ABSTRACT

Ethiopia has made important progress on several measures of child well-being, yet children are still faced with numerous economic and social challenges. In 2017, Ethiopia passed the first national policy in regard to children. Based on our review of this policy we offer thoughts about the next steps for policy development to enhance the well-being of children in Ethiopia. In particular, cultural themes reflect the geographic context of children’s lives and are also relevant to the development and implementation of social welfare policies. Increased attention to the needs of children is of the highest importance given the current circumstance of ongoing violent conflict within Ethiopian society and its devastating effects on young people.

摘要

埃塞俄比亚在衡量儿童福祉的多项指标方面取得了重要进展，但儿童仍面临众多经济和社会挑战。2017年，埃塞俄比亚通过了第一个关于儿童的国家政策。根据我们对这项政策的审查，我们就政策制定的后续步骤提出了一些想法，以提高埃塞俄比亚儿童的福祉。特别是，文化主题反映了儿童生活的地理环境，也与社会福利政策的制定和实施相关。鉴于埃塞俄比亚社会当前暴力冲突持续不断及其对年轻人的破坏性影响，更加关注儿童的需求至关重要。