This year, MOAS is joining the call to protect basic human rights and access to healthcare for women and girls in Yemen, who face deadly threats on a daily basis.
Last month, the Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crisis published an eye-opening report calling on the international community to invest in reproductive health services for Yemeni women and girls. As this report highlights, women in Yemen must deal with the complex insecurities of conflict, while living with increasingly insufficient support for their own health and wellbeing.
This is devastatingly evident in the sharp increase in maternal mortality rates, which have risen since from to deaths per , births. Gender-based violence is by no means a new threat to Yemeni women, but war has made their situation more desperate. Moreover, violence against women and girls has led to a rise in unwanted pregnancies and infections which this war-torn country is poorly equipped to handle. Food insecurity in Yemen has also worsened the situation for women. An estimated 1.
Despite the urgency of these issues, women and girls in in Yemen are still critically underserved by the international humanitarian response. MOAS recognises the vital importance of supporting women in conflict. If you are interested in the work of MOAS, please follow us on social media, sign up to our newsletter and share our content. You can reach out to us any time on info moas. Your help gives them hope Every life matters. Print page. Cookie Policy We use cookies to improve your experience.
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