The Ministry of Women, Children, and Youth (MoWSA) of Ethiopia, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) has unveiled the National Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Prevention, Risk Mitigation, and Response.

World Health Day 2024; Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action in Cairo, which placed sexual and reproductive health and rights at the heart of development. Since Cairo, more women enjoy the right to health and are able to exert a...

Zeyneb Ibrahim, a 22-year-old mother of two, resides in the Chifra woreda, in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Her story is a heartbreaking account of a young girl who was stripped of her dreams and aspirations. She found herself forced into a family arranged marriage at the tender age of 18, a tradition deeply rooted in her community. Her dreams of pursuing education was thus shattered as she dropped out of school in th...