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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
Statement
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
News
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
News
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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17 November 2016
News
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 higher.
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01 November 2016
News
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 now targeted for humanitarian…
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24 October 2016
Press Release
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, child marriage and trafficking…
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