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14 May 2024
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A few months after giving birth, Seyoun visits her doctor, Dr Mayada, for counselling & family planning services. ©UNFPA Yemen

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.

10 May 2024
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Psychosocial support offered to women and girls at safe spaces.  ©UNFPA Yemen

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.

6 May 2024
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When Mona began working as a midwife in her local health centre 30 years ago, she was the first in Yemen’s Hadramout Governorate

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.

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.”

4 December 2023
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Triplets delivered via C-section at Marib General Hospital

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

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