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UNFPA and UNICEF in Ethiopia call for renewed commitment to end female genital mutilation in Ethiopia
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Addis Ababa, 06 February 2022 – UNFPA and UNICEF jointly call for an increased investment of resources by the Government of Ethiopia and development partners to accelerate... Read more
Engaging Communities through media in the fight against Gender-Based Violence and harmful practices
Southern Region of Ethiopia: Nineteen year old Abdul Mewuded is a leader of a Radio Listeners Group on a radio serial drama called Nekakat (Cracked) in the Sankuru Woreda (district) of Silite Zone in... Read more
Ethiopia’s new adolescent and youth health strategy aims to halve teenage pregnancy
Ethiopia launched today a new National Adolescent and Youth Health Strategy (2021-2025) in the presence of senior officials of the Ministry of Health, donors, and partners. The strategy aims at... Read more
Ethiopia launches the FP2030 commitment to increase access and utilization of voluntary family planning
“Family planning needs to be more accessible as one major step in the effort at reducing maternal death,” said H.E Dr. Lia Tadesse, Minister of Health of Ethiopia, at a high level event held today to... Read more
Women refugees bearing the brunt of Gambella’s forgotten crisis, Ethiopia
Gambella, Ethiopia - “My only joy is my child, I don’t have anything else in life,” says Nyabel Jock, a 19-year-old South Sudanese refugee, during her regular pregnancy check-up at the Jewi Health... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women - 25 November
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Day to End Violence against Women 25 November 2021 Violence in the online world is real. It is also wrong, and it must be... Read more
Delivering hope through safe delivery services amid a dire humanitarian situation in Tigray region of Ethiopia
Mekelle, Tigray - “They have saved my life and that of my daughter. I stayed under their care the whole night and delivered my baby girl safely,” says Selam, the first mother to deliver at the camp... Read more
Fistula survivor in Afar region of Ethiopia fulfills her dream of becoming pregnant again
Mille - Afar, Ethiopia - “When I had fistula, I never thought I would be able to have a normal life anymore or even get pregnant again,” said 32-week pregnant Fatuma Hamad at the Barbara May... Read more
UNFPA handed over medical supplies and commodities worth nearly 1 million USD to assist the newly displaced in Amhara and Afar regions
Kombolcha – Amhara Region, Ethiopia - “UNFPA is here today to make sure we provide the support needed for the 700,000 displaced people in Amhara region and that the health facilities - which are... Read more
“It was too late. I lost my second son,” laments a mother displaced by conflict in Konso, Ethiopia
KONSO, Ethiopia - “Saying goodbye to my second baby was one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life,” said Melese Meseret, who is mourning the loss of her son in her tent at Gabelo IDP site... Read more