The 2019 Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey (2019 SLDHS) is a nationwide survey with a nationally representative sample of approximately 13,872 selected s. All women age 15-49 who are usual members or who spent the night before the survey in the selected s were eligible for individual interviews. The …
DetailsOverview. Sierra Leone is covered by the OHCHR West Africa Regional Office (WARO). The Office supports the promotion and protection of human rights through advocacy, advisory services and technical cooperation to national authorities, national human rights institutions, civil society, and international and regional organizations.
DetailsSierra Leone is covered by the OHCHR West Africa Regional Office (WARO). The Office supports the promotion and protection of human rights through advocacy, advisory services and technical cooperation to national authorities, national human rights institutions, civil society, and international and regional organizations.
DetailsSLL - Sierra Leonean Leone. The Sierra Leonean Leone is the currency of Sierra Leone. Our currency rankings show that the most popular Sierra Leonean Leone exchange rate is the SLL to USD rate. The currency code for Leones is SLL, and the currency symbol is Le. Below, you'll find Sierra Leonean Leone rates and a currency converter.
DetailsThe 2019 Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey (2019 SLDHS) is a nationwide survey with a nationally representative sample of approximately 13,872 selected s. All women age 15-49 who are usual members or who spent the night before the survey in the selected s were eligible for individual interviews.
DetailsGroundnut stew. Rice and cassava are the staples of the Sierra Leonean diet. Fufu is prepared from pounded cassava and water. Yams, plantain, okra, and peanuts are also widely consumed. Beef, goats, and chickens are the preferred meats. Several types of stews like groundnut stew are an important part of the diet.
DetailsSierra Leoneans are avid football (soccer) fans, and prior to the civil war the country boasted dozens of amateur and semiprofessional squads that vied for national honours. Baseball and basketball are also popular, and several Sierra Leone-born athletes play professionally outside the country. Intramural competition in all these sports was brought …
DetailsAs challenging as last year was in further knocking developing countries like Sierra Leone off the sustainable development track, due largely to the devastating economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2022 promises to be no better. Among a complex of issues that portend a landscape fraught with major challenges in the year …
DetailsSince September, 2021 the United States has shared 2,011,710 safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses with the people of Sierra Leone – free of cost. This includes 1,524,510 Pfizer and 487,200 J&J doses. Of the 2,011,710 vaccine doses, were donated in partnership with COVAX. President Biden committed the United States …
DetailsThe most popular theory is that it was named 'Serra Lyoa' by Portuguese explorer Pedro de Sintra in 1462. De Sintra was among the first of the European explorers to map out the coast of what is now Liberia and Sierra Leone. Like many other coastal West African countries, the Portuguese were most often the first foreign explorers to interact ...
DetailsGENEVA (22 August 2022) – UN human rights experts* today called for stronger measures to prevent and penalise genital mutilation in Sierra Leone, following criminal proceedings on the death of a 21-year-old student who was subjected to the brutal practice in the Bonthe District. " genital mutilation is a grave form of violence ...
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