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26 February 2024
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women gain new skills in hairdressing as part of livelihood skills building

Overcoming despair and rebuilding lives with help of women's safe spaces

“I will not allow despair. I will overcome all difficulties.”

6 February 2024
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Yemen's camel ambulances

Yemen's camel ambulances

Photo story: After nine years of war, women's options for a safe birth are limited—and perilous

5 February 2024
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Safia seeks help at a UNFPA-supported youth-friendly service centre. ©UNFPA Yemen

Breaking the cycle for survivors: UNFPA offers counselling and support to abandon female genital mutilation in Yemen

“I lost my baby in front of my eyes,” said Safia*, a young woman from a remote village in Hadramout, Yemen.

31 January 2024
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Training in sewing clothes at women and girls safe spaces

Sewing her life back with the help of women's safe spaces

Sewing her life back with the help of women's safe spaces

8 January 2024
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A woman receives counselling at a UNFPA-supported specialized mental health centre in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen

Tackling the hidden mental health crisis in Yemen

An estimated 7 million people need mental health support, but only 120,000 have uninterrupted access to these services. There are just 46... Read more

6 December 2023
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Umm Mahra, 38, has four children and has been living in a displacement camp in Yemen’s southwestern highlands for seven years. S

“We lost everything”: In Yemen, a mother’s grief lays bare the human cost of the climate crisis

One day, when I was returning from fetching water, I collapsed on the road. I was bleeding so badly that I knew I was going to lose my baby.”

16 November 2023
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Kholoud receiving psychological support at a UNFPA-supported specialized mental health centre in Ibb, Yemen ©UNFPA Yemen

Tackling the hidden mental health burden in Yemen

Conflict and deprivation have taken a heavy toll on the mental health of Yemenis, especially women and girls. Mental health care remains scarce, and... Read more

2 November 2023
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UNFPA-led rapid response mechanism provides emergency relief for families for 7 days ©UNFPAYemen

Women and girls need urgent help in the aftermath of Cyclone Tej that struck coastal Yemen

Over 3,000 pregnant women are in need of lifesaving health services as Cyclone Tej destroys households and infrastructure in southern coastal areas... Read more

16 October 2023
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Safe spaces offer women and girls faced with violence to learn new skills to transform their lives ©UNFPA Yemen

Safe spaces empower women to transform their lives

Najat a child bride from Hadramout transforms her life with support of a safe space for women and girls.

12 October 2023
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Health awareness raising session for girls at Al Mokha Hospital, Yemen ©UNFPA Yemen

EU helps to expand lifesaving assistance to the most vulnerable in Yemen with a €10 million grant to UNFPA

A €10 million humanitarian contribution from the European Union will assist over a million of the most vulnerable women, girls and displaced people... Read more

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