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UNDP partners with the National Bank of Ethiopia to launches an Innovative Finance Lab

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has partnered with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to set up an Innovative Finance Lab to test, innovate and grow a new set of services, products and inclusive instruments that will unlock new avenues of financing for the rapidly growing MSMEs sector in Ethiopia.

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UNDP Human Development Report launch in Ethiopia
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Ethiopia country launch of the Human Development Report 2021/22

The latest Human Development Report, “Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World”, launched today by UNDP, argues that layers of uncertainty are stacking up and interacting to unsettle life in unprecedented ways. The last two years have had a devastating impact for billions of people around the world, when crises like COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine hit back-to-back, and interacted with sweeping social and economic shifts, dangerous planetary changes, and massive increases in polarization.

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Supporting survivors of SGBV in conflict-affected areas

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has partnered with the Association for Women’s Sanctuary and Development (AWSAD) to establish a transitional safehouse in Shewa Robit town to provide comprehensive rehabilitation and reintegration services.

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Dignity kits for women and girls affected by conflict in northern Ethiopia

Across northern Ethiopia, months of conflict have caused a shortage of hygiene supplies, with widespread health consequences. Amid growing needs, UNDP partnered with UNFPA to ensure that more than 17,500 dignity kits have been sent to improve the situation of women and girls across the Afar, Amhara and Tigray regions.

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Capital markets in Ethiopia: Heralding a new era

Stakeholders came together to discuss and provide feedback on the proposed draft directives and proposal that underpin the Capital Market Roadmap leading to the establishment of full-fledged Capital Markets in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia kicks off national consultations ahead of Stockholm + 50 national consultations

The national dialogue and upcoming global conference offer an opportunity for Ethiopia to demonstrate the progress it has made in integrating the environment into its development agenda, map out challenges and opportunities, reach out to partners and expand partnerships to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs.

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Behaviour Matters: Insights from Solid Waste Transporation Experiment

The Ethiopia accelerator lab has been working on a waste management portfolio over the past year that looked at a challenge across the waste value chain, from household segregation to transportation to recycling market linkages.

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Accelerator Lab - Exploring Masked Opportunities for Youth

UNDP Ethiopia is offering a collaboration space to inspire change, co-create new opportunities and accelerate our work. With many thanks to all of you, we were able to officially launch this safe space and make it available for everyone.

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From Ebola to COVID-19: We won a battle, now we’re fighting a war

But, if the massive international response and national coordination mechanisms played a major role in curbing the epidemic in Liberia, the turning point became evident when communities began to internalize that the very foundations of their existence were at stake. And this is how UNDP stepped in, realizing as it did, that communities have to be involved in choosing the solutions that will work for them. They have simply to be at the forefront of responding, and no control measures, including lockdowns, can work without the consent of the people affected.

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Resilience to climate shocks in Ethiopia—What does it take?

Extreme weather events and other climate change-linked disasters have devastated communities globally: be it cyclones along the coast of Southern Africa, flooding in parts of Canada, drought-induced wildfires in California

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UNDP Horn of Africa leadership strengthens ties across borders

But, if the massive international response and national coordination mechanisms played a major role in curbing the epidemic in Liberia, the turning point became evident when communities began to internalize that the very foundations of their existence were at stake. And this is how UNDP stepped in, realizing as it did, that communities have to be involved in choosing the solutions that will work for them. They have simply to be at the forefront of responding, and no control measures, including lockdowns, can work without the consent of the people affected.

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UNDP Expands Regional Engagement

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), led by its Resident Representative, Mr Turhan Saleh, has signed an agreement with the Regional Government of Amhara to promote rehabilitation, recovery and reconstruction (RRR) in conflict-affected areas. Overall, UNDP has committed USD 6 million for 2022, as the first phase of funding for RRR in Amhara, while also working towards assisting other conflict-affected regions of Northern Ethiopia.
UNDP’s support to Amhara Region has two components. The first component, valued at USD 3,611,303, addresses capacity building of the region, restart of economic activities, support for SGBV survivors and communities affected by the war.

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Blogs
Fashion Art Food: Stories of people turning waste to livelihood

Our exploration of the informal waste management system in Addis Ababa opened our eyes to the many waste-related activities that take place outside of and in conjunction with formal waste collection and management.

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UNDP Strategic Plan 2022-2025

The Strategic Plan 2022-2025 describes how UNDP intends to work together with our partners to deliver what’s required of us in these extraordinary times. This bold, ambitious Plan is structured around “3x6x3” – 3 directions of change, 6 signature solutions and 3 enablers – a clear framework for where we need to head. Over the next four years, we will work with countries to expand people’s choices for a fairer, sustainable future. Helping to get us back on track to deliver on the SDGs. (Download)

Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025

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UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Ethiopia 2020-2025

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UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Ethiopia 2020-2025

The United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) represents the United Nations cooperation framework with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for the period 2020-2025.

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Behaviour Matters: Insights from Solid Waste Transporation Experiment

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Advancing Green South-South Trilateral Cooperation

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FOLUR project documents including safeguards for public consultation

Project title: Preventing Forest loss, Promoting Restoration and Integrating Sustainability into Ethiopia’s Coffee Value Chains and Food Systems

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Supporting survivors of SGBV in conflict-affected areas

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has partnered with the Association for Women’s Sanctuary and Development (AWSAD) to establish a transitional safeho...

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UNDP partners with National Bank of Ethiopia to set up an Innovative Finance Lab for MSMEs

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Gender Analysis for Ethiopia’s Updated Nationally Determined Contribution

The main purpose of the assignment is to conduct Gender Analysis for Ethiopia’s Updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to give recommendations on the ac...

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Human Development Report 2021/22

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Smart city initiative for a rapidly urbanizing eastern African city

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Outcome Document - Policy Dialogue Forum Integrated Approach to Amplifying the Voices of Women in Peacebuilding & Reconciliation in Ethiopia

The Policy dialogue brought 37 experts (23 Female and 14 Male) from relevant federal and regional peacebuilding authorities, members of the Technical Committee wo...

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Capital markets in Ethiopia: Heralding a new era

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Dignity kits for women and girls affected by conflict in northern Ethiopia

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Baling machines to tackle plastic waste in Ethiopia's cities

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About Ethiopia

101.9 million

Population (2020/21)

23.5%

Poverty rate (2015/16)

USD 1,091.8

GNI per capita (2020/21)

0.485

Human Dev. Index (2019)

72.9

percent

of employment is accounted for by the Agriculture Sector (2013)

25

percent

of Ethiopian households are headed by women

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