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25 August 2021
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“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…
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16 August 2021
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“You have to marry your rapist” - Sexual violence survivor victimized by harmful tradition in Ethiopia
KONSO, Ethiopia – “She was made to believe that marrying her rapist was her only hope. She had no choice,” said Mulu* about her cousin, who was forced by their…
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11 August 2021
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“We can now access SRH services without any fear of stigma,” says a young woman
Bule Hora District, ETHIOPIA: Nineteen year-old Hirut Adola is serving as a peer-to-peer educator on sexual and reproductive health and peace advocator in the Bule Hora district…
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22 July 2021
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“I am so happy I can go back to school and learn,” says a child survivor of gender-based violence
Hawassa, SNNPR - “I am so happy I can go back to school and learn,” said 13-year-old Selma*, a child survivor of gender-based violence, to Ms. Dennia Gayle, UNFPA…
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06 July 2021
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Tigray conflict decimates maternal health services, overwhelms health workers
SHIRE, Tigray, Ethiopia – “When the conflict broke out, I was two months pregnant. We were forced to flee and walk for days under the blazing sun to reach safety and…
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06 July 2021
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Empowering adolescents and youth by broadening their choices on SRH
Tesfayesh Getachew is the coordinator of the Youth Friendly Service (YFS) at the Chitu Health Center in Gedeo Zone for one of the catchment kebeles. She has been participating in…
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29 June 2021
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Rape as a strategy of war: demanding protection and justice for the women and girls of Tigray
Nobel Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynaecologist celebrated for his work with survivors of sexual assault in the DRC, said, “Rape is a strategy of war – it is meant to destroy…
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16 June 2021
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UNFPA celebrated End Fistula Day with partners
A High Level Event organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, UNFPA and Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia was held today to mark the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula…
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07 June 2021
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UN WOMEN and UNFPA scale up protection from sexual exploitation and abuse in the humanitarian response in Tigray
Mekelle - Tigray, Ethiopia – “As humanitarians, we have a collective duty to do no harm and protect the communities we serve from any form of sexual exploitation and…
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