Nearly 2 mln Yemeni women denied health care amid funding shortfall

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said Wednesday that funding gaps in 2025 left nearly 2 million women and girls in Yemen without essential health and protection services.



Yemen faces "a protracted humanitarian crisis marked by conflict, political fragmentation, economic collapse, and severe access constraints," UNFPA said, with women and girls disproportionately affected. Reproductive health services and protection from gender-based violence remain under severe strain, increasing risks of maternal deaths, unintended pregnancies, and exposure to violence.



UNFPA said it continued life-saving programs, including emergency obstetric and newborn care, family planning, and community midwifery. But the agency received only 25.5 million of the 70 million U.S. dollars requested under the 2025 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan, forcing a scale-back of nearly 40 percent of services.



The agency called for urgent international support to prevent further deterioration.