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![A few months after giving birth, Seyoun visits her doctor, Dr Mayada, for counselling & family planning services. ©UNFPA Yemen](https://yemen.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/untitled_design_46_1_1.png?itok=LCQPB8An)
In remote Yemen, pregnant women race for life-saving care
“I live in an area without even basic health services,” Sayun says. “For women in rural areas, hospitals are unreachable luxuries.
![Psychosocial support offered to women and girls at safe spaces. ©UNFPA Yemen](https://yemen.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/ala02678_1.jpg?itok=vc-Nn5f_)
Baking her way back to life: Safe spaces offer economic empowerment for women and girls
Support from KSrelief helps to address the challenges faced by female-headed households.
![When Mona began working as a midwife in her local health centre 30 years ago, she was the first in Yemen’s Hadramout Governorate](https://yemen.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/banner_midwife_may2024.jpg?itok=sx2T_YRb)
Between conflict and climate crises, midwives deliver hope for mothers and newborns in Yemen
When Mona began working as a midwife in her local health centre 30 years ago, she was the first in Yemen’s Hadramout Governorate.
![women gain new skills in hairdressing as part of livelihood skills building](https://yemen.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/1709872144795_1.jpg?itok=H2g_LqCs)
Overcoming despair and rebuilding lives with help of women's safe spaces
“I will not allow despair. I will overcome all difficulties.”
![Yemen's camel ambulances](https://yemen.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/1000_5601_0.png?itok=RBeGUHz7)
Yemen's camel ambulances
Photo story: After nine years of war, women's options for a safe birth are limited—and perilous
![Safia seeks help at a UNFPA-supported youth-friendly service centre. ©UNFPA Yemen](https://yemen.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/banner_fgmnews_yemen_feb2024.jpg?itok=3ydzC5e9)
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.
![Training in sewing clothes at women and girls safe spaces](https://yemen.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/1709872144579_1.jpg?itok=HKqTVTdB)
Sewing her life back with the help of women's safe spaces
Sewing her life back with the help of women's safe spaces
![A woman receives counselling at a UNFPA-supported specialized mental health centre in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen](https://yemen.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/counselling_session_at_a_specialized_psycholgical_centre.jpeg?itok=kWnSe9oy)
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
![Umm Mahra, 38, has four children and has been living in a displacement camp in Yemen’s southwestern highlands for seven years. S](https://yemen.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/banner_yemenddrought.png?itok=b4tq2E5N)
“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.”
![Triplets delivered via C-section at Marib General Hospital](https://yemen.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/triplets_1.jpg?itok=Asu7vlh_)
A displaced mother safely delivers triplets
“Thank you for helping me to overcome this tough childbirth. When I see my children alive, I feel every moment of struggle and pain was worth it,”... Read more