Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Yemen’s social protection system is failing to support its population adequately. Years of conflict have left millions vulnerable, struggling with poverty, hunger, and displacement. This is due to two main issues: a fragmented structure lacking a central...
Friday, July 5, 2024
Conflicts undermine the ability of states to provide social protection and other social services. Yemen is no exception. The war caused a cumulative economic contraction of about 50% over the period 2014-2020 and reduced the annual GDP growth rate to...
Friday, August 19, 2022
Last year, in the rainy season, Mohammed*, 22, a barber from Reef Ibb, was forced to close his shop. Heavy rains had caused widespread damage that he could not afford to repair. Mohammed – who is the sole breadwinner for his mother, brothers, and sisters...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
The International Labour Organization's (ILO) 2020-2022 World Social Protection Report revealed that 46.9% of the world’s population are “covered by at least one social protection benefit”, excluding health. Arab states fall below the global average, at...
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Africa, Asia, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen
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Thursday, July 29, 2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have welcomed $127 million in support, provided by the World Bank, for an interagency...
Monday, July 26, 2021
The World Bank’s global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been designed to help save lives and livelihoods for the poorest and most vulnerable while safeguarding the prospects for sustainable growth in developing countries. In the Middle East and...
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Africa, Egypt, Asia, Palestinian Territory, Yemen
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Monday, April 26, 2021
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In the months after the first cases of COVID-19 appeared in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA),...
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Africa, Libya, Asia, Iraq, Syria, Yemen
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Yemen’s high malnutrition rates have drawn global attention, highlighting the impact the country’s five-and-half-year civil war has had on its population. About 20 million Yemenis—70% of the population—are facing hunger, a 13% increase from 2017. ...
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Yemen’s children are growing up in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. UNICEF is on the ground, working with partners to provide health care, nutrition, safe water, education and more. After nearly five years of conflict, Yemen has become the...
Sunday, November 24, 2019
On 15 October 2019, UNESCO opened a Project’ Office in Sana’a as part of its ongoing efforts to preserve and safeguard conflict-affected heritage sites in Yemen. The office, which is hosted by UNOPS, allows UNESCO to closely follow the...