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With emergency obstetric care elusive, pregnant women in Yemen face tragic consequences
HADRAMOUT, AMRAN AND AL MAHAWEET GOVERNORATES, Yemen – An internally displaced woman named Hamsa*…
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War in Ukraine shocks global food supply, putting lives at risk
AL MUFTAH DISTRICT, Hajjah Governorate, Yemen – At 16, Thekra Obied was one more mouth to feed in…
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Free maternal services are a lifeline to expectant mothers in Yemen
DHAMAR GOVERNORATE and AL-MAHWIT GOVERNORATE, Yemen – On her way to the health centre to give birth…
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In her words: A child bride from Yemen forced to grow up too fast
Ibtisam* is a 16-year-old girl living in Yemen who shared her story…
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Pandemic, conflict continue to upend life for women in Yemen
AL HUDAYAH, Yemen – Fatima Mujawash once had a very different life. She was well educated, with a…
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Motherhood on the brink: Pregnant women in Yemen under famine and violence
CRATER, Yemen – “It was the morning of a normal working day before fighting escalated…
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In Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, women and girls pay the heaviest price
IBB, Yemen – Midwife Lena Al-Shurmani remembers meeting Abia* at Al Mawa Camp in Ibb. Abia was 15…
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Reproductive health facilities resume life-saving work, but funding remains scarce
SANA’A, Yemen – In mid-May, just as the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Yemen, funding for UNFPA’s…
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Against the odds, delivering mental health support in Yemen
SANA’A, Yemen – Years of war, poverty and gender-based violence have taken a serious toll on the…
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