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15 February 2022
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Ms. Annet Nangonzi, UNFPA SRH Specialist at the CMR training in Addis Ababa, February 2022

WHO Ethiopia and UNFPA Ethiopia launch training on clinical management of rape for first-line service providers

WHO, in collaboration with UNFPA, Ministry of Health, and Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), has launched training on the clinical management of rape for health care professionals.  The... Read more

14 February 2022
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Asnaketch recovering at her tent after a stillbirth in Haylota IDP site, Konso, SNNPR, Ethiopia. Photo by UNFPA Ethiopia, Paula Seijo.

Konso’s conflict: Maternal and reproductive health care on the edge of collapse

KONSO, Ethiopia - “I was discharged from the health facility after a stillbirth without any medication or treatment. I have been bleeding ever since”, says Asnaketch at her tent at Haylota IDP site... Read more

6 February 2022
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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

3 February 2022
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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

30 December 2021
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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

23 December 2021
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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

30 November 2021
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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

25 November 2021
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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

8 November 2021
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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

13 October 2021
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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

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