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27 October 2022
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Dignitaries of Ministry of Health and UNFPA Representative a.i. launching the compact

UNFPA and Government of Ethiopia launch Country Compact on co-financing procurement of reproductive health commodities

UNFPA and the Ministry of Health today launched the Country Compact on co-financing the procurement of reproductive health commodities. The Country... Read more

24 October 2022
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Tirumaed Molla, a fistula survivor treated with the support of UNFPA at Hamlin Fistula Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Ending Fistula, Transforming Lives

Tirumaed Molla is currently a resident of the Desta Mender (Joy Village) – a rehabilitation center for fistula survivors set up by Hamlin Fistula... Read more

24 October 2022
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Tsilal Tsegay is eight months pregnant and at aged 44 is high-risk.  She had to sell her last cow to get to the maternity ward a

Maternal health crisis looms in Tigray - 83 percent of health facilities unable to provide services to pregnant women

Maternal health crisis looms in Tigray - 83 percent of health facilities unable to provide services to pregnant women

18 October 2022
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Healthcare professionals at the closure of a 5-day training in GBV Case Management from the 10 to 14 of October in Semera, Afar

Advancing regional capacity to fight against GBV and other harmful practices across northern Ethiopia

Advancing regional capacity to fight against GBV and other harmful practices across northern Ethiopia

11 October 2022
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A group of girls at a girls' club discussion in Afar Region of Ethiopia

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl

Today, as we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl, how many ten-year-old girls are able to look forward to realizing... Read more

11 October 2022
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Sifa, 19, from Quissanga in Mozambique.

Disturbing rise in teenage pregnancy, child marriage, gender-based violence  and HIV infection in adolescent girls in East and Southern Africa ​​– we need to act collectively and with urgency

Girls’ sheer resilience in the face of adversity is cause for celebration this International Day of The Girl Child. While East and Southern Africa... Read more

6 October 2022
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One of the Women and Girls' Safe Spaces Inaugurated

UNFPA supported women and girls’ safe spaces inaugurated

Two Women and Girls Friendly Spaces constructed with the support of UNFPA in collaboration with its partner DSW and funded by KOICA were inaugurated... Read more

6 October 2022
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Ms. Suzanne Mandong, UNFPA Representative a.i. speaking at the forum

National Health Forum deliberates on addressing needs of adolescents and youth in humanitarian settings

UNFPA together with the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia and other partners organized the Third National Adolescent and Youth Health Forum.

6 September 2022
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Emebet Mengessha, 25, with her 7-month baby after receiving a Dignity Kit in Nifas-mewucha woreda, South Gondar zone, Amhara reg

More than 78,000 displaced women and girls assisted with UNFPA Dignity Kits across northern Ethiopia

More than 78,000 displaced women and girls assisted with UNFPA Dignity Kits across northern Ethiopia

31 August 2022
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MSI and UNFPA Mobile Health Clinic - Amhara region

Family planning, a life-saving intervention for conflict-affected communities in Ethiopia

UNFPA Ethiopia, in partnership with Marie Stopes International, scaling up family planning as a life-saving intervention for conflict-affected... Read more

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