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The Republic of Korea partners with UNFPA to improve access to maternal health services for women and girls in Yemen
UNFPA, received a contribution of USD 500,000 from the Republic of Korea to improve access to lifesaving maternal health services for vulnerable... Read more
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Despite stigma and rejection, Fistula survivor in Yemen find a new hope
Khetam got a fistula when she was only 16 years old. Months after her marriage, her newborn died due to difficult labor. Her birth lasted for three... Read more
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Helping displaced women regain their identity
Safe spaces help displaced women with identification documents to regain their identify and access services.
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Safe spaces help to rebuild lives of women faced with violence
Safe spaces provide women face with violence the skills and support to rebuild their lives
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Yemeni midwives help deliver hope during Ramadan
In a country ravaged by conflict, where only half of health facilities are operable and only one in five of those remaining offer maternal care,... Read more
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Motherhood on the brink: Pregnant women in Yemen under famine and violence
“It was the morning of a normal working day before fighting escalated close to the hospital. I heard a mother screaming at the gate,” midwife Shrook... Read more
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As more than one million pregnant women face malnutrition in Yemen, UNFPA Executive Director appeals for peace and increased support
The Executive Director of UNFPA, called for peace in Yemen and urgent funding for women’s health and protection as she concluded a three-day visit to... Read more
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Urgent funding needed to provide protection and health services to millions of women in Yemen
More than 100,000 women could die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth in Yemen, the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, due to severe... Read more
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In Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, women and girls pay the heaviest price
Yemen's health system hangs together by a thread. More than $100 million is urgently needed to meet the sexual and reproductive health and... Read more
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Qatar Fund for Development Cooperates with United Nations Population Fund to Enhance Health Services in Yemen
Qatar Fund for Development signs an agreement with UNFPA to provide comprehensive health services for vulnerable people in Yemen.