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UNFPA handed-over ambulances to the Gambella Region Health Bureau
At a ceremony organized today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, handed-over 2 ambulances to the Gambella Regional Health Bureau. The ambulances were purchased with the generous funding of... Read more
Statement by UNFPA on U.S. Decision to Withhold Funding
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 4 April 2017—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, regrets the decision by the United States to deny any future funding for its life-saving work the world over. This... Read more
UNFPA conducts validation workshop on documentation and evaluation of GBV programme
The findings of the documentation of Good Practices and Lessons Learnt and End Evaluation of the “Prevention and Management of GBV in Ethiopia Programme” was tabled for validation today in the... Read more
Joint message from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 6 February 2017
It irreparably damages girls’ bodies, inflicting excruciating pain. It causes extreme emotional trauma that can last a lifetime. It increases the risk of deadly complications during pregnancy, labor... Read more
Much more needed in family planning to achieve Africa’s development goals
ADDIS ABABA, 31 January 2017: Africa cannot attain vital goals in continental and global development agendas without ensuring access to voluntary family planning to millions of its women and girls.... Read more
End the violent trend - 16 Days of Activism for the Elimination of All Forms of Violence against Women and Girls
OUR global village is in the middle of the 16 Days of Activism for the Elimination of All Forms of Violence against Women and Girls, a campaign period focused on promoting zero tolerance for this... Read more
Agreement signed on financing of a women’s and girl’s empowerment project
UNFPA signed a co-financing agreement with the Italian Government on December 2 on a project entitled “Economic and Social Empowerment and Protection of Women and Girls from Harmful Traditional... Read more
Norwegian delegation visits interventions supported by UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme
A Norwegian delegation led by H.E. Ms Laila Bokhari, State Secretary, and H.E. Andreas Gaarder, Ambassador of Norway to Ethiopia, visited on November 28 the resource center for students with... Read more
State of World Population 2016 highlights importance of investments in adolescent girls
The State of World Population 2016 report bearing the theme “10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age” was launched at an event organized today. The report notes that of the 125... Read more
UNFPA facilitates study tour for a Swazi delegation
A team of sexual and reproductive health and maternal health experts drawn from the Ministry of Health of Swaziland and UNFPA paid a five-day visit to Ethiopia to take lessons from the country’s... Read more