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5 May 2022
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“I have survived my pregnancy on hardly one meal a day”, says a mother displaced by the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia

MEKELLE, Tigray - “I have survived my pregnancy on hardly one meal a day. Now, I am concerned about my baby’s health as we are living on minimum food in the camp”, says Daniet, during her regular... Read more

30 March 2022
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At 14, Dankay Kanu (right) got pregnant by an older man who refused to wear a condom then denied paternity. Though she quit scho

7 myths about unintended pregnancy debunked

UNITED NATIONS, New York – Half. That is the alarmingly high proportion of pregnancies that girls and women do not deliberately choose. The... Read more

28 March 2022
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H.E. Ms Ito Takako, Ambassador of Japan to Ethiopia with Ms. Esperance Fundira, UNFPA Ethiopia Officer in Charge and distinguished representatives of the Ministry of Health and the Amhara and Benishangul Gumuz Regional States at the end of the launching ceremony in Addis Ababa.

Japan and UNFPA Strengthen Support for Reproductive Health and Protection of Women and Girls in Amhara and Benishangul-Gumuz

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 March 2022 – The Embassy of Japan and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today jointly organized the launching ceremony for a project amounting... Read more

15 March 2022
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Joint Canada Government-UNFPA delegation visited programme intervention sites in Sidama Region

A delegation of senior officials of the Government of Canada and UNFPA today visited programme intervention sites on response to gender-based violence and improving sexual and reproductive health... Read more

11 March 2022
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Girls empowered to tackle period stigma and other harmful practices at UNFPA-supported youth-friendly Safe Spaces in Gambella, Ethiopia

GAMBELLA, Ethiopia - “When I joined the Safe Space program, I didn’t know what was happening to my body. It was the first time I heard about menstruation and how to manage it in a safe, healthy and... Read more

15 February 2022
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Ms. Annet Nangonzi, UNFPA SRH Specialist at the CMR training in Addis Ababa, February 2022

WHO Ethiopia and UNFPA Ethiopia launch training on clinical management of rape for first-line service providers

WHO, in collaboration with UNFPA, Ministry of Health, and Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), has launched training on the clinical management of rape for health care professionals.  The... Read more

14 February 2022
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Asnaketch recovering at her tent after a stillbirth in Haylota IDP site, Konso, SNNPR, Ethiopia. Photo by UNFPA Ethiopia, Paula Seijo.

Konso’s conflict: Maternal and reproductive health care on the edge of collapse

KONSO, Ethiopia - “I was discharged from the health facility after a stillbirth without any medication or treatment. I have been bleeding ever since”, says Asnaketch at her tent at Haylota IDP site... Read more

6 February 2022
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UNFPA and UNICEF in Ethiopia call for renewed commitment to end female genital mutilation in Ethiopia

JOINT PRESS RELEASE Addis Ababa, 06 February 2022 – UNFPA and UNICEF  jointly call for an increased investment of resources by the Government of Ethiopia and development partners to accelerate... Read more

3 February 2022
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Engaging Communities through media in the fight against Gender-Based Violence and harmful practices

Southern Region of Ethiopia: Nineteen year old Abdul Mewuded is a leader of a Radio Listeners Group on a radio serial drama called Nekakat (Cracked) in the Sankuru Woreda (district) of Silite Zone in... Read more

30 December 2021
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Ethiopia’s new adolescent and youth health strategy aims to halve teenage pregnancy

Ethiopia launched today a new National Adolescent and Youth Health Strategy (2021-2025) in the presence of senior officials of the Ministry of Health, donors, and partners. The strategy aims at... Read more

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