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09 November 2018
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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.
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01 November 2018
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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 women at increased risk of…
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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 Yemen on Sunday.
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27 September 2018
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"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.
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19 September 2018
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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 protection services to women…
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29 August 2018
Press Release
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 conflict in Yemen.
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22 August 2018
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Mitigating psychological effects of gender-based violence
In July, UNFPA supported the launch of two Family Counselling Centres in Sana’a and Aden to help alleviate the psychological effects of gender-based violence, which has…
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15 August 2018
Press Release
Increased assistance for vulnerable women and girls fleeing Hodeidah
UNFPA welcomed the generous contribution of $4.2 million from the Yemen Humanitarian Pooled Fund to assist the most vulnerable women and girls displaced from the recent escalation…
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08 August 2018
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“I felt I was in hell” – Escalating hostilities threaten thousands of pregnant women in Yemen’s Hodeidah
HODEIDAH, Yemen – Escalating violence in Hodeidah, Yemen, threatens the city’s estimated 90,000 pregnant women and girls, UNFPA has announced. Some 14…
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