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Statement by Regional Director for Arab States on the Crisis in Yemen
The alarming level of food scarcity in Yemen is putting the lives of 352,000 pregnant women at risk, and could harm the health of 2.2 million women... Read more
International Women's Day 2017
Read how eight bold survivors of gender-based violence in Yemen change their lives with our support.
For former child bride, a second chance
Married at age 9, Shukria has gone back to school, hoping to empower a new generation of women.
Three million women and girls at risk of violence in Yemen
The onset of the 20-month long crisis has placed nearly 3 million women and girls at risk of gender-based violence across the country. Some 8,031... Read more
Families increasingly resort to child marriage as Yemen’s conflict grinds on
Attempts to set 18 as the minimum marrying age collapsed with the outbreak of the conflict last year. And today, child marriage rates could be much... Read more
Violence against women escalates under Yemen's brutal conflict
SANA’A, Yemen – The conflict in Yemen has been catastrophic for its civilian population. Thousands have been killed and over 12 million people are... Read more
10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age
Conflicts and situations of displacement increase the challenges faced by girls as occurrence of violence against women, including early marriage,... Read more
Cargo plane carrying reproductive health supplies arrives in Sana’a
The first-ever cargo plane since the escalation of violence in Yemen, arrived in Sana'a, carrying $200,000 worth of life-saving reproductive... Read more
Home-based clinics for community midwives
A large number of community midwives have lost their jobs or had their work spaces destroyed as a result of the conflict in Yemen. To address this, UNFPA with the support of the Government of... Read more
Child marriage on the rise
A recent thematic assessment on child marriage across eleven southern and northern governorates in Yemen shows an increase in child marriage, particularly among girls, following the outbreak of war.... Read more