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04 March 2021
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Ensuring safe deliveries in humanitarian settings in Afar Region
Thirty-year old Kadiga Mohammed is an Eritrean refugee who has lived in the Asayita Refugee Camp in the Afar Region of Ethiopia for the past 10 years. Already a mother of four…
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02 March 2021
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UNFPA handed-over ambulance to strengthen referral linkages for safe motherhood
UNFPA today handed over an ambulance to the Yirgacheffe Primary Hospital in the Gedeo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). The ambulance was…
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01 March 2021
Press Release
A survivor-centred approach: UNFPA trains media outlets on GBV reporting during crises
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Journalists have the power to amplify the voices of women and girls and shed light on the forms of violence that target them, especially in times of…
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11 February 2021
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Pregnant women struggle to find support, stability after displacement from Tigray Region in Ethiopia
Hiwot* stands in the displacement site near tents set up by the International Organization for Migration. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Salwa Moussa GONDAR, Ethiopia &ndash…
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06 February 2021
Press Release
UNFPA and UNICEF in Ethiopia call for renewed commitment to end female genital mutilation in Ethiopia
JOINT PRESS RELEASE UNFPA and UNICEF in Ethiopia…
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04 February 2021
News
Plucking up courage to bring about social change on practices harming women and girls
Abala District, AFAR REGION - ETHIOPIA: Aisha Dima Abdella is in her forties and has served half her life as a traditional birth attendant in her locality. She recounts about the…
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29 January 2021
Press Release
UN sexual and reproductive health agency welcomes USA intention to reinstate funding: millions of women and girls will benefit
PRESS RELEASE 28 January 2021 New York / Washington DC, 28 January 2021. The President of the United States today announced his intention to restore US funding to…
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22 January 2021
Statement
Press Statement of Office of the Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, urges all parties to prohibit the use of sexual violence and…
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17 December 2020
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Universal Health Coverage day commemorated
The national commemoration of the Universal Health Care day was held today. The event which was organized by the Consortium of Reproductive Health Associations (CORHA) involved…
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