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Laying the foundation of future generation
A new pre-school programme is helping Ethiopian Children to get ready for school By Demissew Bizuwerk Mengi-Benishangul Gumuz- Ethiopia 28 September 2016 – In one of the classes at Mengi Elementary...
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Surviving hard times through therapeutic foods
Story – Bethlehem Kiros Photos – Meklit Mersha SOUTHERN NATIONS, NATIONALITIES AND PEOPLE’S REGION (SNNPR), November 2016- Poverty and drought have left people in many parts of Ethiopia to grapple...
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UNICEF Ethiopia seeks US$110.5 million in emergency assistance for 9.2...
Malnutrition poses “silent threat” to children, agency’s 2017 appeal says NEW YORK/GENEVA/ADDIS ABABA, 31 January 2017 – 48 million children living through some of the world’s worst conflicts and...
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UNICEF commits to speed up its efforts to end the violent practice of Female...
Addis Ababa, 06 February 2017 – As the world observes International Day of Zero Tolerance on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), UNICEF Ethiopia commits to accelerate its efforts to end the...
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Severe Water Shortage No More
Project Taps into Existing Groundwater to Bring Sustainable Water to Community By Ayuko Matsuhashi SHINILE, SOMALI, 17 January 2017 – Munasib Omer, Chief of Bisle kebele (sub-district) in Shinile...
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Mobile Health and Nutrition Teams Providing Crucial Services for Pastoralist...
By Rebecca Beauregard GASHAMO, SOMALI, 15 February 2017 – Mutas does not look at his mother. He is not looking anywhere, rather he lays still, his unfocused pupils covered occasionally by heavy...
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Rehabilitation of Borehole Saves Thousands of Lives and Livestock during Drought
By Ayuko Matsuhashi A signboard on the sight of the rehabilitated borehole ©UNICEF/2017/Tsegaye HARSHIM, SOMALI, 19 January 2017 – “For three months, the borehole was not functional and people suffered...
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EU Partnership Paves the Way for Better Nutrition for Children and Women in...
By Nardos Birru ADDIS ABABA, September 2016 – Ethiopia has experienced repeated droughts, particularly in the past few years, which have eroded rural livelihoods, causing increased food insecurity and...
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Reclaiming Young Lives in the El-Nino Affected South
By Bethlehem Kiros SHEBEDINO WOREDA, SOUTHERN NATIONS, NATIONALITIES AND PEOPLE’S REGION (SNNPR), November 2016 – Looking drowsy and barely active for a two-and-a-half –year-old, Maritu Sultan is...
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Mobile Health and Nutrition Teams Save Lives in Remote Drought-affected Areas
By Rebecca Beauregard GASHAMO, SOMALI, 15 February 2017 – Under the shade of a tree and settled on plastic mats, the mobile health and nutrition team (MHNT) is in full operation. An array of bright...
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Saving Ethiopia’s adolescents from the scourge of parasites
By Fanna Minwuyelet Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region, Ethiopia, 23 February 2016 –Tesfatsion Alemayehu wants to be an engineer someday, but the 14-year-old girl has trouble...
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Borehole Rehabilitation Contributes to Children’s Education and Futures
By Ayuko Matsuhashi MIESSO, SOMALI, 15 January 2017 – “When the borehole was broken for a year and a half, I used to go to the nearby river for water, which is 12 km away from here. I have five...
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Menstrual Hygiene Management Programme Kicked off with a Training of Trainers...
By Kalkidan Gugsa OROMIA and SOMALI, February 2017 – Poor menstrual hygiene management (MHM) negatively impacts the education, health and empowerment of girls and women, as well as the environment. The...
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German funds for the Horn of Africa drought response to increase from 100...
On 03 April 2017, UNICEF, WFP, and UN-OCHA went on a joint one-day field visit with the German Minister for Development Cooperation (BMZ) to Kebri Dahar and Waaf Duug Temporary Resettlement Site in...
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The Government of Japan gives US$ 2 million to UNICEF for drought affected...
06 April 2017, ADDIS ABABA – The Government of Japan announced a US$2 million grant to UNICEF to assist water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), nutrition and prevention of acute watery diarrhoea...
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Drought Emergency Highlights Entire Families Not Receiving Primary Education
By Rebecca Beauregard DANOT, SOMALI, 15 February 2017 – “A woman never tells her age,” says Sadeh Abdihayii with a smile, affirming that this taboo is common around the world. She then admits to be 40...
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New EU funding will provide essential nutrition treatment for 130,000...
03 May 2017, ADDIS ABABA – The European Union (EU) has given €3 million in humanitarian funds to support UNICEF’s emergency interventions in Ethiopia. The new grant will provide life-saving nutrition...
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Adapting Response Efforts to Stop the Spread of Acute Watery Diarrhoea
By Rebecca Beauregard SOMALI Region, 20 April 2017 – When Basazin Minda was requested to support the acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) response in Somali region, he did not hesitate. In fact, within one...
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Integrated Nutrition Services for Better Nutrition Outcomes
By Nardos Birru BOLOSO SORE, SOUTHERN NATIONS, NATIONALITIES AND PEOPLE’S REGION, 26 January 2017 – It was a sunny afternoon at the Chamahinbecho health post and the trees planted by health extension...
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Strong mothers go extra mile to keep their children safe
By Zerihun Sewunet In Ethiopia, below-average rainfall has worsened the situation in the Somali region, already severely affected by protracted drought. Access to water, sanitation and health services...
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