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Parenting in a war zone

More than four years of conflict have taken a devastating toll on children – and their parents

05/07/2019

A newborn baby girl born on 31 Dec 2018 lies in nursery at 22 May Hospital in Dolaa Hamdan, Sana'a Governorate. More than four years of armed conflict in Yemen have served to worsen the situation of women and children at birth within a country that was already the poorest in the Middle East and one of the world’s most impoverished even before the war escalated early in 2015.

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One woman and six newborns die every two hours from complications during pregnancy or childbirth in Yemen - UNICEF

14/06/2019

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore

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Attack in Taiz leaves 7 children dead, brings total child casualties in Yemen to 27 in just over 10 days

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

26/05/2019

On 15 May 2019, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore addresses the United Nations Security Council.

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UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore addresses the UN Security Council on Yemen in New York, 15 May 2019

15/05/2019

Yemen. A baby suffering from malnutrition.

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Blast in Sana’a kills another 14 children in school and injures 16, most under the age of nine

Statement from Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa

09/04/2019

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“I didn’t believe my sister was still alive”

Four years into the Yemen conflict, families are struggling to feed themselves. That’s having a devastating impact on their health

29/03/2019

Yemen. A child is vaccinated during a measles and rubella vaccination campaign.

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Two years since world's largest outbreak of Acute Watery Diarrhea and Cholera, Yemen witnessing another sharp increase in reported cases with number of deaths continuing to increase

Statement by Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa and Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

26/03/2019

Yemen. A child stands in Hudaydah governorate in Yemen.

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Intensification of fighting impeding humanitarian access and displacing thousands in Hajjah, Yemen

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

13/03/2019

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To keep children in education, UNICEF starts incentives for school-based staff in Yemen

Statement from Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa

11/03/2019

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Violent deaths of five children in Hudaydah a harsh reminder that war rages on after Yemen pledging conference

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

02/03/2019

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