Video

"I was just a child": Salma survived forced marriage at 15 and is now back in school

calendar_today31 October 2025

"I was just a child": Salma survived forced marriage at 15 and is now back in school

"I was just a child": Salma survived forced marriage at 15 and is now back in school

"I was just a child and suddenly got married. Before I had time to recover from the shock, I got pregnant.”

This was Salma's life at 15. Forced into marriage, she suffered gender-based violence.

But her story didn't end there. 

Watch her inspiring journey: She's now back in school, pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor.

See how the UNFPA is working to end child marriage.

Publication date

Jul 2025

Author

UNFPA Yemen

Resources

Yemen Situation Report (July — September 2025)

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News

Health workers lose support structures and pregnant women die: The reality of funding cuts hits in Yemen

calendar_today15 September 2025

A midwife from a UNFPA mobile health clinic assesses a pregnant woman at a displacement camp in Marib, Yemen. The mobile clinic is no longer operational due to funding cuts. ©UNFPA Yemen
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Publication date

2025

Resources

2024 FGM Country Snapshot: Yemen

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Video

Women in Yemen pay a deadly cost for funding cuts

calendar_today09 September 2025

Women in Yemen pay a deadly cost for funding cuts

Women in Yemen pay a deadly cost for funding cuts

Funding cuts for maternal healthcare in Yemen are cutting women’s:

🟠 survival
🟠 dignity
🟠 rights

They need funding to be restored.

The world must invest in humanity.

News

“Now I know I have a future”: Safe spaces work with health centres to save women’s lives in Yemen

calendar_today24 July 2025

UNFPA’s integrated model of care takes a survivor-centred approach, combining gender-based violence protection, mental health support, and sexual and reproductive health services. © UNFPA Yemen
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Publication date

2025

Author

UNFPA Yemen

Resources

Yemen Situation Report– April/June 2025

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News

Front-line midwives: Three reasons to support these humanitarian health workers amid a global funding crisis

calendar_today02 May 2025

In the delivery room of the Kyeshero Hospital in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a team of midwives assist a displaced woman who has just given birth. © UNFPA DRC / Jonas Yunus DRC
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Updates

Bridging the gap: Five ways KSrelief is empowering women and girls in crises

calendar_today21 May 2025

A midwife holds a newborn at a KSrelief-supported health facility in south Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen.
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News

Despite steep funding cuts, heroic teacher determined to keep girls in school and out of child marriage in Yemen

calendar_today21 April 2025

Some 1.5 million girls in Yemen are not in school, which blights their future learning and employment opportunities and exposes them to higher risks of child marriage. ©YWU
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