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Cargo plane carrying reproductive health supplies arrives in Sana’a

calendar_today 21 September 2016

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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 health supplies.

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Home-based clinics  for community midwives

calendar_today 12 September 2016

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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…

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Child marriage on the rise

calendar_today 01 September 2016

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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…

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As crisis escalates in Yemen, pregnant women need essential care

calendar_today 16 August 2016

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As crisis escalates in Yemen, pregnant women need essential care

Pregnant women need essential care

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Strengthening reproductive health care in Ibb

calendar_today 20 July 2016

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Strengthening reproductive health care in Ibb

UNFPA distributed over $600,000 worth of equipment to meet the reproductive health needs of women and their newborns in Ibb, with the support of the Government of Germany.

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Time to invest in Yemen’s 1.4 million teenage girls

calendar_today 11 July 2016

Press Release

Time to invest in Yemen’s 1.4 million teenage girls

On World Population Day, UNFPA highlights the situation of teenage girls in Yemen and around the world; and the importance of empowering them and allowing them to participate in…

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Improving the Clinical Management of Rape Survivors

calendar_today 16 May 2016

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Improving the Clinical Management of Rape Survivors

Sexual violence, such as rape is often heightening in times of conflicts.  In order to prevent and manage possible health consequences, rape survivors must have access to…

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First ever mapping exercise of gender-based violence services in Yemen

calendar_today 28 April 2016

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First ever mapping exercise of gender-based violence services in Yemen

Sana’a 28 April 2016 – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in partnership with INTERSOS and Yemeni Women Union conducted a mapping exercise to identify active…

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 Helping to expand coverage of reproductive health care in Yemen

calendar_today 20 April 2016

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Helping to expand coverage of reproductive health care in Yemen

Sana’a-20 April 2016 – As the crisis has crippled lifesaving work in most governorates in Yemen, leaving 3.4 million women and girls of reproductive age vulnerable…

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