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10 January 2019
News
A midwife upon receiving solar panels for her home clinic © UNFPA Yemen

Solar energy for midwives

Solar systems were distributed to 10 midwives in Shabwa Governorate to help them provide services 24/7.

19 December 2018
News

'Stay Safe Mama' saves mothers and their newborns

'Stay Safe Mama' project helps displaced mothers to deliver safely across nine conflict-stricken governorates.

28 November 2018
Press Release
The expanded maternity wing at Al Thawra Hospital, Hodeida

UNFPA expands emergency obstetric care services at Al Thawra Hospital in Hodeida

UNFPA establishes an expanded maternity wing at Al Thawra Hospital; the only referral hospital in Hodeida.

14 November 2018
Statement

1,500 pregnant women at risk of death as main hospital in Hodeidah becomes inaccessible

An estimated 1,500 who are likely to encounter complications during pregnancy and childbirth might be at risk as the city’s only hospital that can... Read more

9 November 2018
News
Some 1.1 million pregnant and lactating women are acutely malnourished, heightening the risk of life-threatening complications during pregnancy and labour. © UNFPA Yemen

Looming famine threatens the lives of 2 million pregnant women in Yemen

Two million pregnant and lactating women are at risk of death if famine strikes.

1 November 2018
Press Release

Yemen famine, the worst in recent history, manmade

The famine looming over Yemen may be the worst in the world’s recent history, and may put an estimated 2 million malnourished pregnant and lactating... Read more

15 October 2018
Press Release

UNFPA rushes emergency supplies for cyclone-affected South-east Yemen

UNFPA dispatches emergency supplies to assist communities affected by Tropical Cyclone Luban that hit Socotra island and coastal areas of south-east... Read more

27 September 2018
News
A midwife attends to a pregnant woman at UNFPA-supported Al Thawra Hospital in Hodeidah. © UNFPA Yemen

"I was not ready to lose my child"

Displaced or stranded by ongoing violence, pregnant women in and around Hodeidah, Yemen, are in dire need of maternal healthcare.

19 September 2018
News

EU supports reproductive health and protection services for women and girls in Yemen

The European Union has provided UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, with EUR 2 million to provide urgent life-saving reproductive health and... Read more

29 August 2018
Press Release
Displaced women at a health facility in Hodeidah © UNFPA Yemen

State of Kuwait helps to assist vulnerable women and girls in Yemen

UNFPA welcomed the generous contribution of $1.75 million from the State of Kuwait to assist the most vulnerable women and girls affected by the... Read more

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