Yemen

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Sunday that the strikes being carried out by the United States and its allies on Yemen carry the risk of widening the conflict in the Middle East. Asked if UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres believes…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all sides “not to escalate” the volatile situation in the Red Sea, his spokesman said on Friday after Washington and London launched strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels. “These developments in the Red Sea…

In response to weeks of disruptive attacks on Red Sea shipping by Yemeni Houthi forces, the United States and the United Kingdom jointly launched on Friday, January 12, military strikes against the forces’ sites in Yemen. According to the Houthi-owned…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that an estimated 7 million people, about a quarter of Yemen’s population, grapple with psychological trauma and stress inflicted by the ongoing conflict. The organization said in a statement it published yesterday, Monday,…

Yemen’s internationally recognized government has welcomed U.N.-led efforts to end the country’s civil war after the warring parties committed to take steps towards a cease-fire. The Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country has been gripped by conflict since Houthi rebels overran Sanaa…

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) said in its November 2023 analysis on the expected needs for emergency food aid in countries covered by the network that the food insecurity crisis in Yemen would worsen next year, with…

The United Nations warned on Sunday of severe flooding and destructive winds in Yemen as the effects of Cyclone Tice began to be felt. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said that the cyclone is affecting the Socotra archipelago…

As the world celebrated the World Refugee Day earlier last week, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has ranked Yemen as the fourth largest country in terms of the concentration of internally displaced people around the world, according…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Sunday that landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) caused 121 civilian casualties in Yemen during the first quarter of 2023. Based on data from the Yemeni Mine Action…

The UNICEF has warned that millions of children in Yemen will face starvation if actions are not urgently taken to provide sufficient funding for humanitarian assistance. The UNICEF’s office in Yemen said in a post on Twitter on Wednesday that,…