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Today, Raysa gives hope to Yemeni girls as one of a pioneering group of teachers trained by the government to work in rural areas, where a lack of female teachers contributes to low enrollment and low retention of girls in schools. She is one of many who benefited from an 8-year, World Bank-supported basic education project in Yemen, which ended in December 2012.

A conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, designed to help girls in grades 4-9 in disadvantaged communities in selected governorates, has been effective in encouraging parents to allow girls to attend school. From 2004-2012, under the first basic education project, more than 275 Yemeni schools provided transfers to eligible families, ultimately reaching more than 39,000 female students in the 2010-11 school year.

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Yemen has also applied for a Global Partnership for Education grant, which would support improved, equitable access to education for girls and other education reform activities planned through 2012-2015.

There is no minimum age for marriage in Yemen. In the 1990s, a law setting the age at 15 was repealed by Parliament under pressure from Muslim conservatives, who argue that Islamic Shariah law does not prohibit child marriage and that attempts to curb the practice are a Western plot. While the Ministry of Justice has issued a directive against marriages of girls under 18, it is often disregarded by judges.

Sexual intercourse before the girl reaches puberty is banned, but the law is nearly impossible to enforce. Human rights groups have documented cases of prepubescent girls bleeding to death from being raped by husbands.

In Yemen, women and girls face challenges similar to those of women in any vulnerable country: pregnancy makes them more susceptible to malnutrition and their role as caregivers can make them selfless to a damaging degree, forgoing meals so that their children can eat.

War in the country burdens them with additional challenges. Fleeing violence, women lose their communities and critical support systems. Too many girls are forced to drop out of schools, which their families can no longer afford.

Such stories are sadly all too common and WFP is working to make them less so by supporting school feeding programmes. These help keep girls in school. Distributions of free nutritious snacks incentivize parents to send their children to school. WFP is currently expanding to reach 1.2 million children across Yemen with snacks. We have just started a pilot programme to provide kids in school with sandwiches and fresh fruit.

Having enough to eat is critical for any child, but it's especially important for children aged two and younger. Not having the right nutrients in the first 1,000 days can have a detrimental impact on the rest of their lives.

WFP's response to the crisis in Yemen has so far averted famine. This level of response would not have been possible without the support of our donors: USAid, KSrelief, UAEAid, EU, Germany, Germany BMZ, Kuwait, UK, Japan, UN CERF, Norway, Republic of Korea, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, Finland, Italy, Qatar, France, Austria, Luxemburg, Russia, Czech Republic, Iceland, Estonia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Croatia.

Too often, girls are forced to drop out of school and marry early as a coping mechanism to deal with hunger. Gender-based violence and abuse are widespread and go largely unreported. Pregnant and lactating women are suffering from severe acute malnutrition and falling victims of diseases - like malaria and dengue - that were long-ago eradicated elsewhere in the world. Despite all the suffering, these strong and ever-resilient women will stop at nothing to build a better future for themselves and their families.

Sitting in her backyard, Jamila shares her struggle to find a source of income to support her family. This Somali refugee mother worked hard for many years until she was able to save enough to start her own family business. She now owns a herd of goats and sells milk and butter to feed her family. Although Jamila earns only a modest amount of money, she is grateful to have a roof over her head and food on the table.

Like Jamila, approximately 150,000 Somalis have found refuge in Yemen - from which at least 40 percent are single mothers and the sole breadwinner of their families. These mothers have been fighting for years to support their families, but the combined effects of years of conflict and COVID-19 have resulted in many losing their livelihoods and facing a heightened risk of food insecurity.

Today, 40 percent of the most vulnerable displaced families in Yemen do not have access to income. They are selling off belongings, pulling children out of school, and sending them to work or begging on the streets just to put food on their table. Women are often the ones eating last and least.tag_hash_107

Armed conflict, poverty, hunger and economic crisis have been severely affecting the lives Yemeni people over the past six years. Around 80% of the Yemeni population require some form of humanitarian or protection assistance, this means 24 million people, including 14.3 million in acute need.

Yemeni women have been marginalized, lack access to knowledge of their rights and are often excluded from decision making. They are expected to support any decisions made by men. This often leads to limited capacity in self-protection from violence, coercion and deprivation. Such limitations mean that women lack space to speak up about their concerns including domestic violence. Therefore, it is important to raise awareness among Yemeni women and girls about what constitutes violence, as they are often not aware of their rights. The baseline findings showed how important it is to work with men and boys to promote positive forms of masculinity and non-violent conflict resolution.

The current crisis has exacerbated the pre-conflict lack of access to clean water and led to an unprecedented cholera outbreak. USAID rehabilitates WASH infrastructure to help provide access to safe water and sanitation facilities for women and girls, which in turn improves their access to education, health services, and economic opportunities as well as providing more safety, privacy and dignity. Women traditionally collect water, a responsibility that interferes with school and work and is often a dangerous task. Upgrades to water and sanitation facilities, and household latrines free up time for studies and employment, while reducing their exposure to gender-based violence along the trail to the water source. In 2022, USAID rehabilitated water and sanitation systems and constructed household latrines for more than 51,431women and girls. Hygiene awareness sessions for more than 23,854 women encouraged positive behavior change among individuals, families, communities, and institutions.

Yemen currently ranks last in the Gender Gap Index[1] and the Gender Inequality Index[2]. In various domains such as education, livelihood opportunities, protection and political representation indicators display severe disparities between men and women. Concretely, in the humanitarian context, direct access to all groups of the population as recipients is a major challenge. Even if humanitarian stakeholders have established mechanisms to overcome the difficulties on the ground, a number of obstacles remain in order to reach out to women, boys and girls and ensure they are the final beneficiaries of humanitarian interventions.

The protracted and devastating conflict that began in March 2015 continues to ruin the lives of most Yemenis. A shattered economy, high unemployment and the non-payment of salaries have destroyed incomes and pushed people into debt. Millions of families are left with nothing to live on, experiencing catastrophic food gaps and malnutrition.

Besides, as a food-deficient country, Yemen has always been heavily dependent on commercial imports. These have been knowingly undermined by parties to the conflict, causing major disruption to the food pipeline and other supplies. Hunger is rife across the country, even hundreds of miles from the front line.

Families have no choice but to resort to desperate and harmful coping solutions to avert hunger or the looming threat of it. Many reduce the amount of food they eat or even skip meals. They feed what little they have to their children in priority before themselves. Some are also forced to run up debts, send household members to beg or sell their assets to buy food.

Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, is in the midst of a massive humanitarian crisis that only continues to deteriorate. Rising hunger levels have left many families close to breaking point. Oxfam is providing agricultural and humanitarian assistance to help people recover from the crisis and prepare for the future, and empowering women to play a role in their country.

In 2021, with the resources received, UNFPA was able to reach 2.8 million women and girls in Yemen with lifesaving reproductive health and protection services. Another 425,000 displaced persons received lifesaving emergency relief through the Rapid Response Mechanism UNFPA leads.

On 16 March, the United Nations and the Governments of Sweden and Switzerland are convening a virtual high-level pledging event for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. To keep reaching the most vulnerable women and girls, UNFPA requires US$100 million in 2022. To date, only 15 percent of this funding appeal has been received.

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Yemeni women remain significantly under-represented in public and elected office, holding only 4.1 per cent of managerial and decision-making positions and have minimal leadership roles in national and local peace agreements.

The report found that that by empowering women, there significant medium- and long-term benefits such as reducing poverty and improving the Human Development Index (HDI). This can be done through educating young girls and addressing gender inequalities resulting in increased pay and labor participation rates and decreased disparities in health. By 2050, this scenario has a greater effect on GDP per capita than even the Economic Development scenario, illustrating the importance and power of a gender-inclusive approach to recovery. be457b7860