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Tigray conflict decimates maternal health services, overwhelms health workers
SHIRE, Tigray, Ethiopia – “When the conflict broke out, I was two months pregnant. We were forced to flee and walk for days under the blazing sun to reach safety and protection,” said Merhawit... Read more
Rape as a strategy of war: demanding protection and justice for the women and girls of Tigray
Opinion Editorial by Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, UNFPA Regional Director for East and Southern Africa The 2018 Nobel Laureate, Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynaecologist celebrated for his work with survivors of... Read more
UNFPA celebrated End Fistula Day with partners
A High Level Event organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, UNFPA and Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia was held today to mark the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. The event was held... Read more
UN WOMEN and UNFPA scale up protection from sexual exploitation and abuse in the humanitarian response in Tigray
Mekelle - Tigray, Ethiopia – “As humanitarians, we have a collective duty to do no harm and protect the communities we serve from any form of sexual exploitation and abuse,” said Ms. Dennia Gayle,... Read more
Ambulance procured with Danish funding handed-over by UNFPA
UNFPA today handed over an ambulance to the Afar Regional Health Bureau. The ambulance was purchased with the generous funding of the Government of Denmark as part of a humanitarian-peace-development... Read more
Urgent funding needed to assist survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Tigray
Tigray, Ethiopia – “I was running from place to place without food or shelter. I was in fear all the time... There was no safe place for me until I got to the safe house,” 22-year-old Selam*... Read more
UNFPA handed-over ambulances and kits purchased with funding from KOICA
UNFPA today handed-over two ambulances to the Gedeo and West Guji Zones of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples and Oromia Regions respectively. The ambulances were purchased with the... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Day of the Midwife
Trust the evidence: invest in midwives Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Day of the Midwife 5 May 2021 Every day in every part of the world, midwives... Read more
A midwife serving mothers with passion amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Midwife Melese Ayalew safely delivered the baby of Efrah Ahmed at the Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital in Harar where he has been serving for the past 6 years. Melese’s passion is to help... Read more
UNFPA and IOM coordinate High Level donor visit to Tigray
A high level delegation composed of the Ambassadors of Canada, Finland and Japan as well as senior officials of the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, IOM and UNFPA in Ethiopia paid a visit to the... Read more