all to thrive.
It’s World #YouthSkillsDay! #AI is reshaping the future, and young people must be empowered with skills to be co-creators of this change. By investing in their skills, we invest in a brighter and more gender-equal world. Do you believe in the power of youth to lead the way?…
Today, @UNWOMEN_SL met with Lieutenant General Amara Idara Bangura, Chief of Defence Staff & top leadership of @MOD_RSLAF ahead of the launch of a joint project funded by @ElsieFund. The engagement deepened collab & paved the way for success. #InclusivePeacekeeping #WPS #1325at25
Today, @UNWOMEN_SL donated essential items, including dignity kits, to #SLP officers departing for the AUSSOM peacekeeping mission to Somalia. Supporting our peacekeepers means safeguarding dignity and readiness. #UNPeacekeeping #UNSCR1325 #WPS #SupportOurOfficers
🧵Celebrating 15 years of @UN_Women in 🇳🇵 Story 8⃣: Rural women like Laruwati are reshaping Nepal’s agriculture. Through #JPRWEE, they gain land rights, income & agency. 🌾 Read her story: bit.ly/44AJD3d @FAONepal @IFAD @WFP
🧵Celebrating 15 years of @UN_Women Join us to share 15 stories of #WomenEmpowerment & #GenderEquality in 🇳🇵. Day 7: More than 1 in 4 women in 🇳🇵 have faced GBV. This is a call to act. Watch how we #OrangeNepaltoEndGBV👇youtube.com/watch?v=eRpjYg…
Just 13% of 🇸🇱Sierra Leone’s uniformed personnel are women. The goal is clear: more women in @UNPeacekeeping. 🚀A new partnership with @MOD_RSLAF @UNWOMEN_SL will break barriers & build a more inclusive, gender-responsive force. #WomenPeaceSecurity @SierraLeoneUN @unwomenafrica
From policy reform to improved training & healthcare, 🇸🇱 @MOD_RSLAF's innovative project will help prepare more women for @UNpeacekeeping missions.💪✨ A game-changer for gender parity in the security sector! #WomenPeaceSecurity #1325at25 @SierraLeoneUN @unwomenafrica
Uniformed women in 🇸🇱 @MOD_RSLAF face barriers to peacekeeping deployment like: 🚧limited training 🚧few leadership roles 🚧 gaps in support structures. The new #ElsieFund project alongside @UNWOMEN_SL will change that.🚀 More women, stronger missions. #InclusivePeacekeeping
🚨 Big news! 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone’s @MOD_RSLAF + @UNWOMEN_SL have secured #ElsieFund support to boost women’s participation in @UNPeacekeeping ops!🕊️ A major step toward gender equality in peace operations. #WomenPeaceSecurity #1325at25 @SierraLeoneUN @unwomenafrica
Bridging the digital divide is central to our #Beijing30 Action Agenda and a gender-equal digital transformation is a cornerstone of sustainable development. My message ⬆️ at #HLPF2025 event: Turbocharging SDGs through Gender-Equal Digital Transformation hosted by @FinlandUN.
With just 5 years to reach the #SDGs, every step we take matters. Achieving #GenderEquality by 2030 isn't just a goal in itself, but a key enabler of all SDGs. 🆕 Learn about the development gains during the past decade from @UN’s new report: unwo.men/YpiV50WsUl8 #HLPF
15 years ago, @UN_Women was created. Today, we continue to stand up for the rights, equality, and empowerment of the world’s 4 billion women and girls. We will never back down. We will never give up. Join us in driving change #ForAllWomenAndGirls: unwo.men/5xjM50WjquL
Today, in partnership with PI-CREF, and @hmkpaka we proudly launched the @Glo_PAN report Strengthening Resilience & Enhancing Nutrition in Africa’s Food Systems’. It provides tailored, actionable strategies for 🇸🇱 and is complementary to #FeedSalone #nutrition
Proud to launch the #SpotlightInitiative in 🇸🇱! A €15M EU-UN partnership to end violence against women&girls. Women's safety is everyone's business. Thanks to Gov't, @dsengeh @IsataMahoi, partners @UNSierraLeone @RainboInitiativ for collaboration. Together, for a safer future!
Today, @UNWOMEN_SL and #Marwopnet, through the #ENPOWERSalone Project funded by the Government Ireland @IrlEmbFreetown, launched a new report to better protect women in cross-border trade across #MRU countries. #PSEA #ResearchMatters #GenderEquality
@UNWOMEN_SL is proud to join our sister agencies and partners in launching the #Spotlight Initiative to end violence against women and girls in #SierraLeone. Together, let us UNiTE to end #GBV. #EVAWG #EndGBV #UNTogether #GenderEquality
🌍 Today marks a powerful milestone in Sierra Leone — the launch of the Spotlight Initiative! Together, we promise a future where every woman and girl live free from fear, violence & discrimination. 💜 🔗spotlightinitiative.org
Powerful scenes from today’s #SpotlightInitiative launch 🇸🇱📷Survivors, Ministers, UN & development partners stood united to say: End violence against women and girls. 📷#EndVAWG #GenderEquality #UN #EU #SierraLeone 📷 Swipe for highlights
Save the date! 📅 ✔️ Register here 👉 unwo.men/Tmjv50Wg06o. Engage in the 7th African Forum on Gender Statistics in #Abidjan. #AGSF2025 #WomenCount #GenderData #WomenCount