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20 March 2023
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An new ultrasound scan machine installed at the new maternity unit ©UNFPA Yemen

New Maternal Health Unit at Bani Al Harith

A new emergency obstetric unit inaugurated at the Bani Al Harith Health Centre in Amant Al Asimah in partnership with Qatar Fund for Development.

16 March 2023
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A midwife attends to a newborn baby at a KSrelief-supported health facility in Taizz, Yemen ©UNFPA Yemen

KSrelief helps to sustain life-saving reproductive health services for vulnerable women in Yemen

Partnership with KSrelief helps to reach over 200,000 women and girls with lifesaving reproductive health services in south Yemen.

28 February 2023
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Case workers visit clients, monitor their welfare and refer them to services when needed. © UNFPA Yemen

Violence plagues women and girls amid Yemen’s relentless conflict

Rehman* was married off to an abusive man at age 15. “During our year of marriage, I lived a very hard life full of violence and abuse,” she recently... Read more

27 February 2023
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A displaced mother with her children attend a UNFPA-supported mobile clinic in Marib, Yemen © UNFPA Yemen

12.6 million women and girls in Yemen need life-saving support

UNFPA appeals for US$70 million as maternal death and violence against women soar

20 December 2022
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Saving lives of mothers and their newborns

A mother’s life saved during childbirth

Access to maternal health services means the difference between life and death for pregnant women in rural Yemen.

29 September 2022
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A displaced girl collects emergency relief items through the EU-supported Rapid Response Mechanism ©YARD/UNFPA Yemen

European Union provides over €9 million to UNFPA for lifesaving assistance

UNFPA, welcomes a €9.4 million humanitarian contribution from the European Union to assist nearly a million of the most vulnerable women, girls and... Read more

26 September 2022
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A mother with her newborn following successful caesarean section at a KSrelief-funded health facility ©UNFPAYemen

Equipping health facilities to save lives of pregnant women

Support from KSrelief to health facilities in south Yemen is helping to save lives.

8 September 2022
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A USAID supported mobile clinic in Marib,Yemen ©UNFPA Yemen

USAID grants $7 million for lifesaving interventions in Yemen

The USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance announced a contribution of US$7 million to UNFPA, to provide emergency relief and life-saving... Read more

6 September 2022
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Distributions of kits containing basic health and hygiene items, clothes and ready-to-eat meals are set up for the flooding emer

Floods in Yemen upend lives for tens of thousands already fleeing brutal conflict

Since April, flash floods have ravaged vast areas of Yemen, affecting over 300,000 people; many who have been displaced multiple times

19 August 2022
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Midwife Molok connects deeply with displaced communities because she has shared their experiences. © UNFPA Yemen

Front-line workers restore health, hope and humanity in the direst settings

“A few weeks ago, a pregnant woman called me late at night in desperate need of help,” Molok told UNFPA. “This woman lives in a camp that intersects... Read more

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