Updates

Saudi Arabia’s KSrelief steps up to support women and girls affected by gender-based violence in Ukraine

calendar_today13 March 2025

H.E. Engineer Ahmed Al Baiz from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) meets UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Andrew Saberton. © UNFPA
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First menstruation is often accompanied by fear, shame, lack of information, women and girls in Arab states reveal

calendar_today28 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

calendar_today26 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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Updates

KSRelief pledges $1.6 million to improve women and girls’ protection services in Yemen

calendar_today02 November 2020

Gender-based violence survivors in Yemen participate in skill-building activities. © UNFPA Yemen
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Reproductive health facilities resume life-saving work, but funding remains scarce

calendar_today04 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

calendar_today29 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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With Yemen’s health system approaching a breaking point, displaced women sew face masks to protect community

calendar_today19 May 2020

A woman at a safe space in Raymah sews face masks for her community. © RHDH/UNFPA
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A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

calendar_today28 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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"I was not ready to lose my child"

calendar_today27 September 2018

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