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Pathways to Equality: Saving Lives and Advancing Rights for all in Ethiopia
Despite the myriad challenges faced in 2023 in the form of conflicts, insecurity, and natural disasters, UNFPA in Ethiopia has made remarkable strides. Through robust cooperation with the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and subnational administrations within the country as well as collaborative partnerships with donors, civil society organizations, and communities, UNFPA has focused its efforts on promoting reproductive health and rights for women and girls, as well as empowering young people.
Aligned with UNFPA's global ambition of achieving ‘four zeros' – namely, ending unmet need for family planning, ending maternal deaths, and ending gender-based violence and harmful practices against women and girls, and ending HIV transmission – our work in Ethiopia remains crucial. UNFPA's programmes in reproductive health, gender equality, youth empowerment, and population and data are implemented in both development and humanitarian settings, making a tangible difference in the lives of those we strive to reach.
UNFPA Ethiopia - 50 Years of Ensuring Rights and Choices for All in Ethiopia
UNFPA, the United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency, started its mission in Ethiopia in 1973 and has implemented 9 Country Programmes aligned with Ethiopian government priorities, MDG-SDG, and UN development frameworks. This report summarises 50 years of achievements and steady progress in all three plus transformative results: ending preventable maternal deaths; ending unmet need for family planning; ending gender-based violence and harmful practices against women and girls; and ending sexual transmission of HIV.
ETHIOPIA COUNTRY PROFILE THE UNFPA-UNICEF JOINT PROGRAMME ON THE ELIMINATION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM)
UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Ethiopia contributes to the national commitment to end FGM and child marriage by 2025, and to achieve SDG target 5.3 by 2030. The programme is led by the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs. It also plays catalytic role via the National Alliance to End FGM and Child Marriage, which engages over 60 memberships from other ministries, civil society, non-governmental organizations and UN entities. The programme envisions to implement the national costed roadmap and accelerate institutional, individual and community level efforts as to end FGM by 2030, the country requires to progress eight times faster than what has been observed in the past 15 years.
My Body Is My Own
We have the inherent right to choose what we do with our body, to ensure its protection and care, to pursue its expression. The quality of our lives depends on it. In fact, our lives themselves depend on it.
UNFPA-UNICEF joint programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation: Accelerating change
For the Joint Programme, empowerment is an investment in voice, choice and agency that enables girls and women, as individuals and through collective action, to say “no” to female genital mutilation.
Research Article: Distribution of maternity waiting homes and their correlation with perinatal mortality and direct obstetric complication rates in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has been expanding maternity waiting homes to bridge geographical gaps between health facilities and communities in order to improve access to skilled care. In 2015, the Ministry of Health revised its national guidelines to standardize the rapid expansion of waiting homes. Little has been done to document their distribution, service availability and readiness. This paper addresses these gaps as well as their association with perinatal mortality and obstetric complication rates
HIV Prevention in Ethiopia: National Road Map (2018-2021)
The National HIV Prevention Road Map which was developed by the Federal HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office of Ethiopia with other stakeholders, including UNFPA.
UNFPA Supported Maternity Waiting Homes in Ethiopia: Good Practices and Lessons Learned
Maternity waiting homes contribute in increasing utilization of maternal health services particularly among women living in rural areas where distance, topography, and road access are barriers to timely access health centres. The current healthcare system of Ethiopia supports rapid expansion of maternity waiting homes and sustainable provision of services provided that mechanisms are in place for targeted advocacy and extensive community involvement. Lessons related to specific practices are identified and described in this document.
The Power of Choice: Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Transition
Not so long ago, most people had large families: five children, on average. Where once there was one global fertility rate, today there are many, with differences wider than at any point in human history.