News

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

Midwife Shrook Khalid Saeed tells UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem about a harrowing delivery. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 25 March 2021
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News

Syria’s decade of conflict takes massive toll on women and girls

The Syrian crisis has reached a tragic anniversary: 10 years of ceaseless conflict. © UNFPA Syria
  • 15 March 2021
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News

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

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

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

Bana, 12, enjoys learning about robotics at a women's and girls' safe space in northwest Syria. Image courtesy of Ihsan Relief and Development
  • 22 February 2021
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6 Things You Need To Know About Yemen

Published on: 26/02/2021

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

Learn more here.

Resources

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

Resource date: Jan 2021

Publisher: UNFPA

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News

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

UNFPA is helping to urgently recruit midwives and provide emergency supplies to support safe childbirth for displaced pregnant women. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Salwa Moussa
  • 10 February 2021
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Resources

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

Resource date: Dec 2020

Publisher: UNFPA EECARO

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Resources

Global COVID-19 Situation Report No. 7

Resource date: Dec 2020

Publisher: UNFPA

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Resources

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

Resource date: Dec 2020

Publisher: UNFPA Yemen

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.

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