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08 August 2024
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Regional Consultation on SRHR Financing held in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – A significant regional consultation on financing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) brought together approximately 140 experts from 23…
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31 July 2024
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Rekindling efforts in the fight against child marriage and FGM in Afar Region
Fifteen-year-old Halima Deresa is a facilitator of the unmarried girls’ club at the Abala High School where she is going in the 11th grade. She says they discuss in the club on…
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23 July 2024
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High-level forum on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment held
A High-Level Forum on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in Ethiopia was jointly organized by the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs, the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in…
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11 July 2024
Press Release
National Alliance to End Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage in Ethiopia receive the 2024 United Nations Population Award
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 11 July 2024 – The laureates of the 2024 United Nations Population Award are the National Alliance to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Child…
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11 July 2024
Statement
To leave no one behind, count everyone
Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day. For humanity to progress, people must be counted, wherever they are and whoever they are – in…
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05 July 2024
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Canada boosts UNFPA's efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa with CAD 10 million grant
Global Affairs Canada has pledged US$7.2 million to UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, to respond to severe humanitarian needs in 13 countries across…
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04 July 2024
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UNFPA and Embassy of Sweden Sign USD 1.4 Million Funding Agreement
On July 4, 2024, in Addis Ababa, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, and the Embassy of Sweden have formalized a funding agreement valued at…
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19 June 2024
Statement
Hearing and healing survivors of sexual violence is essential to lasting peace
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Women rarely start wars but often suffer…
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19 June 2024
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Together for a Period-Friendly World: Celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – June 19, 2024 – The Ministry of Health, Ethiopia, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Office of the First Lady of Ethiopia, and key…
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