News

Studies show severe toll of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health, rights around the world

21 April 2021
School closures have put young people at risk, researchers say. Pictured, a UNFPA-supported boarding school in Kenya, photographed in November 2020. © UNFPA ESARO
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News

In Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, women and girls pay the heaviest price

26 February 2021
Midwife Lena Al-Shurmani holds Abia's newborn baby shortly after delivery. Abia lost a lot of blood during childbirth. © UNFPA Yemen
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News

From child bride to fearless face mask maker: Yemen’s safe spaces help women reclaim their lives

17 August 2020
Women make face masks in a safe space in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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News

With Yemen’s health system approaching a breaking point, displaced women sew face masks to protect community

19 May 2020
A woman at a safe space in Raymah sews face masks for her community. © RHDH/UNFPA
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Updates

UNFPA and UNICEF renew multi-country initiative to protect millions of girls from child marriage

10 Mar 2020
The Global Programme is helping a girls' club stamp out child marriage in Ethiopia. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw
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News

In war-torn Yemen, life-threatening pregnancy complication finds a happy ending

30 January 2020
UNFPA’s former representative in Yemen, Anjali Sen, and reproductive health expert Afrah hold a newborn baby. UNFPA is the sole provider of life-saving reproductive health supplies and medicines in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Speech

Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 Closing Ceremony

14 November 2019
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News

A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

28 May 2019
UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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News

Meet the woman protecting women in Yemen

01 May 2019
Bushra has launched the first ever women-run security firm in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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