Ethiopia

UNESCO member since 1955

Africa

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Latest Stories

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How a school director in Ethiopia is fostering gender equality in education

28 October 2019

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How a young teacher is making gender equality a reality in Ethiopia

4 October 2019

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Boys and girls make menstrual pads at their school’s gender club in Ethiopia

19 June 2019

UNESCO in Ethiopia

Good Practices

Une nouvelle politique éthiopienne aide les réfugiés avec leur documents

Good Practices

Etude de cas éthiopienne : Adapter les méthodes de développement du leadership pour servir différentes cultures

Good Practices

Context Matters: An Ethiopian Case Study Adapting Leadership Development Methods to Serve Different Cultures

Good Practices

New Ethiopia policy helps refugees legally document life events

World Heritage

Konso Cultural Landscape

World Heritage

Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town

World Heritage

Aksum

World Heritage

Lower Valley of the Omo

World Heritage

Lower Valley of the Awash

World Heritage

Tiya

World Heritage

Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region

World Heritage

Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela

World Heritage

Simien National Park

Internet Universality Indicators

Ethiopia

Enabling Intercultural Dialogue

Ethiopia Framework for Enabling Intercultural Dialogue Profile

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Ethiopian epiphany

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Yayu Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Sheka Forest Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Majang Forest Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Commemoration feast of the finding of the True Holy Cross of Christ

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Fichee-Chambalaalla, New Year festival of the Sidama people

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Gada system, an indigenous democratic socio-political system of the Oromo

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Lists and designations

World Heritage Sites

Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations.

Elements incribed on the Intangible heritage list

Safeguarding our living heritage

Data & Statistics

Killed journalists

Since 1993, UNESCO counts the number of journalists killed in the framework of their duties

Country's representation to UNESCO

Permanent Delegation of Ethiopia to UNESCO

Délégation Permanente de l'Ethiopie 35, av Charles Floquet Paris 75007 France

Ethiopian National Office for UNESCO

P.O. Box 2996 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Ethiopia