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“Why are we making our girls suffer?” Unmasking of FGM
Four years ago, on a Sunday morning in Dalocha Woreda, Southern Ethiopia region, Nuritu Sirbar, Head of the Dalocha district Women, and Children... Read more
Maternity Waiting Homes strengthening efforts to prevent maternal deaths
Rigbe Gebresilassie (37) is one of the dozen women awaiting labor at the maternity waiting home in Megab. Rigbe is already the mother of seven... Read more
Ethiopia launches a costed family planning implementation plan
The Ethiopia Family Planning Costed Implementation Plan (FP-CIP) for 2023-2030 was officially launched on December 28, 2023, in Bishoftu town, Oromia... Read more
Beskeshe: creating a space to empower young girls
Hana and Mertnesh, both 14-year-old girls, attend Bule Hora Elementary School, in the Oromia region. They share a special bond as members of Her... Read more
Reviving Tigray’s Health System to Prevent Maternal Deaths
On November 22nd, 2023, for the first time in over a year after the conflict, surgeons at Adi Daero Primary Hospital started to bring life into the... Read more
Human rights require bodily autonomy for all – at all times
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly 75 years ago. Yet its promise to humanity still speaks... Read more
Stakeholders Unite to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The Embassy of Spain and its Cooperation Agency (AECID), along with the Embassies of Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, the EU... Read more
''I am putting the pieces back together''
My name is Azeb*. I am 33 and I live in the Mambuk IDP camp in the Benishangul Gumuz region, Ethiopia. Me and my family had to flee an armed attack... Read more
All women and girls – including those with disabilities – have a right to bodily autonomy
Today, more national laws and policies protect the rights of persons with disabilities than ever before. Services are increasingly responsive to... Read more
UNFPA Commemorates 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence with a Strong Call to Action in Tigray Region
Mekelle, Tigray - UNFPA Ethiopia, and Tigray's Bureau of Women's Affairs unveiled billboard messages focusing on the prevention of gender-... Read more