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Breaking the cycle for survivors: UNFPA offers counselling and support to abandon female genital mutilation in Yemen

HADRAMOUT GOVERNORATE, Yemen – “I lost my baby in front of my eyes,” said Safia*, a young woman…

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“We lost everything”: In Yemen, a mother’s grief lays bare the human cost of the climate crisis

Taiz, YEMEN – “One day, when I was returning from fetching water, I collapsed on the road. I was…

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“What’s left to be destroyed in my life?” Flash floods deepen the catastrophe in Yemen

SA’ADA GOVERNORATE, Yemen – Shaima left school at just eight years old to support her family’s…

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Floods in Yemen upend lives for tens of thousands already fleeing brutal conflict

SANA’A, Yemen – “The sky was full of clouds, then…

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With emergency obstetric care elusive, pregnant women in Yemen face tragic consequences

HADRAMOUT, AMRAN AND AL MAHAWEET GOVERNORATES, Yemen – An internally displaced woman named Hamsa*…

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War in Ukraine shocks global food supply, putting lives at risk

AL MUFTAH DISTRICT, Hajjah Governorate, Yemen – At 16, Thekra Obied was one more mouth to feed in…

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Free maternal services are a lifeline to expectant mothers in Yemen

DHAMAR GOVERNORATE and AL-MAHWIT GOVERNORATE, Yemen – On her way to the health centre to give birth…

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In her words: A child bride from Yemen forced to grow up too fast

Ibtisam* is a 16-year-old girl living in Yemen who shared her story…

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Pandemic, conflict continue to upend life for women in Yemen

AL HUDAYAH, Yemen – Fatima Mujawash once had a very different life. She was well educated, with a…

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