Aden, 22 August 2024 – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre (KSrelief) has supported UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund in reaching the most vulnerable women and girls in south Yemen with protection services over the past year.

KSrelief’s support has helped UNFPA to increase access to quality protection services across six governorates in southern Yemen, where protection needs of women and girls are severe. This includes the provision of psychosocial support services, legal aid and livelihood opportunities for survivors of violence, through support to 12 safe spaces, two safe shelters and mobile outreach protection teams.

Since the inception of the project, over 20,000 women and girls were directly reached with protection service and more than 1,100 women faced with violence were provided with livelihood skills training to start their own businesses and support their families.

“UNFPA is grateful to KSrelief for its continued support in enhancing protection services for women and girls in southern areas of Yemen. With this contribution, thousands of women have been able to receive lifesaving services to protect themselves from violence and abuse as well be empowered to start a livelihood and support their families,” says Enshrah Ahmed, UNFPA Representative in Yemen.  

The partnership between KSrelief and UNFPA in Yemen since 2015 has helped to reach hundreds of thousands of women and girls with reproductive health and multi-sectoral protection services.

 For more information, please contact

Taha Yaseen: Tel: +967 712 224090; yaseen@unfpa.org