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01 June 2021
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Ambulance procured with Danish funding handed-over by UNFPA
UNFPA today handed over an ambulance to the Afar Regional Health Bureau. The ambulance was purchased with the generous funding of the Government of Denmark as part of a…
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19 May 2021
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Urgent funding needed to assist survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Tigray
Tigray, Ethiopia – “I was running from place to place without food or shelter. I was in fear all the time... There was no safe place for me until I got to the safe…
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18 May 2021
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UNFPA handed-over ambulances and kits purchased with funding from KOICA
UNFPA today handed-over two ambulances to the Gedeo and West Guji Zones of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples and Oromia Regions respectively. The ambulances were…
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05 May 2021
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Day of the Midwife
Trust the evidence: invest in midwives Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Day of the Midwife 5 May 2021 …
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05 May 2021
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A midwife serving mothers with passion amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Midwife Melese Ayalew safely delivered the baby of Efrah Ahmed at the Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital in Harar where he has been serving for the past 6 years. …
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26 April 2021
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UNFPA and IOM coordinate High Level donor visit to Tigray
A high level delegation composed of the Ambassadors of Canada, Finland and Japan as well as senior officials of the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, IOM and UNFPA in…
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22 April 2021
Statement
Statement of the Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility GBV in Tigray
Statement of the Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility GBV in Tigray The Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) continues to be alarmed by reports of…
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14 April 2021
Press Release
Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report, My Body is My Own
Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to decide whether to have sex with their partners, use contraception or seek health care, according to UNFPA's…
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14 April 2021
Press Release
UNFPA signs USD 3.3 million funding agreement with Embassy of Sweden
UNFPA signs USD 3.3 million funding agreement with Embassy of Sweden 14 April 2021, Addis Ababa – Today, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual…
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