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Located in the south of the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen shares borders with Saudi Arabia and Oman. The long standing leader of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, was forced to resign by popular protests in 2012, but the situation remains unstable - with the already weak Yemeni State facing numerous challenges from sectarian and secessionary movements. Yemen has one of the worst child rights situations in the world - including the detention and even state-sanctioned execution of children. It also has serious problems with the forcible marriage of young girls and the treatment of women and girls more generally.
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Quick Facts
160 Human development index68 Happy planet rankingOrganisations in Yemen
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- Arab Council for Childhood and Development
- Arab Institute for Human Rights
- Arab Resource Collective - UK
- Arab World Center for Democratic Development ( UNIHRD)
- Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
- Canadian International Development Agency
- CARE USA
- Child Helpline International
- Democracy School
- Ebhar Foundation for Childhood and Creativeness
- Focal Point on Sexual Exploitation of Children
- Global Campaign for Education
- International Centre for Child and Youth Studies
- International Planned Parenthood Federation
- National Rehabilitation and Development Centre
- SOUL for Development
- The Yemen NGO coalition for the rights of the child
- Understanding Children's Work
- UNESCO
- Women's World Summit Foundation
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
- Yemen National NGO Coalition
- YEMEN POST
