Jafiada was six months pregnant when she and her husband had to flee armed conflict in northeast Nigeria in 2014.

The International Rescue Committee has been working in Yemen since 2012. We are one of the largest non-governmental health providers in Yemen, supporting primary health facilities, emergency obstetric and newborn care centres, and hundreds of health workers.

Our work The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and over 20 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people.