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07 December 2023
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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 Delegation in Ethiopia, UNFPA, and…
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05 December 2023
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''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 on our village. My life was…
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03 December 2023
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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 their specific needs, and there is…
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01 December 2023
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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-based violence as part of the…
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29 November 2023
Statement
Looking at Africa's future through the lens of progress, evidence and foresight
As the sun set over Lusaka, Zambia on 10 November, a vibrant discussion by the Ministers in Charge of Population drew to a close, following two days of receiving reports from the…
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28 November 2023
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'I will be fine, I am going back to school!'
Ayantu*,14, from Bule Hora City, West Guji Zone, experienced a life-altering event that shattered her innocence at a tender age. It all began when she got into a heated argument…
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28 November 2023
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Religious leaders gather to combat gender-based violence in the Tigray region
Mekelle, Ethiopia - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in cooperation with Tigray’s Bureau of Women’s Affairs, hosted a roundtable discussion with over 50 religious and…
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14 November 2023
Press Release
UNFPA handed-over an ambulance, medical equipment and supplies purchased with funding from Government of Japan
UNFPA handed over one high-spec Toyota Landcruiser ambulance, medical equipment, and supplies worth nearly 12.9 million Birr to the Amhara and Benishangul Gumuz regions. The …
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08 November 2023
Press Release
KOICA and UNFPA support integrated FP/SRH/GBV programs to empower young people in Gedeo and West Gugi Zones
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and UNFPA (United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency) organized a field visit to project sites in the Southern…
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