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What does it look like to fund based on the values of transparency, flexibility and solidarity? Five Yemeni organisations funded by our Yemen Civil Society Solidarity Fund describe their experiences.
14 November 2023
On International Women’s Day 2023, activists in Yemen share their experiences of working together to improve gender equality and women’s rights, in our newly established activism hubs in Taiz and Aden.
8 March 2023
War isn’t the only threat to women’s activism in Yemen. We spoke to our Yemen Country Manager, Awfa al-Naami, about how women are facing systematic attacks, internet blackouts and restricted freedoms.
21 February 2022
In this comment piece, we hear from women’s rights organisations in South Sudan and Yemen about why direct, long-term and flexible funding is essential.
10 December 2021
Thursday (25 March) marks the sixth anniversary of the conflict in Yemen. A combination of bombs, fighting and starvation has killed at least 233,000 people, according to UN figures, and created the worst humanitarian crisis on earth. As a major donor, the EU can better support civil society actors in Yemen.
25 March 2021
This blog marks the start of our 'This is How' campaign. We explore what a gender-sensitive conflict analysis is, how does it really benefit peacebuilding work and look at how Saferworld has worked with it in practice in Yemen and South Sudan.
6 November 2020
In the last of our gender and COVID-19 blog series, Noura from the National Organisation of Development (NODS) and Sharooq from Improve Your Society Organisation (IYSO) tell us about how the pandemic has impacted women in Yemen and using WhatsApp to unite peacebuilders.
27 October 2020
Saferworld spoke to 13 Yemeni civil society organisations we partner with in Aden, Taiz, Marib and Hadramaut on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Yemen.
17 April 2020
Despite a June court decision barring the UK Government from approving arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the UK’s International Trade Secretary has admitted to granting two licences in violation of the ruling. Roy Isbister argues that this is yet another example of how the current UK system is fundamentally flawed.
20 September 2019