Strengthening Life-Saving GBV Shelter Services for Conflict-Affected Women and Girls in Al-Amanah, Ibb, Al-Hudaydah, and Amran

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ltpgtThe Yemen Women’s Union (YWU) proposes a seven-month, life-saving emergency intervention to sustain four specialized women's safe shelters. This proposal is particularly timely given the recent UN funding pause, which has resulted in a catastrophic "protection vacuum" across northern governorates. With a 70% drop in specialized services since mid-2025, these shelters now represent the "last line of defense" for survivors. The cessation of shelter operations would leave approximately 300 survivors and 75 accompanying children with no safe alternative, directly exposing them to documented risks of "honor-related" violence, illegal imprisonment, or suicideltbrgtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtThe Yemen Women’s Union (YWU) proposes this intervention to sustain and technically strengthen four specialized Women’s Safe Shelters in the governorates of Al-Amanah (Sana’a City), Ibb, Al-Hudaydah, and Amran. This project is designed as a direct response to the "entrenched protection crisis" identified in the 2026 GBV analysis, which highlights that 56% of Yemen’s population currently requires humanitarian assistance. Since the resumption of intensified hostilities in early 2025, protection conditions have deteriorated sharply, specifically in Sana’a and Hudaydah, where civilian casualties reached a three-year peak of 648 in April 2025 alone. This volatility has systematically eroded traditional community support structures, leaving an estimated 9.6 million women and girls in need of immediate lif…

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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs · National NGO

Countries

Yemen

Sectors

Multisector aid

Funded by

Yemen Humanitarian Fund

Implemented by

Yemen Women Union

Accountable

Yemen Women Union

Published by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 31 Jul 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-OCHA-CBPF-CBPF-YEM-25-S-NGO-37863.

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