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Hiam’s story: green shoots of hope amid the depths of war in Yemen

calendar_today 14 August 2023

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Hiam’s story: green shoots of hope amid the depths of war in Yemen

At just 15 years old, Hiam was forced to make ends meet for her family. When war in Yemen escalated in 2015, her father’s less than a dollar-a-day job of carrying goods by donkey…

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Inclusive safe spaces give Yemeni women with disabilities a chance to be their own breadwinners

calendar_today 03 August 2023

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Inclusive safe spaces give Yemeni women with disabilities a chance to be their own breadwinners

Women and girls with disabilities can survive – and even thrive – when supportive services are inclusive. Nabila learned this firsthand at a safe space for women and girls, run by…

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USAID grants UNFPA US$23 million to boost women’s  health and protection

calendar_today 27 July 2023

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USAID grants UNFPA US$23 million to boost women’s health and protection

The USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance contributes US$23.4 million to UNFPA to provide emergency relief and life-saving reproductive health and protection services to 1.3…

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KSrelief and UNFPA sign new agreement to sustain protection services

calendar_today 24 July 2023

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KSrelief and UNFPA sign new agreement to sustain protection services

A new US$2 million agreement signed today with KSrelief and UNFPA will provide 900,000 of the most vulnerable women and girls with gender-based violence response services in…

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CERF supports to provide maternal health services in high food insecurity areas of Yemen

calendar_today 23 June 2023

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CERF supports to provide maternal health services in high food insecurity areas of Yemen

UNFPA, welcomes a contribution of US$ 900,000 from CERF to provide life-saving reproductive health services in Al Hudaydah, Hajjah and Taizz Governorates.

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Access to functional maternal health units a lifeline for pregnant women in south Yemen

calendar_today 16 June 2023

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Access to functional maternal health units a lifeline for pregnant women in south Yemen

Access to maternal healthcare helps to saves lives in rural areas of south Yemen.

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Devastating still preventable: Obstetric fistula

calendar_today 23 May 2023

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Devastating still preventable: Obstetric fistula

A silent tragedy destroying women leaving them with lifelong morbidity and shame in Yemen.

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After eight years of conflict and despite a fragile truce, childbirth still a matter of life and death in Yemen

calendar_today 31 March 2023

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After eight years of conflict and despite a fragile truce, childbirth still a matter of life and death in Yemen

DHAMAR, Yemen – “If we get some food, we first let our children eat.” Zahra, 30, is a mother of four from the village of Wusab Al Safil in Yemen’s Dhamar Governorate.

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A pregnant mother's fight for survival

calendar_today 20 March 2023

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A pregnant mother's fight for survival

Hayat Ahmed Saleh, 32, was undernourished throughout her first two pregnancies and suffers from severe anaemia, a result of poor nourishment and a leading cause of maternal deaths…

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