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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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In Yemen and around the world, obstetric fistula strikes the most vulnerable women

22 May 2020
A woman recovers from fistula treatment sugery in Yemen. Obstetric fistula almost entirely preventable; its persistence is a sign of global social injustice. © UNFPA Yemen
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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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COVID-19 strikes Yemen as humanitarian funding dries up

08 May 2020
A woman and her newborn at a UNFPA-supported health centre. More than 100 health facilities are at risk of closing. © UNFPA Yemen
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Delivering triplets in war-torn Yemen, under shadow of pandemic

09 April 2020
After a complicated delivery, triplet boys were discharged in good health. Distance, conflict and the threat of the global pandemic kept their mother from seeking maternal health care. © BFD/UNFPA Yemen
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UNFPA seeks to reach 48 million women and girls in humanitarian crises

06 February 2020
Yemen tops the list of countries with the greatest humanitarian needs. © UNFPA Yemen
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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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