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25 May 2023
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UNFPA Enhances Healthcare Response to Gender-Based Violence in Tigray

UNFPA Enhances Healthcare Response to Gender-Based Violence in Tigray

Sexual violence and intimate partner violence (IPV) can be especially problematic in complex emergencies and natural disasters. Access to quality,... Read more

22 May 2023
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Canadian Minister of International Cooperation Harjit Sajjan and a member of parliament Arielle Kayabaga visited the Gandhi Memo

Canadian Minister of International Cooperation visits UNFPA supported One Stop Center at Gandhi Memorial Hospital

The Canadian Minister of International Cooperation, H.E. Harjit Sajjan and Honorable Arielle Kayabaga, a member of parliament, visited the UNFPA... Read more

17 May 2023
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Under a $15.1 million project, UNFPA and partners will expand access to medical and psychosocial support services for women and

Partnering with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women, the World Bank and UNOPS to address gender-based violence after two years of conflict

UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is partnering with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women and Social Affairs (MoWSA), UNOPS... Read more

9 May 2023
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Ekram Bedru relating about her engagement in the Her Space initiative

Empowering adolescent girls through community engagement

Bule Hora, West Guji Zone, Oromia Region of Ethiopia: Fourteen year-old Ekram Bedru is a member of the “Her Space” initiative engaging adolescent... Read more

4 May 2023
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Every year on May 5, we celebrate midwives for their unwavering commitment to saving lives and ensuring the health and well-b

Midwives save lives: Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife 2023

Midwives save lives. Every year on May 5, we celebrate midwives for their unwavering commitment to saving lives and ensuring the health and well-... Read more

2 May 2023
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Discussions in progress on engaging young people in peacebuilding and social cohesion

Young community leaders engaged to contribute to rebuilding trust and social cohesion in northern Ethiopia

UNFPA organized a ten-day consultations on peace, security and social cohesion among youth community leaders from 18-29 April 2023 aimed at involving... Read more

26 April 2023
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Twenty-four year-old Emebet Zeleke is attending her first antenatal care visit at the Harroressa Health Center in Dilla town.

Ensuring better maternal health outcomes through building capacity of health facilities and health professionals

Dilla City Administration, ETHIOPIA: Twenty-four-year-old Emebet Zeleke is attending her first antenatal care visit at the Harroressa Health Center... Read more

26 April 2023
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Stories of change: Promoting gender equality through  media intervention

Stories of change: Promoting gender equality through media intervention

Jimma, Oromia - Between 2020-2022, three national and FM radio stations broadcasted the Nekakat Serial Drama weekly. The magazine format drama... Read more

26 April 2023
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Ager's Journey to Healing from Fistula

Ager's Journey to Healing from Fistula

Ager, 33, is from a small rural village, Yanga, in  South Jimma, Oromia region. She was born and raised in an agrarian family with four siblings. She... Read more

24 April 2023
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Mebrat*, a survivor of obstetric fistula receiving long-term treatment at Hamlin Fistula Center in Mekelle, Tigray. Photo by UNF

Scaling up efforts to end obstetric fistula after conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia

Scaling up efforts to end obstetric fistula after conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia

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