Updates

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

13 Mar 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

Even talking about menstruation is considered taboo or embarrassing, many women told UNFPA. © UNFPA Somalia
  • 28 May 2021
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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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KSRelief pledges $1.6 million to improve women and girls’ protection services in Yemen

02 Nov 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

A woman has delivered a healthy baby at the Nawjad Health Centre, where reproducive health services have recently returned. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 04 October 2020
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A matter of life and death for Yemen’s women and girls as funding dries up

A midwife performs house calls in a conflict-affected village in Yemen. Maternal health services are being rolled back amid funding shortages. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 29 May 2020
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With Yemen’s health system approaching a breaking point, displaced women sew face masks to protect community

A woman at a safe space in Raymah sews face masks for her community. © RHDH/UNFPA
  • 19 May 2020
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A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 28 May 2019
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"I was not ready to lose my child"

A midwife attends to a pregnant woman at UNFPA-supported Al Thawra Hospital in Hodeidah. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 27 September 2018
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