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Motherhood on the brink: Pregnant women in Yemen under famine and violence

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Midwife Shrook Khalid Saeed tells UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem about a harrowing delivery. © UNFPA Yemen
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Syria’s decade of conflict takes massive toll on women and girls

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The Syrian crisis has reached a tragic anniversary: 10 years of ceaseless conflict. © UNFPA Syria
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In Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, women and girls pay the heaviest price

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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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Amid conflict, displacement, pandemic, Syrian girls see a future in… robots

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Bana, 12, enjoys learning about robotics at a women's and girls' safe space in northwest Syria. Image courtesy of Ihsan Relief and Development
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6 Things You Need To Know About Yemen

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6 Things You Need To Know About Yemen

6 Things You Need To Know About Yemen

Yemen is the site of the world's largest humanitarian crisis. Here is what you need to know.

Learn more here.

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Jan 2021

Resources

COVID-19 Situation Report No.11 for UNFPA West and Central Africa

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Pregnant women struggle to find support, stability after displacement from Tigray Region in Ethiopia

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UNFPA is helping to urgently recruit midwives and provide emergency supplies to support safe childbirth for displaced pregnant women. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Salwa Moussa
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Publisher

UNFPA EECARO

Publication date

Dec 2020

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COVID-19 Situation Report No. 11 for UNFPA Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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UNFPA

Publication date

Dec 2020

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Global COVID-19 Situation Report No. 7

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UNFPA Yemen

Publication date

Dec 2020

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UNFPA Response in Yemen Monthly Situation Report #12 – December 2020

Yemen continues to be the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with over 24 million people – 80 per cent of the population – in need of some form of humanitarian assistance or protection. In 2020, the situation, which is primarily driven by conflict and an economic blockade, was exacerbated by COVID-19, heavy rains and flooding, escalating hostilities and currency collapse.