UN Ethiopia Annual Results Report July 2022 - June 2023

The United Nations Economic Commission in Africa (UNECA) is also present in Addis Ababa with the United Nations Office to the African Union and the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa.

The United Nations in Ethiopia works with more than 200 national partners spanning various sectors including government, civil society organizations, international NGOs, academic institutions, financial institutions, private sectors and donor partners.

Government partners closely aligned with the UNCT include the Ministries of Agriculture, Education, Energy, Finance, Health, Industry, Innovation and Technology, Justice, Labour and Skills, Planning and Development, Trade and Regional Integration, Transport and Logistics, Water and Energy, and Women and Social Affairs. Additionally, partnerships extend to bodies like the House of People’s Representatives; federal and regional courts, commissions, and authorities including the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission, Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority, Ethiopian Forestry Development, Ethiopian Meteorological Institute, Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, Ethiopian Investment Commission, Ethiopia Media Authority, Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission, Ethiopian Statistics Service, Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, Federal Police Commission, Federal Prison Commission, and Refugees and Returnees Service. Furthermore, collaborations encompass city administrations, regional states, and woreda bureaux, commissions and offices.

The United Nations in Ethiopia also partners with civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, national and international NGOs, academic institutions, professional associations and private sectors.

The support from global funds and foundations, bilateral donors and financial institutions has been crucial to United Nations Ethiopia’s successful implementation of planned initiatives and programmes. Key donor partners include the African Development Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, European Union, Governments of Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States, IKEA Foundation, KfW Development Bank, Microsoft and the World Bank.