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AWAY FROM STREETS

Ergoge Tesfaye (PhD) (right), minister of Women & Social Affairs, and Senait Gebregziabher (left), international director for eastern and southern Africa region at the SOS Children’s Villages International

AWAY FROM STREETS

Ergoge Tesfaye (PhD) (right), minister of Women & Social Affairs, and Senait Gebregziabher (left), international director for eastern and southern Africa region at the SOS Children’s Villages International, chat during the launching event of a five-year project for the rehabilitation of children from the streets on May 10, 2022, at Skylight Hotel.

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New Directive Hikes Service Fees for Foreign Investors in Free Trade Zones

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City Tables 350B Br Budget Plan for Upcoming Fiscal Year

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Ethiopia, UN Launch Joint Plan to Drive Development Through 2030

The Ethiopian government and the United Nations (UN) have signed a five-year development plan outlining national priorities from 2025 to 2030. Signed on June 20 at the Ministry of Finance, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) with implications that it aligns with Ethiopia's reform goals and the Sustainable Development Agenda. The plan is backed by a projected 6.5 billion dollars, though only 1.5 billion dollars is currently secured. It focuses on closing t...

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