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Media personnel push for ICPD agenda
UNFPA and Studies and Economic Media Center wrapped up 3-day training in Aden for more than 20 journalists from Aden, Al Dahleh, Abyan and Lahj... Read more
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One million Yemeni women at risk due to lack of funding says UNFPA
UNFPA, echoes the urgent call by UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Lise Grande for donors to provide the funding promised earlier this year.
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Yemeni youth gear up for the Nairobi Summit
UNFPA conducted a youth consultation meeting on ICPD25 bringing together 35 young people from a range of political, social and economic backgrounds to discuss their priorities and aspirations. A... Read more
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UNFPA scales up response as fighting escalates in south Yemen
The recent escalation of the conflict in south Yemen has severely affected health facilities leading to massive constraints pregnant and delivering women in accessing reproductive health care... Read more
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My Body, My Life, My World! – a brand new rallying cry for the SDG generation
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day From their communities to their capital cities, young people everywhere are demanding their rights, as affirmed 25... Read more
![n Yemen, the maternal mortality rate declined from 365 maternal deaths for 100,000 live births in 2003 to 148 in 2013 but according to UN reports this is estimated to have increased to 385 in 2015 or even higher in recent years.](https://yemen.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/01_2.jpg?itok=LchfuJvT)
Twenty-five years ago, a promise made to advance women’s health and rights. Have we delivered?
Read five ways the ICPD Programme of Action set out to change the world for women and girls and what progress has been made so far in Yemen.
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A new enrollment mechanism to accelerate the response to new displaced persons
UNFPA initiates a new mechanism to enroll newly displaced persons to accelerate the delivery of relief items on the frontlines.
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Youth innovate to end violence against women and girls
Young people to engage in designing solutions to end violence against women and girls through an Innovation Lab supported by UNFPA.
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day
Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future. Women have a right to make their own decisions about whether,... Read more
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UNFPA up scales its response in Al Dhale'e
UNFPA up scales reproductive health and protection services in Al Dhale'e Governorate where fighting has displaced more than 60,000 people.