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Reviving Tigray’s Health System to Prevent Maternal Deaths
On November 22nd, 2023, for the first time in over a year after the conflict, surgeons at Adi Daero Primary Hospital started to bring life into the... Read more
Human rights require bodily autonomy for all – at all times
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly 75 years ago. Yet its promise to humanity still speaks... Read more
Stakeholders Unite to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The Embassy of Spain and its Cooperation Agency (AECID), along with the Embassies of Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, the EU... Read more
''I am putting the pieces back together''
My name is Azeb*. I am 33 and I live in the Mambuk IDP camp in the Benishangul Gumuz region, Ethiopia. Me and my family had to flee an armed attack... Read more
All women and girls – including those with disabilities – have a right to bodily autonomy
Today, more national laws and policies protect the rights of persons with disabilities than ever before. Services are increasingly responsive to... Read more
UNFPA Commemorates 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence with a Strong Call to Action in Tigray Region
Mekelle, Tigray - UNFPA Ethiopia, and Tigray's Bureau of Women's Affairs unveiled billboard messages focusing on the prevention of gender-... Read more
Looking at Africa's future through the lens of progress, evidence and foresight
As the sun set over Lusaka, Zambia on 10 November, a vibrant discussion by the Ministers in Charge of Population drew to a close, following two days... Read more
Religious leaders gather to combat gender-based violence in the Tigray region
Mekelle, Ethiopia - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in cooperation with Tigray’s Bureau of Women’s Affairs, hosted a roundtable... Read more
'I will be fine, I am going back to school!'
Ayantu*,14, from Bule Hora City, West Guji Zone, experienced a life-altering event that shattered her innocence at a tender age. It all began when... Read more
UNFPA handed-over an ambulance, medical equipment and supplies purchased with funding from Government of Japan
UNFPA handed over one high-spec Toyota Landcruiser ambulance, medical equipment, and supplies worth nearly 12.9 million Birr to the Amhara and... Read more