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30 November 2023
UNIDO launched the Global Market Access Programme country project in Ethiopia
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30 November 2023
Joint Statement by Ambassador Shiferaw Teklemariam, Commissioner of the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission and Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia on unprecedented floods
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29 November 2023
UN Secretary-General Message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
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The Sustainable Development Goals in Ethiopia
The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection.
These are the goals the UN is working on in Ethiopia:
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30 November 2023
UNIDO launched the Global Market Access Programme country project in Ethiopia
UNIDO launched the Global Market Access Programme (GMAP) country project in Addis Ababa together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration of Ethiopian and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in the country.
The launch event saw sixty representatives from Ethiopia and international communities. UNIDO initiated the implementation of a €1.8 million project funded by Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) which aims to support the efforts by various public and private stakeholders in Ethiopia to strengthen quality compliance capacity and improve market access in the honey and beeswax value chain.
“The project is built on efforts by multiple partners at national and international levels, with the aim to scale up for long-term benefits,” said Ms. Aurelia Patrizia Calabrò, UNIDO Representative and Director of UNIDO Regional Office Hub in Ethiopia in her welcoming remarks. “While complementing to endeavors in improving productivity, the GMAP Ethiopia project is focusing on quality through strengthening SMEs capacity to comply with trade standards and market requirements.”
Launching the Value Chain Study Report, Ms. Calabrò appreciated the support given by the Norwegian Government, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration and all other stakeholders. She said the support is key to accelerate successful implementation of the project.
“Ethiopia is one of the focused countries for the implementation of this strategy in development cooperation, and Norway is committed to partnering with Ethiopia on this journey to strengthen the quality compliance capacity of the honey value chain for a greater market access,” said Mr. Stian Christensen, Ambassador of Norway to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative of Norway to the African Union.
The Ambassador recalled the Great Transformation Norway had experienced during the past century and explained the Norwegian strategy for supporting food security in Africa through addressing the root causes of food insecurity and building the capacity of partner countries to respond to natural and social barriers.
Expressing his appreciation for the Value Chain Study Report produced by UNIDO, State Minister of Agriculture Dr. Fikru Regassa said, “This project aims to address the identified gaps in the sector that prevent Ethiopia from realizing its potential of honey exportation while also supporting in meeting the international market requirements, particularly those in the European market.”
“Let our partners work together as the bee to solve the sector’s problems and come up with good results,” said the State Minister.
The county project in Ethiopia known as “Strengthening the quality compliance capacity of the honey value chain for greater market access” is part of the GMAP Programme, a programmatic framework developed by UNIDO and NORAD in order to support market access for developing countries for selected value chains through addressing quality-related and other barriers at the macro, meso and micro levels.
The project aims to enhance the quality compliance capacity of honey and beeswax value chain actors from the bottom and strengthen the service capacity of National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) system in Ethiopia for providing internationally recognized services. In addition, the project will support in promoting the culture of quality along with the value chain which is vital for creating a virtuous cycle of more investment, more production, more exports, and finally more jobs.
The project will be implemented in close collaboration with various partners, including the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration, NQI institutions, the Holeta Bee Research Center, the newly established Ethiopian Apiculture Development Association (EADA) and Oromia Bureau of Agriculture.
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30 November 2023
UN Women, partners contributing to economic empowerment of vulnerable women
Six years ago, Shume Ulfina, 24, came from Ambo, a rural town in West Shewa Zone of Oromia region, to Legetafo, a small town in the outskirts of Addis Ababa seeking employment opportunities. She was employed as a laborer in a private construction company with a monthly wage of 750 Birr ($30). Her husband, Misgana Berecha, whom she met at work has similar story as hers. With better work experience, Misgana used to earn 1,200 birr ($50). Despite the intensive labour work, their income never met their basic needs, even declined when she left her job to give birth to their first child and couldn’t go back to the same job being on a temporary worker.
“When the local government called unemployed youth to engage in self-employment activities, my husband and I enthusiastically registered with a desire to change our lives. Through the self-employment initiative, 1000 m2/0.1 hectare land was leased to us, but we neither had financial resource to clean up the land nor the basic skills to start gardening for income generation.”
Seeing her need, a family friend directed Shume to one of UN Women’s partners in Ethiopia, Organization for Women in Self Employment (WISE) and things started to change.
“First, I took part in a ten-day training on life skill and basic business skills that I practically apply in managing the land and the household duties collaboratively with my husband. I then became member of the cooperative and qualified to borrow 3,000birr(55USD). Adding the 1,500birr given to me as allowance during the training, we managed to clean up the land, purchase basic tools, vegetable seeds and other inputs for planting, my husband and I were hardly seen out of the farmstead, taking care of it with a passion to see the result.” Shume added.
When the cooperative called for a business plan competition for cash award, Shume applied on expansion of the vegetable plantation and won the first place; 40,000birr(850USD). This helped them to continue providing inputs for better management of the land including a power generator for irrigation, which enabled them to access water from the nearby stream.
“We are now at the beginning of harvesting and selling stage. In the last two weeks alone, we sold vegetables worth over 6,0000birr. When we fully start to supply retailers, this will keep growing. Our aim is to expand as the land has the potential for beehives keeping and establishment of a recreational facility next to the water stream. Being close to the main road, we believe it will attract the public.” Shume concluded.
Emebet Gashaw, an internally displaced mother of two in Legetafo is another women reached by the ISEE Project . Emebet was in Jijiga, Somali region preparing to take matriculation exam in 2018 when, a conflict erupted in the region. She had to leave the city with other displaced people.
After moving to internally displaced settlement in Legetafo, Emebet started selling Injera, the staple diet in the country, using cash provided by the government. As a new site, demand was very high, and she was succeeding until she fell ill which made her to take a break. “By the time I felt better, many women have already started to sell Injera and I switched to keeping chicken for eggs. While I was using some of the money I saved from selling the eggs, I heard about the support being given by, Women in Self Employment (WISE) and registered.
After registering at WISE, Emebet first took a ten-day training including on basic business and life skills followed by 3,000birr( 55USD ) loan as well as a cash award; 30,000birr(545USD) for the business plan she presented applying the skill attained. She opened a retail shop with consumers’ goods. Using the skill gained, she also diversified the business by reviving the chickens keeping and aiming to add charcoal trade so as not to take the risk of depending on one, which she thinks has contributed to her failures in the past.
Emebet underlined that beyond the financial service, the training has benefited her more, “In the past business activities I tried, money wasn’t a big challenge as my parents had the capacity to provide. I think one of the reasons for failing was lack of skill to manage. The training on life skill was even more beneficial; after all, whatever we do is to properly live and if we do not have the skill to better live in whatever circumstances, holding a university degree alone may not always bring a success.”
According to Mr. Djaleta Berhanu, Project Manager for Integrated and Sustainable Economic Empowerment Initiative (ISEE), the project’s approach has not only unleashed the potential of people like Shume and her husband, but it also assists to identify the gaps and the support they need for expansion.
“I believe that everyone has a potential to make a living if timely skill and access to finance is provided. I believe sustaining and expanding the results of this urban irrigation farming project requires more training and technical assistance. As a Project Manager, I am committed to constantly providing the support to them and others to achieve their economic empowerment goals.”
Regarding the project’s approach in making a difference on the targeted women’s lives, Ms. Meseret Birhanu, Head of Legetafo -Legedadhi Sub City’s Women and Social Affairs said, “we have many development partners working on Women and Social Affairs, but I have a unique appreciation for the ISEE project.”
“It targets disadvantaged women who have financial and psychosocial challenges. It addresses the women’s challenges by equipping them with wholistic skill to change themselves with confidence and determination. This should be strengthened and continued to reach out more women.”
Integrated and Sustainable Economic Empowerment Initiative (ISEE) Project, implemented by Organization for Women in Self Employment (WISE) in collaboration with UN Women, facilitates provision of basic business and life skills trainings to enable women generate business ideas, assess their businesses, limitations and opportunities in their locality while equipping them with life skill trainings for effective communication, problem-solving, self-esteem and effective teamwork.
ISEE project, implemented since 2021, has reached over 800 beneficiaries is funded by UN Women strategic note (2021-2025) donors: the Government of Netherlands, Government of Norway and Government of Sweden.
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30 November 2023
Moving from Managing Crisis to Managing Risks
UNDP has partnered with the Government of Ethiopia and the European Union (EU) to kick off an interdisciplinary learning event on Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation into Development.
The event is taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 3-6 October 2023, and is financially supported through the EU’s “Strengthening Disaster Risk Governance and Recovery Capacities project”, which is a component of the Intra-African Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Programme funded under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF).
The knowledge event brought together mid-level government officials from federal and three selected Regional States namely Somali, Amhara and Oromia, representatives from the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission, the Environment Protection Authority, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning and Development, and other sectors such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Urban & Infrastructure, Ministry of Water and Energy, the Addis Ababa University.
This learning forum seeks to build capacities for risk-informed development by increasing understanding among decision-makers of the links between disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and how to comprehensively and cohesively integrate these two practices into the development agenda to ensure resilience for sustainability.
It further guides participants on how to organize the journey towards risk-informed development in an interdisciplinary and multi-sector manner, which eventually will expand to sectors, spaces and stakeholders in the country over time.
In his opening remarks, Deputy Commissioner Nasibu Yasin of the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission said “The realization of sustainable development for Ethiopia hinges on linking development activities and disaster risk management as two sides of the same coin. Sustainable development cannot be attained while climate change-induced disasters continue undermining the economic growth and social progress of the country”.
The Deputy Commissioner further noted that there is no sector which is immune to the impact of natural hazards, many of which are increasing in frequency and intensity due to the impact of climate change and many other factors.
“Given the country's vision of building a resilient society and country, integrating disaster risk reduction and climate adaption into development plans and programmes is the best approach in reducing disaster and climate risk and its effect. Thus, this learning forum is one of the platforms worth participating in to learn and share experiences, said Deputy Commissioner Nasibu.
Ms. Charu Bist, UNDP Ethiopia’s Deputy Resident Representative for Programmes, pointed out that the problem of risk management and development is closely linked, and climate change has only worsened the situation.
She further explained that “In 2022 alone, the economic loss from disasters worldwide came to around 300 billion U.S. dollars, and for Africa, it is estimated that, on average, the region is expected to annually lose from 36 to 55 billion dollars from 2022 to 2030. The estimated adaptation finance needs are of similar magnitude”.
Ms Charu further stressed the need for a new vision for development based on resilience building, the need for increased leadership commitment; and the need for working together on integrated approaches to disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, and development.
The learning forum included presentations, panel discussions, group activities, and hands-on activities that allowed participants to draw lessons on integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the context of risk-informed development. Participants from FAO, UN-Habitat and IGAD facilitated sector-specific sessions.
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30 November 2023
Dignity kits helping IDP women and girls keep hygiene, safety
Just before she and her family were displaced due to inter-communal conflict, in 2021, she experienced her first period.
Gebeyanesh’s mother made what she would normally make for herself in their hometown of Aipapo, the traditional Gumuz sanitary materials made with tree bark and cloth. Within two weeks, they hosted a conventional party celebrating a young girl’s first menstruation. Men expressed interest in marrying Gebeyanesh, but her mother sent them away. Instead, she focused on teaching her daughter about proper care and providing her with traditional bark and sanitary materials.
Not long after, conflict erupted in their community and drove Gebeyanesh and her family, along with many others to flee into the forest. Their home and everything in it was burned down. Without access to sanitary materials, both traditional and modern, the women suffered and relied on the river to wash up. Like the others, Gebeyanesh cut off strips of clothing from her dress and layered them inside her underwear. The women would use these homemade sanitary materials, and arrange leaves at the base of a tree and sit there.
UNFPA, with funding from the People and Government of Japan, sought to alleviate this challenge by implementing a project that addressed Gender-based Violence (GBV) and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) in conflict and COVID-19 affected districts in the Amhara and Benishangul-Gumuz Regions of Ethiopia.
The project aimed to improve the health of vulnerable women, girls, adolescents, and youth by increasing access to and availability of quality GBV and SRH information and services. Particularly for women and girls living in an IDP camp, like Gebeyanesh and her mother, the project offered “Dignity Kits”.
The kits contain essential items for women and girls to protect themselves and maintain hygiene and dignity in the face of natural disasters and crises. Each kit contains washable and disposable sanitary pads, underwear, toiletries, a whistle, and a solar-powered flashlight.
Gebeyanesh likes the washable pads, explaining their comfort compared to traditional sanitary pads. "It is easy to maintain and we were provided with soap to wash it with," she says.
The women and girls also appreciated the bag the kit came in, the pads, and the flashlights. In the past, they used to make torches from grass when they had to go into the forest at night to change their pads. With their flashlights, they have an easier time at night, with the additional benefit of warding off possible attackers.
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30 November 2023
Leveraging Africa’s potential to accelerate sustainable digital transformation and universal and meaningful connectivity
The ITU Regional Development Forum for Africa (RDF-AFR) was held from 3 to 5 October 2023 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the theme “Digital transformation for a sustainable and equitable digital future: Accelerating the implementation of the SDGs in Africa through digital transformation".
The event was organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and hosted by the Government of Ethiopia. It outlined the priorities, challenges, and opportunities to advance digital transformation in Africa and was attended by around 300 participants from 41 countries.
An interactive High-level Ministerial/Executive session set the scene for the event, sharing a vision for digital transformation for a sustainable and equitable digital future in Africa with its people at the center. Participants exchanged experiences to build and create opportunities for further collaboration and implementation around common priorities, as expressed in the Regional Initiatives for Africa adopted at the World Telecommunication Development Conference in 2022. The urgency for action to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals was underscored, and participants highlighted how digital can be leveraged towards this goal.
The Partner2Connect (P2C) Matchmaking Roundtables allowed participants to review and report on the implementation of announced pledges and committed to match country and regional needs with concrete solutions. The roundtables discussed and identified effective mechanisms to coordinate and collaborate for better and optimal use of resources that will bring high impact and sustainable development in Africa and beyond. The Forum also celebrated the Partner2Connect 800th pledge, submitted by SAP - an important milestone that brought the total financial value of pledges received to USD 31.88 billion made by 392 entities from 132 countries. Additional information about P2C is available here.
“The Regional Development Forum for Africa provided a platform for stakeholders to meet face to face and discuss, exchange views and commit to collectively move the digital agenda with urgency to make universal and meaningful connectivity a reality, in a continent where 740 million people are still unconnected,” said Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau. “The Forum presented an opportunity for countries to present individual country priorities, and for the region to re-emphasize regional priorities, while partners expressed concrete commitments to operationalize their pledges for tangible outcomes that contribute to building a sustainable digital future.”
“Ethiopia is committed to digital transformation, and we have made significant progress in recent years,” said H.E. Huria Ali Mahdi, State Minister to National ICT and Digital Economy Sector speaking on behalf of H.E. Belete Molla, Minister of Innovation and Technology, adding that, “The ITU Regional Development Forum for Africa is an important platform for us to discuss challenges and develop solutions.”
“The Regional Development Forum brought together key stakeholders committed to connecting the unconnected and to the realization of the Regional Initiatives for Africa, approved at the ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference held in June 2022,” said Anne-Rachel Inné, ITU Regional Director for Africa.
The full story and the official report of the Regional Development Forum for Africa is available here.
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Press Release
30 November 2023
Joint Statement by Ambassador Shiferaw Teklemariam, Commissioner of the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission and Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia on unprecedented floods
In recent weeks, an estimated 1.5 million people in Ethiopia have been affected by ongoing floods and 600,000 displaced, intensifying the suffering of communities yet to recover from five consecutive seasons of severe drought in the Horn of Africa.
A delegation led by the Commissioner of the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission, and the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, in which key UN and NGO representatives participated, conducted field visits to affected areas between November 24 and 26 to assess the situation and explore options to scale up relief efforts.
Currently, the Government of Ethiopia and humanitarian partners are providing multi-sector lifesaving assistance to affected communities; however, the assistance remains sporadic and insufficient due to limited resources and response capacity in some areas. In Somali region out of more than 1 million affected, and around 500,000 newly displaced, only 10 per cent have been assisted. It is crucial to note that partners were already dealing with limited funds to respond to the previous drought and its lingering impact. As a result, vulnerable communities, still grappling with the aftermath of drought, face exacerbated challenges with subsequent flooding, worsening the ongoing climate crisis, and making recovery an uphill battle.
The impact of the flooding spans across 23 zones, affecting 85 districts in seven of the country's twelve regions. In some areas, communities report this as the worst flooding witnessed in years.
The most affected regions, including Somali, South East, Gambela, Oromia, Afar and Sidama underscore the severity of the situation. Somali region alone accounts for 80 per cent of those affected, with Shabelle, Afder, Liban, and Dawa zones experiencing the most substantial impact.
The floods have caused extensive damage, affecting lives, displacing populations, and devastating crops, livestock, and vital infrastructure. Houses, shops, schools, and agricultural lands are submerged. Additionally, health risks have surged, leading to increased cases of cholera, malaria, and dengue fever due to damaged water and sanitation facilities and a surge in mosquito populations.
In addition to the ongoing lifesaving operations the Government has deployed its national defense force helicopters and boats for rescue operations, but also to support transportation of relief aid to hard-to-reach areas.
Urgent action is needed to swiftly bolster the response by mobilizing additional resources and logistical capacity, both locally and globally. Accessing affected areas for humanitarian supply delivery poses the most significant challenge and while the government has mobilized land and air assets, significant gaps remain. Due to inaccessible roads, entire villages have been cut off rendering markets non-functional. Consequently, communities heavily rely on humanitarian deliveries.
It is also imperative to address funding needs beyond the immediate humanitarian response to ensure that predictable, multi-year funding can expedite life-saving assistance, while addressing root causes and supporting communities to adapt to climate change and become more resilient to future shocks.
For more information, please contact:
• Muluneh Woldemariam, Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC), +251-910318103, muluneh.woldemariam@gmail.com;
• Hayat Abu-Saleh, UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, +251-911218934, abusaleh@un.org .
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09 November 2023
UNOPS, partners building better lives and supporting peace and sustainable development
UNOPS Country Office organized a Partner’s Day Workshop with the theme ‘Fostering Collaborations to Advance the SDG Agenda: A Celebration of Success’. The workshop was held on November 8 at Hyatt Regency Hotel-Addis Ababa and attended by representatives of Government, Embassies, multilateral organizations, international non-governmental organizations and UN agencies in Ethiopia.
Providing a wide range of project management, procurement, and infrastructure services in Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Djibouti, UNOPS Multi-Country Office was opened in 2014. It has successfully provided more than $1 billion in services for its partners over the past six years.
At the workshop, strong statements of support for UNOPS were made both by the government of Ethiopia and representatives of international organizations.
UN Assistant Secretary-General and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Ethiopia, Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, in his remarks, called on all stakeholders to revitalize and sustain partnerships towards achieving the SDGs.
“We are halfway to the 2030 deadline, the SDGs are in deep trouble. Progress stalled in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis is deepening, and goals related to hunger, health, biodiversity, strong institutions, pollution, and peaceful societies are all off track.”
“It is essential to enhance our partnerships that will also pave the way for mobilizing more resources and ensuring better coordination and efficient delivery,” Dr. Alakbarov. He also called on all actors to put the humanitarian-development-peace nexus at the core of their work to support Ethiopia in addressing its multiple challenges.
Ms. Isabella Lucaferri, Head of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation Office, Addis Ababa, underscored the need to put sustainability at the center when partners deliver projects.
“As a development partner for Ethiopia, we take sustainability as an essential component of a project. We appreciate our collaboration with UNOPS because of the quality of the interventions they provide.”
She also emphasized infrastructures as vital interventions to achieve sustainable development.
Speaking at the event, Ms. Worknesh Mekonnen, Multi-Country Office (Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Djibouti) Director and Representative to the AU said, “UNOPS helps foster sustainable development through bolstering collaboration.”
“We are fully committed to supporting the country's efforts to achieve its national development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals. Through our collaboration, as part of the United Nations Country Team in Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Djibouti, we look forward to delivering impact for better health, education and lives over the coming years,” she added.
UNOPS, as an operational arm of the United Nations, focuses on creating a more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable world despite ever-growing obstacles - helping a range of partners implement $2.2 billion worth of aid and development projects every year. Firmly grounded in UN values, UNOPS ensures its partners maximize the positive impact of their peace and security, humanitarian and development projects. Equality, inclusiveness, sustainability and resilience form the foundations of UNOPS work.
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02 November 2023
UN Secretary-General Message on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
Journalists and the media fulfill a vital role in society, upholding and enabling democracy and holding power to account. They are essential to strong and accountable institutions and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
But this important position puts journalists at risk. Their commitment to investigating and revealing the truth means they are often targeted for attack, illegal detention, and even death.
In 2022, according to UNESCO, at least 88 journalists were killed for doing their jobs – a sharp increase on the preceding years. The current conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory is taking a horrific toll on journalists.
But the majority of journalists who are killed are not war reporters; they are working in countries that are at peace, investigating corruption, trafficking, human rights violations, and environmental issues.
I am deeply alarmed by these figures, and by the rise in threats of all kinds against journalists. Detention of journalists is at an all-time high. Online harassment of journalists, particularly women, is being used as a tool to silence them.
We need better safeguards to defend the journalists who are keeping us informed.
On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we call on all States to prevent violence against journalists, to provide a safe environment for them to go about their jobs, to bring to justice those who commit crimes against journalists and media workers, and to ensure support for victims and survivors.
Today and every day, we are grateful to the journalists and all media professionals who risk their health and lives to keep us informed, and to keep the truth alive.
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31 October 2023
UNOPS, Ministry of Health launch project to support Health Sector Transformation Plan implementation
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) had their first official kick-off meeting for a project known as “Strengthening the Capacity of MOH for the Realization of Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP)II Selected Priorities.’’
The three-year project, with a targeted budget of $10.2M, aims to contribute towards the realization of selected strategic priorities of the HSTP-II through the establishment of a project management unit that will put in place systems, processes, tools and technical resources for the realization of the identified activities. The project will also establish the procedures, methods, tools, and necessary instructions and manuals for its successful execution.
The workshop organized by the Ministry of Health was attended by Dr. Ruth Nigatu, Chief of Staff for the Ministry of Health, Worknesh Mekonnen UNOPS Multi-Country Office Director, as well as technical personnel from both organizations. Also in attendance were representatives of the development partners supporting the project: the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
In her opening remarks, Dr. Ruth emphasized the significance of the project and its contribution towards the achievement of the HSTP-II strategic priorities.
UNOPS Multi-Country Office Director also noted the contribution of the project towards meeting SDG 3 which aims at ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages, including reducing premature mortality from non-communicable diseases, increasing access to sexual and reproductive health care and services, and reducing the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water, and soil pollution.
The project is designed with extensive consultation with the technical teams of FMoH and UNOPS.
Press contact details:
Meron Aberra, Communication Officer, UNOPS, Tel:+251911221060
Email: merons@unops.org
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23 October 2023
Reconstruction of Primary School, Health Post in Tigray Enhances Services for 25,000 people
This reconstruction was made possible through the Government of Ethiopia's Response-Recovery-Resilience for Conflict Affected Communities in Ethiopia (3R4CACE) Project, which is financed by the World Bank and implemented by UNOPS. The primary objective of this intervention on the school and health post is to enhance healthcare and education services for the 25,000 citizens residing in this community.
Due to the conflict and lack of maintenance, the primary school and health post suffered from damaged roofs, walls, floors, and joinery. UNOPS, as part of the 3R4CACE Project, carried out the necessary rehabilitation to enhance education and health services delivery. The Ara Asegede Health Post serves 25,000 citizens, with over 80 outpatients per day. The reconstruction covered installation of doors and windows, roofing, painting and rehabilitation of floors and drainage. For the first time, a water supply system was installed in this Health Post, which previously relied on rainwater. Furthermore, a new toilet block was built, significantly improving sanitation within the facility 100,000. The total value of this reconstruction including labour, construction material and logistics amount to USD 100,000.
Similarly, the May Hayde Primary School, which was also affected as a consequence of conflict in Tigray, underwent reconstruction. Five classroom blocks and the administration building were reconstructed as part of the rapid response activities of the 3R4CACE Project. The school, which had not been maintained for decades, lacked toilet blocks after the conflict. The rehabilitation of the May Hayde Primary School included the installation of new roofing sheets, new floors, and the construction of new drainage systems. Additionally, new windows and doors were installed to improve the learning environment. The school underwent a comprehensive reconstruction, which included repainting the entire facility and equipping it with 200 new desks and 16 blackboards. Additionally, a new standard flush toilet facility was constructed to enhance sanitary conditions for the 675 students and 21 school staff members. The total cost of this reconstruction, including labor, construction materials, and logistics, amounted to approximately USD 80,000.
The Response-Recovery-Resilience for Conflict Affected Communities in Ethiopia (3R4CACE) Project of the Government of Ethiopia financed by the World Bank with USD 300 million, aims to (i) rebuild and improve access to basic services and climate-resilient community infrastructure and (ii) improve access to multi-sectoral response services for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) survivors; in selected conflict-affected communities in Ethiopia.
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