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765
Last updated 31 Aug 2016
Source - UNHCR, Government
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All Refugees by Origin

Country of origin Source Data date Population
Others UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2016
  3.9%
30
Liberia UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2016
  96.1%
735


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    West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 17 November 2016

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    West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 17 November 2016
    Published: 17 November 2016 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 8 November 2016

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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update
    Published: 8 November 2016 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 31 October 2016

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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 31 October 2016
    Published: 31 October 2016 (2 months ago)
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    West Africa Seasonal Monitor October 25, 2016

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    West Africa Seasonal Monitor October 25, 2016
    Published: 27 October 2016 (2 months ago)
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    Food Security and Humanitarian Implications in West Africa and the Sahel

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    Food Security and Humanitarian Implications in West Africa and the Sahel
    Published: 16 September 2016 (3 months ago)
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    West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 17 November 2016

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    West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 17 November 2016
    Published: 17 November 2016 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 8 November 2016

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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update
    Published: 8 November 2016 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 31 October 2016

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    UNHCR West Africa 2016 Funding Update as of 31 October 2016
    Published: 31 October 2016 (2 months ago)
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    Food Security and Humanitarian Implications in West Africa and the Sahel

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    Food Security and Humanitarian Implications in West Africa and the Sahel
    Published: 16 September 2016 (3 months ago)
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    UNHCR Global Presence

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    UNHCR Presence map
    Published: 4 July 2016 (6 months ago)
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    Africa - UNHCR Presence

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    UNHCR Presence map
    Published: 3 May 2016 (8 months ago)
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    UNHCR Sierra Leone Factsheet March 2016

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    Factsheet
    Published: 1 March 2016 (10 months ago)
    Uploaded: 24 November 2016 (1 month ago)
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    Impact Evaluations on the Contribution of Food Assistance to Durable Solutions in Protracted Refugee Situations

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    Synthesis Report of the Joint WFP and UNHCR Impact Evaluations
    Published: 18 January 2013 (3 years ago)
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    West Africa Seasonal Monitor October 25, 2016

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    West Africa Seasonal Monitor October 25, 2016
    Published: 27 October 2016 (2 months ago)
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    Liberian government grants nationality to former Liberian refugees at risk of statelessness

    UNHCR, 04 Nov 2016

    “Identity document is important, identity document is life” To prevent former Liberian refugees in West Africa from becoming stateless, the Liberian government has been conducting re-assesment missions of those at risk of statelessness in countries where they have sought asylum. DAKAR, SENEGAL... Read more

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    Sierra Leone News: NACSA CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF EXISTENCE

    awoko.org, 04 Nov 2016

    November 2016 marks the 20th Anniversary of the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) since its establishment. Observing and marking this anniversary is an ideal time to solidify bonds, make an impact, and reflect on the Commission’s past, present, and future. It is also a moment to boost em... Read more

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    UNHCR commemorates 2 years of the #IBelong campaign to eradicate global statelessness

    UNHCR, 27 Oct 2016

    DAKAR, SENEGAL, 27 October 2016 (UNHCR) – Significant progress has been made to eradicate statelessness around the world, but ongoing conflicts are putting those advances at risk. Marking the second anniversary of the global #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, ... Read more

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    Plight of persons without nationality

    Pulse.ng, 08 Oct 2016

    The UNHCR and ECOWAS recently signed an MoU to improve the protection environment for stateless persons. Pierre is eighteen years old. He was born to Burkinabe parents in Ghana. He was not registered at birth and neither were his parents. An orphan with no nationality, Pierre is stateless. Whi... Read more

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    Sierra Leone News: 60% of stateless population are children- UNHCR Officer-in-Charge

    awoko.org, 24 Feb 2016

    A day to the commemoration of the 1st anniversary of the Abidjan Declaration to Eradicate Statelessness by 2024, the Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Moijama Siafa disclosed that about 60% of stateless population are children. She made this statement dur... Read more

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    UNHCR, Internal Affairs to observe 1st anniversary of statelessness

    Concord Times, 24 Feb 2016

    The Ministry of Internal Affairs and United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) have said they would jointly commemorate the first anniversary of the Abidjan Declaration to Eradicate Statelessness in West Africa by 2024 on Thursday, 25 February, 2016. Last year, ministers from the 15 Eco... Read more

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    UNHCR West Africa
    Facebook page of UNHCR West Africa
    NaCSA
    National Commission for Social Action
    UNHCR West Africa Statelessness
    Facebook page of UNHCR West Africa Statelessness
    Kora
    Voices of Refugees in West and Central Africa

       Sierra Leone

    Capital
    Freetown
    Languages
    en
    Population
    6,453,000
    Area
    N/A
    GDP
    N/A
    GDP growth
    N/A
    Income level
    Low income
    Gini index
    42.5
    Currency
    SLL
    Literacy rate
    N/A
    Source -  Worldbank