{"id":48100,"date":"2025-07-25T19:11:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T19:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation"},"modified":"2025-07-25T19:14:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T19:14:22","slug":"unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation","title":{"rendered":"UNFPA Collaborates with Youth Affairs on Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sierra Leone paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Youth Affairs, Ibrahim Sannoh, on Thursday, July 24, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting aimed to reaffirm their long-standing partnership and explore avenues for strengthened collaboration aligned with the Minister\u2019s vision for the nation\u2019s young people.<\/p>\n<p>UNFPA, the UN\u2019s sexual and reproductive health agency, is dedicated to ensuring every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person\u2019s potential is fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions during the engagement centered on youth empowerment through innovation, entrepreneurship, and skills development. UNFPA reiterated its commitment to unlocking the potential of young people, underscoring its close working relationship with the Ministry of Youth Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>With Sierra Leone\u2019s youth constituting a significant portion of the population, both parties stressed the urgent need to equip them with the necessary tools, platforms, and opportunities to succeed in an ever-changing world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur young people are the heartbeat of this nation,\u201d stated Minister Sannoh. \u201cIf we invest in their potential, we invest in the future of Sierra Leone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UNFPA echoed this sentiment, reaffirming its dedication to supporting impactful youth programs, particularly in often-overlooked areas. The discussions also addressed critical issues such as mental health awareness, the increasing challenge of substance abuse, and the vital need for access to accurate sexual and reproductive health information and services.<\/p>\n<p>The visit concluded with a mutual pledge to enhance collaboration, amplify youth voices, and jointly develop programs that not only inspire but also empower young people to lead with confidence, courage, and creativity.<\/p>\n<p>This renewed partnership signals a new chapter in fostering a Sierra Leone where every young person has the opportunity to thrive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Sierra-Leone<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sierra Leone paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Youth Affairs, Ibrahim Sannoh, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. The meeting aimed to reaffirm their long-standing partnership and explore avenues for strengthened collaboration aligned with the Minister\u2019s vision for the nation\u2019s young people. UNFPA, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":48099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[292],"class_list":["post-48100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-sierra-leone"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UNFPA Collaborates with Youth Affairs on Innovation - Sierra Leone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sierra Leone paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Youth Affairs, Ibrah ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UNFPA Collaborates with Youth Affairs on Innovation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sierra Leone paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Youth Affairs, Ibrah ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sierra Leone\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-25T19:11:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-25T19:14:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2025\/07\/sm_1753458192.974378.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"710\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"291\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"UNFPA Collaborates with Youth Affairs on Innovation\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-25T19:11:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-25T19:14:22+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation\"},\"wordCount\":296,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2025\/07\/sm_1753458192.974378.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Sierra-Leone\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation\",\"name\":\"UNFPA Collaborates with Youth Affairs on Innovation - Sierra Leone\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2025\/07\/sm_1753458192.974378.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-25T19:11:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-25T19:14:22+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sierra Leone paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Youth Affairs, Ibrah ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2025\/07\/sm_1753458192.974378.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2025\/07\/sm_1753458192.974378.jpg\",\"width\":710,\"height\":291,\"caption\":\"UNFPA Collaborates with Youth Affairs on Innovation\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UNFPA Collaborates with Youth Affairs on Innovation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/\",\"name\":\"Sierra Leone\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UNFPA Collaborates with Youth Affairs on Innovation - Sierra Leone","description":"The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sierra Leone paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Youth Affairs, Ibrah ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UNFPA Collaborates with Youth Affairs on Innovation","og_description":"The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sierra Leone paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Youth Affairs, Ibrah ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation","og_site_name":"Sierra Leone","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2025-07-25T19:11:18+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-25T19:14:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":710,"height":291,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2025\/07\/sm_1753458192.974378.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"UNFPA Collaborates with Youth Affairs on Innovation","datePublished":"2025-07-25T19:11:18+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-25T19:14:22+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation"},"wordCount":296,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2025\/07\/sm_1753458192.974378.jpg","keywords":["Sierra-Leone"],"articleSection":["all news","policy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation","name":"UNFPA Collaborates with Youth Affairs on Innovation - Sierra Leone","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2025\/07\/sm_1753458192.974378.jpg","datePublished":"2025-07-25T19:11:18+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-25T19:14:22+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sierra Leone paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Youth Affairs, Ibrah ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2025\/07\/sm_1753458192.974378.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2025\/07\/sm_1753458192.974378.jpg","width":710,"height":291,"caption":"UNFPA Collaborates with Youth Affairs on Innovation"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/unfpa-collaborates-with-youth-affairs-on-innovation#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UNFPA Collaborates with Youth Affairs on Innovation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/","name":"Sierra Leone","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}