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WEEA at the 2025 ECOSOC Youth Forum

Youth perspectives on partnerships, financing and a greener economy, with Mahlet Zeleke Redi moderating the SDG 17 dialogue.

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News and Media by Year

News and features about WEEA and Mahlet Zeleke Redi, alongside related coverage of menstrual health, dignity and public policy.

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2026

Event contribution

Decent work at the 2026 HLPF

The event report records Mahlet Zeleke Redi’s contribution in her MGCY Global Focal Point role, connecting gender-responsive water, sanitation and hygiene with education, decent work and youth participation.

UNDP SparkBlue · UNDP–ILO event

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Consultation announcement

Partnerships and financing for youth

MGCY’s announcement names Women Economic Empowerment Africa among the organizations releasing an ECOSOC Youth Forum pre-consultation on partnerships and equitable financing.

Major Group for Children and Youth

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2025

Press interview

Gender inequality and women’s economic rights

An Ethiopian Herald interview carried by AllAfrica quotes Mahlet Z. Redi on gender inequality and women’s economic and social rights.

Leulseged Worku · Ethiopian Herald via AllAfrica

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Participant and session listing

Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2025

The 2025 directory lists Mahlet Zeleke Redi in her MGCY Global Focal Point role for the session “A Just Transition For All: From Concepts to Action”.

Hamburg Sustainability Conference

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Official feature

Financing our future: What young people want world leaders to know

A UN DESA feature about youth perspectives on financing for development, naming Mahlet Zeleke Redi and Women Economic Empowerment Africa.

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

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2024

University profile

校友风采 | 玛丽特·泽莱克·雷迪:非洲青年女性领导力的崛起

A Chinese-language university alumni profile about Mahlet Zeleke Redi and young women’s leadership in Africa.

Zhejiang Normal University Alumni Association

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External announcement

Youth representation on decent work and sustainable economies

The Major Group for Children and Youth announced Mahlet Zeleke, representing Women Economic Empowerment Africa Youth Organisation, as a Global Focal Point for its Global Youth Caucus on Decent Work and Sustainable Economies.

Major Group for Children and Youth

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2023

Video · Related media

የሴቶችን የንፅህና መጠበቂያ ችግር ለመፍታት እየተንደረደረ ያለው Adey Pads !-የሐኪም ቤት|Ethiopia@ArtsTvWorld

An Amharic-language feature about Adey Pads and access to women’s hygiene products.

Arts Tv World

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2022

Press report · Related media

የሴቶች ንጽህን መጠበቂያ ምርቶች ከግብር ነጻ እንዲሆኑ በድጋሚ ተጠየቀ

An Amharic-language report on renewed calls to exempt women’s hygiene products from tax.

Al Ain News

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Video · Related media

ሰብአዊ መብቶቻችንን አትቅረጡብን፡፡ | ምቹ ቤት | ክፍል 1 | ከሮዝ መስቲካ ጋር | ሀገሬ ቴቪ

Part one of an Amharic-language conversation about rights and sanitary-product distribution.

ሀገሬ ቴሌቪዥን Hagerie TV

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ሰብአዊ መብቶቻችንን አትቅረጡብን፡፡ | ምቹ ቤት | ክፍል 2 | ከሮዝ መስቲካ ጋር | ሀገሬ ቴቪ

Part two of an Amharic-language conversation about rights and sanitary-product distribution.

ሀገሬ ቴሌቪዥን Hagerie TV

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2021

Video · Related media

ያልተተገበረው የሴቶች ንፅህና መጠበቂያ የታክስ ማሻሻያ | NahooTv

An Amharic-language report discussing tax reform for women’s hygiene products.

Nahoo TV

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የሴቶች የንፅህና መጠበቂያ ምርቶቹ ዕጥረት

An Amharic-language report about shortages of women’s hygiene products.

Balageru TV

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በ5 ዶላር የሁለት ዓመት ነፃነት ....

An Amharic-language video from Rakeb Alemayehu, with a title referring to two years of freedom for five dollars.

Rakeb Alemayehu

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የገናን በዓል ምክንያት በማድረግ በእቴጌ መነን የሴቶች አዳሪ ት/ት ያደረግነው አስደሳች ቆይታ!!!

An Amharic-language video about a Christmas visit to Empress Menen girls’ boarding school.

Twins Clinic

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Undated

External programme account

I CARE PowerPeriod and the Birqe dignity bucket initiative

A published programme account describes WEEA’s iCare PowerPeriod campaign and Birqe dignity buckets combining menstrual products, washing supplies and information.

Stiftung Ethiopiaye

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Ethiopian Herald media link

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Ethiopian Herald

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