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20 February 2019

UNFPA supported safe house launched in Mekele

A UNFPA supported safe house run by the Women Association of Tigray was launched today in the City of Mekele, in the Tigray Regional State. The safe house set up in a building made available by the Women Association of Tigray will be supporting women and girls who are survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. Speaking at

Ms. Bettina Maas, UNFPA Country Representative, with IDP girls

8 February 2019

IDP sites in western Ethiopia in critical need of UNFPA support

The three-day visit between 3 and 5 February by a UNFPA delegation to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) sites in the East Wellega Zone of the Oromia Region in wester Ethiopia revealed critical need for UNFPA intervention to address the needs of women and girls in the camps and surrounding host communities. The UNFPA

1 February 2019

Japan Ambassador visits UNFPA interventions in refugee camps in Gambella

The Ambassador of Japan to Ethiopia, H.E Mr. Daisuke Matsunag, visited between 23 and 24 January humanitarian interventions in refugee camps and host communities in the Gambella Region, including UNFPA projects, supported by the Government of Japan. The ambassador visited the Women and Girl’s Friendly spaces in the Pugnido