Hostilities ceased in 2000, and the governments are now working to institute a clear borderline between the two countries. Introduction country overview the federal democratic republic of ethiopia ethiopia is located in the horn of africa and shares borders with eritrea, djibouti, somalia, sudan, south sudan, and kenya. Equity reinvested earnings intracompany loans total equity reinvested earnings intracompany loans total unctad wid country profile. It is with this background that fao has prepared a national gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods in ethiopia as an important step towards inclusive agricultural growth and transformation.
Ethiopia is a landlocked country on the horn of africa, in the east of the continent. Gov ethiopia usaid ethiopia country profile, july 2017 2 gender equality and womens empowerment we promote gender equality by promoting equal access to economic opportunities and education while supporting the health of women and their families, which allows for more equitable participation in society. Statistical profile on female genital mutilation national decreelegislation banning 2004 fgm passed ethiopia 092259holt data and analytics section division of data, analytics, planning and monitoring. Decent work country profile ethiopia i preface the decent work agenda comprises four inseparable, interrelated and mutually supportive pillars. Jun 24, 2019 ethiopia is africas oldest independent country and its second largest in terms of population. Discover more about cdcs work in ethiopia by viewing our detailed country profile pdf icon country overview cdc established its office in ethiopia in 2001 and continues to partner with ethiopia s federal ministry of health on comprehensive hiv treatment and prevention, tbhiv coinfection, laboratory systems, and strategic information.
Ethiopia 3 ethiopia maternal and newborn health disparities in 2015, 3,200,000 babies were born in ethiopia, or approximately 8,700 every day. Ethiopia is africas oldest independent country and its second largest in terms of population. Country gender profile december 2006 wabekbon development consultant plc this information presented here was gathered from onsite sources. English analysis on ethiopia and 10 other countries about protection and human rights, children, idps and more. Apart from a fiveyear occupation by mussolinis italy. Ethiopia hosts the largest number of refugees in africa. As of march 2016, the refugee and asylum seeker population in ethiopia was 735,165 with south sudanese and somalis being the majority unhcr. Library of congress federal research division country profile. The risk profiles provide is implemented by several partners, including the african visual information and data on the hazards, exposure. Ethiopia country profile updated may 2016 ethiopia. Climate change and livestock production in ethiopia, journal for advances in life science and technology, volume 22. Dfid ethiopia the department for international development dfid leads the uks global efforts to end extreme poverty, deliver the global goals for sustainable development sdgs and tackle a.
The countrys economy is mainly based on laborintensive industries, and ethiopia offers a highly accessible market for foreign businesses seeking expansion into africa. The oromo moved north through the southern highlands, bypasssing the sidama on the west, and into the central highlands, where they settled in the center and west on land, some of which had formerly belonged to the amhara. This profile provides a very useful reference to inform the implementation and monitoring of the frameworks highlighted. Ethiopia country report ethiopia is a landlocked country located in east africa, and is bordered by eritrea, djibouti, somalia, kenya and sudan. Africa, caribbean and pacific acp cooperation program disaster risk, national risk profiles have been developed building disaster resilience in subsaharan africa, which for eight countries in the region. Ethiopia is the fifth largest economy in africa and is expected to be the third largest within 10 years. The ethiopian civil aviation authority regulates and controls civil aviation in ethiopia including air navigation service. Ethiopia environmental and climate change brief, swedish embassy of ethiopia. Ethiopia key country indicators development indicators total population 94,101,000 total fertility rate births per woman 4. Therefore, jica is not responsible for its accuracy. Capa profiles each profile offers comprehensive news and analysis, as well as the ability to drill down into data on schedules, capacity share, fleet, traffic, financial results and more. Ethiopia is also recognised as one of the centres of agricultural biodiversity, particularly for unexploited varieties of coffee, sorghum, chickpeas, wheat, barley and several other grains ifoam 2003. Country profile ethiopia geography ethiopia, located in east africa, is slightly larger than south australia.
The landscape assessment focused on the united states agency for international development usaid population and reproductive health. These countrylevel climate data summaries address the climate change information gap for developing countries by making use of existing climate data to generate a series of 52 countrylevel studies of climate observations and the multimodel projections. In the north and centre, the high mountains and plateaux are dissected by steep gorges. Yet despite progress toward eliminating extreme poverty, ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in the world, due both to rapid population growth and a low starting base. Malaria is present everywhere except the central highlands. Our portfolio in ethiopia is one of the largest and most complex in africa. Ethiopia has already taken measures to protect its biodiversity, including establishing a national elephant action plan neap. Ethiopia 3 country reports on human rights practices for 2018 united states department of state bureau of democracy, human rights and labor regions special police force, sometimes referred to as the liyu, attacked residents. Ethiopia is bordered by djibouti and somalia to the east, eritrea to the north, the sudan to. As organisations send us their findings, reports, tools and models of change, we can update these reports and show where progress is being made. Whilst there are numerous challenges to overcome before fgm is eradicated in ethiopia. Country wid profile ethiopia table of contents abbreviation page 1 basic profile 11 socioeconomic profile 12 health profile education profile 1 2 2 2 general situation of women and government policy on widgender 21general situation of women in ethiopia 3 22 government policy on widgender.
Pr ay for our partners as they seek to please pr help others. Ethiopia promotes and engages volunteers to advance its work by establishing longterm and projectbased partnership with habitat. Ethiopia tuberculosis profile population 2018 109 million estimates of tb burden. More than eighty five percent of the countrys population lives in rural areas. Sustainable development and poverty reduction program federal democratic republic of ethiopia fdre. Pdf ethiopia country profile employment of people with. Ethiopia country profile view the latest economic research, credit research, market research, investment research, and news on ethiopia. The chs catalog focuses on 25 countries deemed priority by the united states agency for. Although ethiopias official language is amharic, there are a. Ethiopia is a signatory to meet the aims of the elephant protection initiative epi and participated at the london iwt declaration in february 2014 and the kasane march 2015. May 18, 2016 english analysis on ethiopia and 10 other countries about protection and human rights, children, idps and more.
The benchmarks include the averages for the group of countries in subsaharan africa and the ethiopia income group. In short, the concept sums up the aspirations of people in their working lives. The main staples are cattle meat, roots and tubers, milk, pimento, maize, cereals and sorghum fao, 14. Key mixed migration characteristics ethiopia is an important country of origin, transit and destination for people in mixed migration flows in the horn of africa region. Edited by ibrahim mulushewa, anews editor, this is a short documentary that focuses on the emergence of the ethiopian statehood, its. Ethiopia country profile country facts capital main country facts population urbanization life expectancy unemployment rate population living below poverty line addis ababa most populous. Pdf country gender profile ethiopia emebet mulugeta. Ethiopias hdi value and rank ethiopias hdi value for 2017 is 0. Ethiopia s gdp has tripled since 2005 and living standards have risen markedly. The country profile for ethiopia is based on data from the enterprise surveys conducted by the world bank.
Agricultural based livelihood systems in drylands in the context of climate change, fao enrm profile. Whenever you think of children living in poverty in africa, many people tend to think about ethiopia, a vast country with a population of nearly eighty million people whose history stretches back into the mists of time. Pasture and forage resource profiles of e thiopia 2004 alemayehu mengistu addis abeba university, addis abeba ethiopia corporate author. Sep 19, 2017 edited by ibrahim mulushewa, anews editor, this is a short documentary that focuses on the emergence of the ethiopian statehood, its.
Meanwhile, mine action programs are being established to clear the large number. This diversity is reflected in the various, globally known coffee provenances such as limu, jimma, ghimbi, lekempti, sidamo, yirgachefe, illubabor, harar, tep and bebeka. Addis ababa, government of ethiopia, ministry of health, 2008 health extension programme in ethiopia. Though ethiopias economy has been growing at an average rate of 7% in recent years1, the country remains one of the worlds poorest. By ticking the box below you give your consent to the processing of your personal data by acaps, in accordance with the general data protection rules of 2018 and our data protection policy. Preliminary gender profile of ethiopia 7 acknowledgements ethiopia is one of the 16 countries implementing the global financing for gender equality programme whose main objective is to increase the volume and effective use of aid and domestic resources to implement national commitments to gender equality and womens empowerment gewe. In 1997, a trade war developed between the two nations, causing further disputes. Food and agriculture organization of the united nations fao. The oromo moved north through the southern highlands, bypasssing the sidama on the west. Ethiopia country report tenna shitarek, may 2012 1 ethiopia 1. Country profile of environmental burden of disease public health and the environment geneva 2009 ethiopia population 77. Joint bankfund debt sustainability analysis, ethio pia, update 2018, en6904315451613088pdf. Ethiopia is also part of usaids africa rising project, which takes an integrated approach focusing on technologies, management, and context such as policy environments to strengthen farming systems in the ethiopian highlands.
Addis ababa, government of ethiopia, ministry of finance and economic development, 2010 health and healthrelated indicators 2008. It is bordered by djibouti, eritrea, kenya, somalia, south sudan, sudan, and somaliland somalia. Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in africa, with a population of over 80 million. Maternal and newborn health 52 see annexwebsite for indicator definition child health 2011 2005 equity 20 54 49 52 0 20 40 60 80 100 2000 dhs 2005 dhs 2011 dhs percent immunization percent of children immunized. Over the last decade, the county has made tremendous development gains in education, health, and food security, yet it still remains one of the poorest countries in the world. Ethiopia profile ethiopia country profile complete. Ethiopia is situated in northeast africa the horn of africa. Ethiopia 2 the profit 2007 regional investment conference in kampala, uganda is a component of the pro invest programme which is a common initiative of the european commission ec and institutions from the acp states africa, the. Desert locust response in ethiopia to mitigate impacts on food security and livelihoods. Ethiopia, often called the birthplace of arabica coffee, retains much of the genetic diversity of coffee.
Over the last decade, the county has made tremendous development gains in education, health, and food security, yet it still remains one of the poorest countries in the. The oromo moved north through the southern highlands, bypasssing the sidama on the west, and into the central highlands, where they settled in the center and west on land, some. Decent work means work that is productive and deliv. The country is landlocked, sharing frontiers with eritrea to the north and northeast, djibouti to the east, somalia to the east and southeast, kenya to the south, and south sudan and sudan to the west. Conflicts existed between ethiopia and eritrea from 1935 until 1993, when eritrea became an independent nation.
The nmcp distributed 20 million llins between 2005 and 2007, targeting 40 million people at risk. Ethiopia the second most populous country in africa is a oneparty state with a planned economy. The majority of ethiopians live in rural areas, creating a backdrop for a large and diverse country that is also home to some of the worlds poorest and most vulnerable populations. Between 2000 and 2017, ethiopias hdi value increased from 0. Regional office for africa regional office for asia and the pacific regional office for europe and central asia regional office for latin america and the caribbean. Bordering eritrea, somalia, kenya, south sudan, and sudan, ethiopia is landlocked, and has been using neighboring djiboutis main port for the last two decades. The current borders were established with the incorporation of the former italian colony of eritrea in 1962. Profile of ethiopia geography ethiopia is strategically located in the northern part of africa known as the horn of africa, at crossroads between africa, the middle east, and asia. States consider preparing national reports and communicating the information therein to the commission on sustainable. Since eritrea regained its independence in 1993, ethiopia has been landlocked. Ethiopia had approximately 6% of malaria cases in the african region in 2006.
Ethiopia tuberculosis profile world health organization. Ethiopias location gives it strategic dominance as a jumping off point in the horn of africa, close to the middle east and its markets. Of the 25 most important causes of burden, as measured. Profile overview in terms of the number of years of life lost ylls due to premature death in ethiopia, lower respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, and malaria were the highest ranking causes in 2010. Trained or retrained approximately 12,000 youth and 600 adult leaders and reached approximately 750,000 youth through youth networks with behavior change and life skills programs that promoted abstinence and faithfulness.
Ethiopia country profile jhpiego in ethiopia background with an estimated population of 90 million, ethi opia is the second most populous country in africa. For more than a decade before 2016, ethiopia grew at a rate between 8% and 11% annually one of the fastest growing states among the 188 imf member countries. Although ethiopia s official language is amharic, there are a. With an estimated population of more than 85,000,000, ethiopia is africas second most populous country. Erce5, pasec1, pirls2, pisa3, sacmeq4 and timss6 learning 4. Ethiopia has the lowest level of incomeinequality in africa and one of the lowest in the world, with a gini coefficient comparable to that of the scandinavian countries. Country profile for ethiopia 2019 global connectivity index. The profile compiles uptodate statistical and legal information available in ethiopia using the list of indicators identified by national constituents and based on the standard ilo list approved by the governing body.
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