Yemen

Yemeni health authorities have reported 48 deaths and approximately 8,000 cholera cases in Taiz Governorate since the start of 2024, raising alarms over the worsening health crisis and the urgent need for international intervention. Taysir Al-Sama’i, the media and education…

On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, 45 human rights organizations issued a joint statement calling for accountability for those involved in crimes against journalists in Yemen. The organizations expressed deep concern over…

The United Nations has raised alarms over the continued spread of mutated polio in Yemen, where 273 cases have been recorded over the past three years amid a collapsing health system and declining immunization rates. The World Health Organization (WHO)…

The city of Ad Dali in Yemen is facing a worsening health crisis due to a surge in malaria and cholera cases, exacerbated by the return of monsoon rains. These rains have led to stagnant water, creating breeding grounds for…

The United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously adopted on Friday a new resolution concerning Yemen and the human rights violations across the country. The resolution, numbered A/HRC/57/L.32, aims to provide technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen’s National Commission to Investigate…

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has provided life-saving protection and reproductive health services to nearly 20,000 women and girls in remote and displaced areas of Yemen since the start of 2024. This effort addresses the critical need for reproductive…

Israeli airstrikes targeted the Yemeni port city of Hodeida on Sunday (Sept 29), according to reports from Houthi media, who confirmed that four people were killed and over 30 injured. The airstrikes came a day after the group claimed responsibility…

Elon Musk announced that Starlink satellite internet is now available in Yemen, marking the country as the first in the Middle East to receive the service, Arab News reported yesterday. This development follows a deal between Yemen’s internationally recognized government…

Yemen is facing a humanitarian crisis as unprecedented flooding and windstorms have severely impacted over half a million people, according to the UN migration agency (IOM). Since early August, relentless storms have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and damaged…

Torrential rains triggered a landslide in Al-Jaref village, located in Yemen’s Dhamar province, on Friday night, resulting in the deaths of at least 27 people and leaving two others missing, according to local media reports on Saturday. This marks the…