Executive summary - Situation Analysis of Children and Adolescents in Sierra Leone
An analytical report about children and young people in Sierra Leone
Highlights
On behalf of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), we are pleased to present this analytical report about children and young people in Sierra Leone. This report will assist the government to reduce the deprivation of children’s rights and to address their causes. It proposes insightful recommendations to guide actions by the government and its partners to ensure the fulfilment of the rights of the child in relation to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Sierra Leone’s Child Rights Act of 2007 and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
The situation analysis of children and adolescents in Sierra Leone is based on quantitative statistical data available in the country, academic sources and primary qualitative data. It has been informed by focus group discussions and key informant interviews with stakeholders, including young people, women and decision-makers, held in all 16 districts of Sierra Leone.
This report was generated during the planning of Sierra Leone’s National Medium Term Development Plan 2024–2030, the Joint United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2025–2030 and the Sierra Leone–UNICEF Country Programme of Cooperation 2025–2030, which supports the government in accelerating progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Global Agenda.
