Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1994
Public Institutions and Services
  • English

    3. The family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
    … (Art. 34)
  • Amharic

    3. ቤተሰብ የኅብረተሰብ የተፈጥሮ መሰረታዊ መነሻ ነው፡፡ ከኅብረተሰብና ከመንግሥት ጥበቃ የማግኘት መብት አለው፡፡
    … (አንቀጽ 34)
Public Institutions and Services
  • English

    3. Every Ethiopian national has the right to equal access to publicly funded social services.
    4. The State has the obligation to allocate ever increasing resources to provide to the public health, education and other social services.
    … (Art. 41)
  • Amharic

    3. የኢትዮጵያ ዜጐች ሁሉ በመንግሥት ገንዘብ በሚካሄዱ ማኅበራዊ አገልግሎቶች በእኩልነት የመጠቀም መብት አላቸው፡፡
    4. መንግሥት የጤና፣ የትምህርትና ሌሎች የማኅበራዊ አገልግሎቶችን ለሕዝብ ለማቅረብ በየጊዜው እየጨመረ የሚሄድ ሀብት ይመድባል፡፡
    … (አንቀጽ 41)
Public Institutions and Services
  • English

    2. Government has the duty to ensure that all Ethiopians get equal opportunity to improve their economic condition and to promote equitable distribution of wealth among them.
    … (Art. 89)
  • Amharic

    2. መንግሥት የኢትዮጵያውያንን የኢኮኖሚ ሁኔታዎች ለማሻሻል እኩል ዕድል እንዲኖራቸው ለማድረግና ሀብት ፍትሐዊ በሆነ መንገድ የሚከፋፈሉበትን ሁኔታ የማመቻቸት ግዴታ አለበት፡፡
    … (አንቀጽ 89)
Public Institutions and Services
  • English
    1. To the extent the country's resources permit, policies shall aim to provide all Ethiopians access to public health and education, clean water, housing, food and social security.
    … (Art. 90)
  • Amharic
    1. የሀየሀገሪቱ አቅም በፈቀደ መጠን ሁሉም ኢትዮጵያዊ የትምህርት፣ የጤና አገልግሎት፣ የንoህ ውሃ፣ የመኖሪያ፣ የምግብና የማኅበራዊ ዋስትና እንዲኖረው ይደረጋል፡፡
    … (አንቀጽ 90)
1

Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1994 (English). According to Art. 106: “The Amharic version of this Constitution shall have final legal authority.” There are discrepancies in the content of the English and Amharic texts.

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Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1994 (Amharic). Copy obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Ethiopia.

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Chapter Three on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter Three on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter Three on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.