UNFPA's development assistance to Ethiopia began in 1973 and it has since implemented eight Country Programme cycles. Currently, UNFPA is implementing the 9th Country Programme (2020-2025) cycle which draws from the priorities and Outcomes of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2020-2025), the Sustainable Development Goals, and the ICPD Programme of Action.
The Country Programme is aligned to the Ethiopian Government’s Home Grown Economic Reform Agenda and the 10-Year Perspective Development Plan and sectoral plans. The Programme also aligns with the UNFPA Strategic Plan (2018-2021) which stipulates key transformative results the Fund aims to achieve by 2030 – ending preventable maternal deaths; ending unmet need for family planning; and ending gender-based violence and harmful practices against women and girls.   

The Country Programme is being implemented in selected districts in 9 Regions (Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella, Oromia, Sidama, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, Somali, and Tigray Regions and Addis Ababa City Administration with a total budget of USD 112 million.