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In war-torn Yemen, life-threatening pregnancy complication finds a happy ending
SANA’A, Yemen – Twenty-three-year-old Amani, from Shabwa Governorate in southern Yemen, waited years to have a child. But when she finally did get pregnant, her husband lost his job. As his income... Read more

UNFPA Scales Up Lifesaving Services for Women and Girls in Yemen with Support from the United Arab Emirates
Sana’a, 14 January 2020 – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund welcomed the generous contribution of US$25 million from the United Arab Emirates to scale up assistance to the most vulnerable... Read more

Life-saving reproductive health supplies for Hadramout
Lifesaving reproductive health supplies were delivered to three hospitals in Hadramout during the last week of December to address the growing reproductive health needs resulting from the rise in... Read more

Yemen's State of Population 2019 Report launched
The State of Yemen’s Population 2019 report was launched in Sana’a by the National Population Council in collaboration with UNFPA. The report focuses on population conditions in light of the current... Read more

New Psychological Care Centre for Ibb Governorate
UNFPA supported the establishment of a specialized psychological care centre in Ibb Governorate, one of the most populated cities in Yemen with a population of over 3 million, hosting a large number... Read more

Yemeni Anime Singer, Emy Hetari, receives UNFPA award
Nairobi, 13 November 2019 - Emy Hetari a Yemeni anime singer performed her newly released song entitled ‘What is my fault’, the song that captures the emotions of thousands of girls caught in the... Read more

Director of UNFPA's Humanitarian Office visits Yemen
Ms. Shoko Arakaki, the Director of UNFPA’s Humanitarian Office in Geneva had a 4- day mission to Yemen to observe UNFPA humanitarian interventions in Yemen and ways of scaling up the response. The... Read more

Amid conflict, mental health care gives Yemeni survivor of violence a new lease on life
SANA'A, Yemen - By the time conflict escalated in Yemen in 2015, Salwa* had already survived a lifetime of hardship. “My parents divorced when I was 5 years old. This was the start of all my worries... Read more
UNFPA Receives Urgent Lifesaving Support from the Yemen Humanitarian Fund
Sana’a, 3 October 2019 – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund welcomed the generous contribution of US$3 million from the Yemen Humanitarian Fund to assist the most vulnerable women and girls... Read more
First national conference on women’s health in Yemen
UNFPA organized the first scientific conference on women’s health in Yemen which brought together 300 professional doctors, medical schools’ academics and local and international organizations... Read more