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At two-year mark, Yemen’s conflict takes heavy toll on women and girls

23 March 2017
A displaced woman from Taizz receives a dignity kit containing hygiene supplies and other basic items. © UNFPA Yemen
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After marriage at age 9, a former child bride gets a second chance

28 December 2016
At age 9, Shukria was forced to drop out of school to get married. Now, at 55, she has returned to school and wants to help other vulnerable women beat the odds. © UNFPA
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Violence against women escalates under Yemen's brutal conflict

31 October 2016
Violence against women was widespread even before the current conflict, but experts say abuses are becoming even more commonplace. A women's shelter in a port city in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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