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UNFPA handed-over ambulances purchased with funding from Denmark
UNFPA Ethiopia with the partnership of the Royal Danish Embassy handed over three high-spec ambulances and emergency RH kits worth around 9.4 million... Read more
UNFPA and UNDP working jointly to restore dignity of women and girls affected by conflict across northern Ethiopia
MEKELLE, Tigray - “I couldn’t go out of my tent during my period as I don’t have other clothes to change into. The dignity kit has helped restore my mobility and dignity and also prevent my baby from... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day
World Population Day offers a moment to celebrate human progress. Our world, despite its challenges, is one where higher shares of people are educated and live healthier lives than at any previous... Read more
Hidden in Plain Sight: Conflicts fueling sexual violence in northern Ethiopia
MEKELLE, Tigray - “We fled on the back of a truck. When they captured us, they took me to another place, they raped me, and left me alone in the bush.” says Mahlet*, a 17-year-old survivor of... Read more
Service Package on adolescent and youth health launched
The Minimum Service Package for Adolescents and Youth Health at workplaces in Ethiopia was launched today at the Kombolcha Industry Park in northern Ethiopia. During the occasion the Ministry of... Read more
Accelerating ending of obstetric fistula in Ethiopia
NORTH GONDAR ZONE, ETHIOPIA: Ketema Belete was married off by her family to a relatively well-to-do person at the early age of 14. She had her first child before she was even 18. She delivered five... Read more
Fistula cases have soared as a result of conflict, says the Medical Director of Hamlin Fistula Center in Tigray
MEKELLE, Tigray – “When Birchiko came to the centre, she only weighed 32kg. She was severely malnourished and her hips and knees were flexed and fixed,” explains Dr. Melaku Abreha, Medical Director... Read more
UNFPA organized national launch of State of World Population 2022
UNFPA’s flagship report, the State of World Population, was nationally launched today. The State of World Population 2022 bearing the theme “Seeing the Unseen: The case for action in the neglected... Read more
UNFPA handed over ambulance procured with funding from the Government of Denmark
UNFPA, the United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency, today handed over a high-spec ambulance to the Afar Regional Health Bureau. The ambulance was purchased with the generous funding of... Read more
Ethiopia’s worst drought in 40 years threatens to derail gains made in maternal and newborn health
GODE, Ethiopia – “When I saw my baby’s hand coming out, I ran for our lives. We traveled nearly 90 km to the nearest health facility… We are both lucky to be alive.” Ayan Abadi Wali, 24, was... Read more