Un Agencies Weekly Highlights 17-21st November 2025

WHO
 

Multi-Age HPV vaccine campaign begins nationwide.

Sierra Leone has launched a nationwide HPV Multi-Age Cohort (MAC) vaccination campaign to protect girls aged 11–18 and accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer. Launched on 17 November in Freetown, the campaign builds on the HPV vaccine’s 2022 introduction into routine immunization and aligns with the WHO’s global 90-70-90 targets. With strong government leadership and support from the UN, Gavi, WHO and civil society, the initiative combines vaccination, screening and treatment to safeguard the health of girls and women nationwide.

UNDP

UNDP launches Regional Cooperative Credit Union in Kenema.

UNDP Sierra Leone, in partnership with Irish Aid, Government partners, SEND Sierra Leone and traditional leaders, has launched the Regional Cooperative Credit Union in Kenema to expand access to finance for women, youth and local entrepreneurs. With only 15.1% of adults accessing formal financial services nationally, the new Kakebu Financial Services Cooperative marks a major step toward closing the financial inclusion gap. Built on UNDP–SEND initiatives supporting village savings groups and youth skills development, the cooperative opens new pathways for savings, enterprise growth and community-driven development across the region.

UNFPA

Experts convened to validate Sierra Leone’s Power of Data Country Implementation Framework.

The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, with Statistics Sierra Leone and UNFPA, has validated the final draft of Sierra Leone’s Power of Data (PoD) Country Implementation Framework. The framework, part of the global PoD Initiative launched at the 2023 SDG Summit, will strengthen the use of coordinated, gender-sensitive and disaggregated data for evidence-based policymaking. It provides a clear roadmap to enhance the national data ecosystem and track progress toward national priorities and the SDGs.

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