calendar_today 13 July 2015

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World Population Day commemorated

The World Population Day was celebrated nationally on 11 July with a half-day symposium in Jijiga, capital of the Somali Regional State, in which more than 500 people participated.

calendar_today 12 October 2012

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International Day of Disaster Reduction Commemorated

The International Day of Disaster Reduction (IDDR) was observed today at a national conference under the theme "Women and Girls - the (in) Visible force of Resilience".

calendar_today 18 September 2012

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Midwives Convened in Ethiopia on an Inter-Regional Workshop

he 4-day Annual UNFPA-ICM Midwifery Programme Review Workshop involving 60 participants from 30 countries from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean started today. The workshop is being…

calendar_today 05 July 2012

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UNFPA holds high level advocacy workshop

A high level advocacy workshop was held on July 4 involving the Federal Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, United Nations Population Fund and other…

calendar_today 15 May 2012

Midwives graduate under the Accelerated Midwifery Programme

The Shashemene Health Science College graduated 245 midwives on May 12 as part of the one-year Accelerated Midwifery Programme (AMP) being undertaken by the Federal Ministry of…

calendar_today 03 April 2012

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UNFPA Coordinates High Level UN Executive Boards visit

A high level delegation of the Executive Boards of six UN agencies concluded a joint field visit to Ethiopia conducted over 10 days between 22 and 31 March. The visit gave members…

calendar_today 20 February 2012

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Health professionals graduate in an innovative programme to reduce maternal mortality

The first batch of mid-level health professionals being trained in the three-year MSc Programme in Integrated Emergency Surgery and Obstetrics (IESO) graduated on 18 February at a…

calendar_today 13 December 2011

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High level advocacy meeting on Stopping Early Marriage conducted

The National Coalition of Women Against AIDS (NCWH) in collaboration with UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, organized a half-day high level advocacy meeting today on…

calendar_today 24 November 2011

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Statement on behalf of UNFPA delivered by Dr. Monique Rakotomalala, Representative, UNFPA

Your Excellencies; distinguished guests; ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to open, on behalf of the United Nations Population Fund, the first European exhibition of this…