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23 March 2023
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UNFPA Launched 50th-Anniversary celebrations in Ethiopia

Launching Commemoration of UNFPA's 50 years in Ethiopia

UNFPA Launched 50th Anniversary celebrations in Ethiopia. The ceremony kicked off a year-long commemoration of the 50th anniversary of UNFPA in... Read more

22 March 2023
Press Release

As hundreds of thousands flee Somalia to Ethiopia, UN and partners call for urgent funding

As needs grow and refugees continue to arrive, UN agencies and partner organizations today appealed for $116 million to provide life-saving... Read more

16 March 2023
Press Release
  Launch of Commemoration of 50th anniversary of UNFPA in Ethiopia
8 March 2023
Statement

Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2023

Women and girls, in all their diversities, have the fundamental right to live free from violence and to have agency over their bodies and lives, both... Read more

27 February 2023
News
Genet Alemu, a lawyer at EWLA speaking to a caller

Hotline service helping GBV survivors seek legal aid, protection

The UNFPA-supported Toll-free Hotline (7711) for GBV survivors receives up to 15 calls daily in three languages, Amharic, Oromiffa, and Tigrigna. The... Read more

27 February 2023
News
H.E. Ms. ITO Takako, Ambassador of Japan & Suzanne Mandong, UNFPA’s representative to Ethiopia discussed with health professiona

Japan and UNFPA Launched Project to Strengthen Support for Reproductive Health

The Embassy of Japan and UNFPA launched a project worth 1.1 million USD to improve women and adolescent girls' health and protection needs. The... Read more

24 February 2023
News
Arabat Deder outside of the UNFPA-supported Women and Girls’ Friendly Space (WGFS) in Chinaksen, East Hararghe zone, Oromia Regi

A Safe Place to Shine: Raising the voices of girls affected by crises in Ethiopia

CHINAKSEN, Oromia - “I love to come here. I feel safe and constantly learning new things that I can use then to help other friends”, says an... Read more

23 February 2023
Press Release
A pregnant woman receiving attention from health professionals at a health center in Somali Region of Ethiopia

A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies

Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies... Read more

22 February 2023
Press Release
Ms. Suzanne Mandong, UNFPA Representative in Ethiopia & H.E, Ms. ITO Takako, Ambassador of Japan visited a health post

Japan and UNFPA Strengthen Support for Reproductive Health and Rights of Women and Girls

The Embassy of Japan and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today jointly organized the launching ceremony for a... Read more

21 February 2023
News
Fikru Assefa, Head of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Unit at Yirgachefe Woreda in Dilla town, SNNP Region, Ethiopia.

“No mother should die while giving birth” says a Champion on maternal health from SNNPR, Ethiopia

“When I was only one-year old, I lost my mother while giving birth to my youngest sister. No mother should die while giving birth”, says Mr. Fikru... Read more

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