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- WFP, supported by KSrelief, distributes food aid to more than 2 million Yemenis
- KSrelief distributed 53.5 tons of food baskets to Mayun Island in Taiz
RIYADH: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said that 鈥渢he partnership with the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has contributed to the improvement of the protection services provided to the most vulnerable women and girls in Yemen.鈥�
鈥淜SRelief has generously supported the protection services aimed at reducing gender-based violence, benefitting more than 65,000 women and girls in Yemen since the beginning of 2021,鈥� UNFPA said in its statement.
鈥淎wareness-raising sessions have been provided to more than 30,000 people so far, while 800 women facing violence received the necessary training to acquire livelihood skills.
鈥淔inancial support was provided to more than 200 of the most needy women, while eight safe spaces and a shelter in nine Yemeni governorates received the necessary support,鈥� it added.
The statement said that 鈥渢he partnership between KSRelief and UNFPA has helped, since 2015, access hundreds of thousands of women and girls and provide them with reproductive health services and protection.鈥�
Meanwhile, the UN鈥檚 World Food Programme (WFP), with the support of KSrelief, has distributed food aid to 2.65 million people, to meet the urgent food requirements of the neediest groups in Yemen, according to this year鈥檚 humanitarian response plan.
The project aims to provide food security for about 5 million people in Yemen, in cooperation with the WFP.
On Sunday, KSrelief distributed 53.5 tons of food baskets to Mayun Island in Taiz, benefiting 1,000 people.
This aid comes within the food security project implemented by the center in 10 Yemeni governorates as part of 抖阴短视频鈥檚 humanitarian and relief efforts provided to the Yemeni people.