National Population Policy of Ethiopia

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THE TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT OF ETHIOPIA

Office of the Prime Minister

Addis Ababa

April 1993

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Background

• Population Distribution

  Age Structure

  Spatial Distribution

  Distribution by Residence

2. Population and Development

• Environment

  Declining Productivity in Crop Producing Areas

  Education

  Health

  Fertility and Maternal and Child Health

  Housing

  Population, Labor force and Unemployment

  The Situation of Women

  The Situation of Children and Adolescents

3. Rational for a National Population

4. Goals, Objectives and Strategies of the Population Policy

• General Objectives

  Specific Objectives

  Strategies

5. Major areas of Population Activities Requiring Priority Attention

6. Organizational Mechanism for the Implementation of the Population Policy

• Functions of the Office of Population

  Structure at Regional and Zonal Level

7. Framework for Policy and Programme Implementation 

8. Responsibilities of Various Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations

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