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Boat carrying at least 45 refugees capsizes off Yemen’s coast

Boat carrying at least 45 refugees capsizes off Yemen’s coast

A boat carrying at least 45 refugees capsized off the coast of Yemen’s Taiz on Wednesday night, leaving only four survivors, according to the UN refugee agency in Yemen. The agency attributed the incident to strong winds and overloading. It…
UN Envoy Warns of Impending Full-Scale War in Yemen Amid Heightened Regional Tensions

UN Envoy Warns of Impending Full-Scale War in Yemen Amid Heightened Regional Tensions

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has sounded the alarm over the risk of a return to full-scale conflict in Yemen, emphasizing the urgent need for international intervention as regional tensions escalate. In a briefing to the Security…
Airstrikes target Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah

Airstrikes target Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah

Air raids have targeted Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, according to reports from the Yemeni Al-Masirah TV. These strikes occurred on Saturday, a day after the Houthi group took responsibility for a drone attack in Tel Aviv that resulted in…
Military conflicts, pause in food assistance leave millions of Yemenis without enough food

Military conflicts, pause in food assistance leave millions of Yemenis without enough food

The United Nations has reported that over half of Yemeni households are not getting enough food due to severe economic conditions and a months-long halt in food assistance to millions in the north of the country. On Monday, the World…
Doctors Without Borders records thousands of cholera cases across Yemen in 2024

Doctors Without Borders records thousands of cholera cases across Yemen in 2024

The world medical charity “Doctors Without Borders” announced on Saturday that it has recorded more than 63,000 cases of cholera in 20 Yemeni provinces since the beginning of 2024. In its report, the charity said: “20 Yemeni provinces out of…
Cholera cases rapidly increasing across Yemen, UNICEF warns

Cholera cases rapidly increasing across Yemen, UNICEF warns

UNICEF announced that cholera cases in Yemen have been rapidly increasing recently, approaching nearly 60,000 cases since the beginning of 2024. The UN agency said in an official statement: “According to the Ministry of Health, 59,000 cases of cholera/Acute Watery…
Amid aids suspension, over 13M Yemenis experiencing acute food insecurity

Amid aids suspension, over 13M Yemenis experiencing acute food insecurity

A new UN report has highlighted that more than 13M people across Yemen are experiencing food insecurity due to the temporary suspension of food aid distribution for about 7 months. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…
More than 18M Yemenis in dire need of humanitarian assistance, UNICEF says

More than 18M Yemenis in dire need of humanitarian assistance, UNICEF says

The UNICEF has released its regular report on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, highlighting that more than 18M people across the country are estimated to be in dire need of assistance. The report, released on Sunday and examined the situation…
One child dies every 13 minutes in Yemen due to lack of vaccination campaigns, UNICEF says

One child dies every 13 minutes in Yemen due to lack of vaccination campaigns, UNICEF says

A new UN report has revealed that one child dies every 13 minutes in Yemen due to diseases that can be treated or prevented by vaccines. In a report released recently, UNICEF announced that 41,000 children died in Yemen in…
WFP’s annual report on Yemen underscores dire need for humanitarian assistance

WFP’s annual report on Yemen underscores dire need for humanitarian assistance

War-torn Yemen continues to face one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, with conflict, economic collapse, and environmental degradation exacerbating food insecurity and malnutrition. The World Health Programme (WFP) released on Monday, April 22, its Yemen Annual Country Report…
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