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14 January 2019
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More safe spaces to respond to women’s needs
Due to the increasing numbers of protection cases in Taizz with no shelter to houae these women in Taiz. These cases have been referred to Ibb shelter instead. This created…
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10 January 2019
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Solar energy for midwives
Solar systems were distributed to 10 midwives in Shabwa Governorate to help them provide services 24/7.
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28 November 2018
Press Release
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.
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14 November 2018
Statement
1,500 pregnant women at risk of death as main hospital in Hodeidah becomes inaccessible
UNFPA, fears that the lives of 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…
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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
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 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
News
"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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