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21 July 2017
Yemen’s deadly cholera outbreak puts pregnant women in danger
Worst cholera outbreak in the world takes toll on pregnant women and new mothers.
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28 May 2017
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Statement by Regional Director for Arab States on the Cholera Outbreak
Cairo, 28 May 2017 – I am deeply concerned by the confirmed news on the rise of cholera in Yemen, which comes as a possibly fatal addition to the hardships that…
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26 April 2017
Statement
Women and girls among the most vulnerable in Yemen
UNFPA statement at the high-level pledging event for the humanitarian response in Yemen
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27 March 2017
Press Release
Two-year conflict in Yemen’s takes heaviest toll on women and girls
UNFPA estimates that the health and protection of more than 2.2 million women and girls of childbearing age are at risk as the conflict in Yemen enters two years.
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23 March 2017
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Brutal conflict in Yemen reaches two year mark
Women and girls see increased abuse, vulnerability, lack of healthcare as the conflict in Yemen enters two-years.
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13 March 2017
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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 of childbearing age, who are in…
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08 March 2017
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International Women's Day 2017
Read how eight bold survivors of gender-based violence in Yemen change their lives with our support.
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28 December 2016
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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.
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25 November 2016
Press Release
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 incidents of gender-based…
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