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Yemen's Blockade Crisis

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Yemen's Blockade Crisis

Yemen's Blockade Crisis

Yemen has historically been 80 to 90 per cent dependent on imported food, medicines and fuel. All ports, including Al Hudaydah, Saleef and Aden, are necessary to meeting Yemen’s needs.

The current blockade crisis is the entire country at risk. Girls, pregnant women and female-headed households are among the most vulnerable. 

Statement

Statement of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on the Situation in Yemen

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In Cambodia, push to end maternal deaths in remote areas

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Romam Pchuek reaches out to pregnant women in Ratanakiri, encouraging them to seek appropriate care. © UNFPA/ Matthew Taylor
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A secret pregnancy in the Comoros: One teen’s story

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UNFPA works with youth groups to provide sexual and reproductive health information and services. A UNFPA-supported HIV screening for young people in Moroni. © UNFPA Comoros
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Two wheelchairs and a stroller: Overcoming barriers to parenthood in Belarus

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Anya Shevko with her daughter Nastya. The family struggled to obtain wheelchair-accessible reproductive health services. Photographed by Denis Zelenko for Imena Magazine
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Publication date

Oct 2017

Author

UNFPA Yemen

Resources

Yemen Reproductive Health Factsheet

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Slideshow

Rohingya crisis disastrous for women and girls

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Almost 600,000 Rohingya refugees have crossed into Bangladesh since 25 August, escaping the violence in Myanmar’s Rahkine State. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince

Horrific accounts of rape and other forms of sexual violence have been widely reported. UNFPA is providing medical and psychosocial support to survivors. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince

Over 10,000 new arrivals have been reached at UNFPA’s women-friendly spaces, including nearly 1,000 women and girls reporting gender-based violence. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince

Refugees also require safe pregnancy and delivery care, as well as post-partum services. Thirty-four UNFPA midwives have so far reached over 12,000 pregnant women and 1,000 postnatal women. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince

But the needs are staggering. Shelters and camps are overcrowded and lacking in privacy. Women and girls fear attack on their way to latrines and bathing points. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince

Plans are underway to scale up the humanitarian response. But aid agencies are struggling to raise the funds necessary. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince

Humanitarian groups are seeking $434 million to meet the needs of all the Rohingya refugees and their host communities – and estimated 1.2 million people – in the months ahead. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince

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Evacuees waiting to return home after Bali volcano alert

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Mothers share their stories with a UNFPA staff at Ulakan Camp. © UNFPA Indonesia/Nun Sol Jang
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Sexual violence devastating, humanitarian needs mounting in Rohingya crisis

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Horrific accounts of rape and other forms of sexual violence have been widely reported. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Naymuzzaman Prince
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Gender inequality, lack of information fuel teen pregnancies in Timor-Leste

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Natalia dropped out of school after becoming pregnant. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
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