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Urgent funding needed to protect health and safety of women and girls in Yemen amidst COVID-19
NEW YORK, USA, 6 May 2020 - More than 48,000 women could die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth in Yemen, the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, due to severe funding shortages and the... Read more
UNFPA-led Rapid Response Mechanism Activated as Floods Hit Yemen
Torrential rains and flooding since mid-April impacted more than 100,000 people across Yemen. Flooding has damaged roads, bridges and the electricity grid, and contaminated water supplies, cutting... Read more
Regional Directors of UNDP, UN Women, UNFPA and ESCWA open letter to Arab region governments
At the beginning of this week, the United Nations Secretary-General issued an appeal to stop violence everywhere including violence in the home. As Directors of the four United Nations Agencies who... Read more
Delivering triplets in war-torn Yemen, under shadow of pandemic
AL HUDAYDAH, Yemen – Living on the mountainous front lines of Yemen’s brutal conflict, 28-year-old Aisha Hussain Sibtan was unable to access antenatal care during her second pregnancy. Reaching the... Read more
UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies to address the outbreak of the new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19),... Read more
UNFPA Welcomes Japan’s Support for Women’s Protection in Yemen
Sana’a, 19 March 2020 – The Government of Japan donated USD $818,181 in support of UNFPA’s interventions to improve lifesaving protection services for vulnerable and displaced women and girls across... Read more
Joint funding from Sweden, Netherlands and Switzerland helps to expand women’s protection services
Sana’a, 16 March 2020 – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund welcomed the generous contribution of US$8.0 million from the Governments of Sweden, Netherlands and Switzerland to assist the most... Read more
After 10 Years a Safe Delivery for Aziza
Married at 15 years, Aziza and her husband tried getting pregnant for 10 years with no luck. “When I became pregnant with my first child, it was a very happy time for me and my family; but I could... Read more
Swedish Foreign Minister visits women's safe spaces in south Yemen
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden, Ms. Ann Linde and other high-level officials visited a UNFPA established shelter and safe space in Aden and spoke to many brave women and... Read more
Action plan seeks to reach 48 million women and girls in humanitarian crises
UNITED NATIONS, New York/SANA’A, Yemen – When Yemen’s unrelenting conflict arrived in Taizz City late last year, Ashwaq saw her neighbourhood fall to pieces. Amid the bombardments, her house caught... Read more