Yemen

Landmines in Yemen Continue to Threaten Civilian Lives …………….. Landmines in Yemen remain a significant threat, claiming the lives of over 6,400 civilians, including 412 women and 677 girls, with many more injured, according to recent reports. A recent incident…

Yemen’s Ongoing Crisis: Peace Remains Elusive ————————— Hans Grundberg, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, has expressed concern over recent clashes between government forces and Houthi militants during a UN Security Council meeting. According to the Shia Waves Agency, citing…

Yemen Faces Economic Collapse Amid Worsening Food Insecurity, Government Warns UN —————— The Yemeni government has alerted the United Nations Security Council that the country is on the verge of economic collapse and urgently requires international aid to prevent a…

Yemen Expands UNESCO Tentative List with Key Cultural and Natural Sites ……………… UNESCO has added 26 cultural and natural sites in Yemen to its World Heritage Tentative List, expanding the country’s total entries to 35, according to a report by…

US Offers $10 Million Reward for al-Qaeda Leader ———————————- The U.S. State Department has announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the whereabouts or activities of Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki, the leader of al-Qaeda in Yemen, Khaama Press…

UN Reports 39,000 Child Deaths in Yemen in One Year Due to Vaccine-Preventable Diseases …………………. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported that over 39,000 children in Yemen died last year from diseases preventable by routine vaccinations, equating to…

WHO and UNICEF Launch Polio Vaccination Campaign in Yemen ————————————- A new polio vaccination campaign targeting over 1.3 million children has commenced this week in areas controlled by the Government of Yemen, Reliefweb.int reported. The three-day campaign, running from July…

Five Yemeni Children Killed by Explosive Device While Playing Soccer ………………… Five children were killed when an explosive device detonated in a residential area of Al-Hashmah subdistrict in Taiz province, southwestern Yemen, according to a report published Saturday by the…

The humanitarian situation in Yemen has reached alarming levels, with over 17 million people currently facing hunger, Arab News reported quoting the United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher. Speaking before the UN Security Council, Fletcher highlighted that more than one…

Yemen Tops Global Danger Rankings Amid Rising Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis …………………… Yemen has been named the world’s most dangerous country in 2025, as conflict, foreign airstrikes, and a worsening humanitarian emergency drive the nation deeper into instability, according to…