Resources

A city under siege: the realities of Yemen’s war in Taiz

War in Yemen has had a dramatic impact on every aspect of people’s lives. For eight years, people in Taiz have been unable to see their families or access essential healthcare, goods and services. We worked with Yemeni filmmaker and photographer Albaraa Mansoor to produce this moving documentary and photostory.

Peace and security issues in Yemen – Improving governance and mitigating conflict: a civil society-led approach

Voices for Peace: Yemen

In this podcast, we speak with our partners – Peace for Sustainable Societies Foundation, National Organisation for Community Development and Youth Without Borders – about the realities of working within communities that are deeply impacted by long-standing conflict in Yemen. 

Resourcing change: supporting women’s rights organisations in fragile and conflict-affected states

Saferworld’s Warpod episode 16: Is it time for new ways of funding women's rights organisations?

In this episode of Warpod, we discuss the biggest challenge that feminist and women's rights organisations and movements face: funding.

Warpod Reckoning with 9/11 episode 4: More unending wars: Yemen and Somalia

The fourth episode of Warpod's special series ‘Reckoning with 9/11’ looks at two countries that became important battlegrounds in the global war on terror: Yemen and Somalia.

Saferworld’s Warpod episode 2: Global Britain and the arms trade

This episode delves into the history of the UK leadership on the arms trade, including its role in developing the Arms Trade Treaty. It goes on to discuss the devastating impact of arms sales to Saudi Arabia on the people of Yemen.

Women take the lead: resolving a 30-year conflict in Yemen

In 2020, we supported the National Organisation for Community Development (NODS) to work with communities in Taiz, Yemen to end a 30-year conflict over water distribution. We look at this historic achievement led by women in Sabr al-Mawadem district.

Creating something new: Aswar Initiative for Peace and Development

Meet Aida Muhammad Ahmad Sultan, an activist and organiser in Taiz, Yemen, who after joining a peacebuilding project in her neighbourhood went on to create a new collective, Aswar Initiative for Peace and Development, inspired by the changes she saw.