News

From child bride to beauty expert: one Jordanian woman’s story

19 October 2017

Child marriage rates are rising in Jordan, according to a recent report. © UNFPA Jordan/ Elspeth Dehnert

Resources

UNFPA Response in Yemen Monthly Situation Report #9 – September 2017

Resource date: 30 September 2017

Author: UNFPA Yemen

News

Girls speak out on inequality

11 October 2017

What does gender inequality look like? These five girls can tell you. Illustration by Bodil Jane for UNFPA.

Resources

Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #60 1-31 August 2017

Resource date: 31 August 2017

Author: UNFPA Regional Syria Response Hub

News

Leaders urge access to reproductive health supplies in crisis settings

28 September 2017

Ahlam was able to safely give birth by Caesarean section at a health facility with UNFPA-provided supplies. © UNFPA Yemen/Fahmia Al-Fotih

News

Leaders at United Nations address sexual violence as a weapon of war

20 September 2017

"Please don't give up," urges a message at a clinic in Dohuk, Iraq, specializing in treatment for survivors of sexual violence. Sexual and gender-based violence are commonly seen as tactics of warfare. © UNFPAIraq/Turchenkova

Resources

UNFPA Response in Yemen Monthly Situation Report #8 – August 2017

Resource date: 31 August 2017

Author: UNFPA Yemen

News

UNFPA aid reaches Deir Ez-Zor City for the first time in three years

15 September 2017

UNFPA delivered hygiene supplies to the city of Deir Ez-Zor, which had been inaccessible to humanitarians for three years. © Syrian Arab Red Crescent

Yemen's cholera outbreak taking toll on women and girls

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Yemen is witnessing the worst cholera outbreak in the world. One person dies every hour, and 5,000 or more people are suspected of cholera or acute watery diarrhoea every day.

Pregnant women are at high risk. UNFPA estimates the lives of 1.1 million malnourished pregnant women are at risk. See more here.

When school holidays mean FGM

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