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First menstruation is often accompanied by fear, shame, lack of information, women and girls in Arab states reveal

28 May 2021
Even talking about menstruation is considered taboo or embarrassing, many women told UNFPA. © UNFPA Somalia
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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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KSRelief pledges $1.6 million to improve women and girls’ protection services in Yemen

02 Nov 2020
Gender-based violence survivors in Yemen participate in skill-building activities. © UNFPA Yemen
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News

Reproductive health facilities resume life-saving work, but funding remains scarce

04 October 2020
A woman has delivered a healthy baby at the Nawjad Health Centre, where reproducive health services have recently returned. © UNFPA Yemen
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A matter of life and death for Yemen’s women and girls as funding dries up

29 May 2020
A midwife performs house calls in a conflict-affected village in Yemen. Maternal health services are being rolled back amid funding shortages. © 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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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

"I was not ready to lose my child"

27 September 2018
A midwife attends to a pregnant woman at UNFPA-supported Al Thawra Hospital in Hodeidah. © UNFPA Yemen
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