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Cholera, a killer disease for children, but easily preventab
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Cholera, a killer disease for children, easily preventable

Due to the ongoing drought in the Oromia and Somali regions, of Ethiopia, there has been a deadly outbreak of cholera.

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“I have no friends to play with,” says Lina Nasir, 9
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The invisible children in climate crisis

As drought worsens in the Horn of Africa, children with a disability bear the heaviest burden

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While walking through the health centre, Ware told me that due to the drought situation, they are currently admitting three to five severe acute malnutrition cases per day.
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Families and health workers in the frontlines of drought

Over three days, I saw firsthand the desperation of families and the dedication of health workers in the face of a devastating drought in Borena Zone.

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The drought is driving up cases of child hunger and malnutrition in Borena.
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The drought is driving up cases of malnutrition in Borena

In drought ravaged Borena, Oromia Region, children suffering from severe acute malnutrition are being rushed to health centres by their parents.

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Children learning in class how to work together to solve a puzzle at Semgnew Primary School.
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Quality pre-primary education is the basis

Every stage of education that follows depends on its success. Yet, nearly half of all pre-primary-age children in Ethiopia miss this chance.

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A plane with UNICEF For Every Child branding and a crate of boxes
Press release
06 March 2023

Norwegian fly emergency aid to Ethiopia in support of UNICEF

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A mother looks down at her child while holding a blue booklet.
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A safety net for families in Amhara, Ethiopia

This is what UNICEF and partners are doing to restore health services and provide free healthcare for vulnerable families in Amhara, Ethiopia

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A woman with a yellow head scarf smiles widely as she holds her sleeping baby. Behind her are bottles of medication sitting on a shelf.
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A well-nourished mother is a well-nourished child

The supplements helping improve pregnant women’s nutrition and improve the chances of a safe delivery and a healthy baby.

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A girl with a dark orange head scarf and navy dress holds a mug in her left hand, while her right hand hovers near her mouth. Beside her, a woman in a white coat holds tablet container.
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Preventing anaemia with supplements

How iron and folic supplements are helping prevent anaemia and improve school attendance for adolescent girls in Oromia, Ethiopia.

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A premature newborn covered in a purple blanket is being monitored by a health worker wearing gloves and a mask.
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Caring for women and babies before, during and after birth

How UNICEF is working to make pregnancy, labour and birth safer for mothers and newborns in Afar, Ethiopia

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A girl looks outside her home and seems sunk in her thought
Press release
06 February 2023

UNFPA and UNICEF call for a renewed commitment to end female genital mutilation in Ethiopia

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A girl with a yellow headscarf sits in a crowded tent in front of a table covered with blue UNICEF backpacks.
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Scaling up emergency support for children with disabilities

Scaling up support for IDP children with disabilities

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UNICEF Representative and MoFA Director holding the credential letter
Press release
23 January 2023

New UNICEF Representative in Ethiopia presents credentials

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Sureita and her mother
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Sureita, the miracle baby

The little girl beats all the odds and brings joy to her family

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A pre-term baby is kept warm in an incubator
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Nuro, Yusuf and Musa, 6 are the happy faces in the Accelerated School Readiness program at Simbile Primary School, Afar region
Learning and Development
Millennium Kassa,10, grade 2, drinking water from a new water point built by UNICEF at  Oloncho village, Mekonisa kebele. SNNPR.
WASH
Genuine smile from Seven month Kokeb Girmay during the breastfeeding celebration event in Tigray
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One-year old Tasloch Char under his mother's arms waits their turn for health checks and supplemental food at a Visit Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) and Infant and Young Child YCF Nutrition Programme in Tierkidi, GOAL Ethiopia Nutrition center at Tierkidi camp in Gambela region of Ethiopia
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Angesom, 3 waits for a nutritious porridge made from locally available products
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