Yemen
April 4th marks Int’l Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
April 4, 2023
April 4th marks Int’l Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is being observed today Tuesday, April 4th. The day aims to raise awareness about landmines, seek assistance for mine action work, and advance towards removing them. This year, the United…
UNICEF: Eight-year war leaves 11 million children in Yemen in need of urgent aids
March 25, 2023
UNICEF: Eight-year war leaves 11 million children in Yemen in need of urgent aids
The Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a new press release on Friday that the eight-year war in Yemen has left 11 million children in need of humanitarian aid and 2.2 million suffer from acute malnutrition. More than 540,000 children…
WHO: Polio and measles become rampant in Yemen
March 21, 2023
WHO: Polio and measles become rampant in Yemen
The World Health Organization mission to Yemen said that the country is now experiencing a horrific outbreak of measles and polio. The UN mission added that “more than (80%) of children, suffering from measles, have not received the vaccine,” stressing…
UNICEF says over 2 million children in Yemen suffer acute malnutrition
March 15, 2023
UNICEF says over 2 million children in Yemen suffer acute malnutrition
UNICEF has confirmed that there are more than 2.7 million children suffering acute malnutrition in Yemen, among them, 570 children suffer severe acute malnutrition, who need urgent medical care. The UNICEF Commission to Yemen said in a tweet on its…
UN seeks $4.3bn in aid for war-torn Yemen
February 28, 2023
UN seeks $4.3bn in aid for war-torn Yemen
The United Nations has called for 4.3 billion dollars in humanitarian aid for Yemen, after an eight-year war has left millions of people in urgent need of assistance. Yemenis are facing food shortages, with areas of the Marib governorate facing…
Arms supplied by UK, U.S. lead to genocide in Yemen
February 20, 2023
Arms supplied by UK, U.S. lead to genocide in Yemen
The World Federal ‘Web’ of the International Fourth UN Committee said that Britain and the United States supplied the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen with weapons used in hundreds of attacks on civilians between January 2021 and the end of February…
Yemen: Frightening uptick in victims of landmines and explosive remnants of war
February 7, 2023
Yemen: Frightening uptick in victims of landmines and explosive remnants of war
The United Nations said on Monday that 289 civilians were injured in the explosion of mines and munitions left over from war in Al-Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen, during the past year. The United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement…
16 million Yemenis need urgent assistance to access water supply network
February 2, 2023
16 million Yemenis need urgent assistance to access water supply network
In a country where more than 16 million people (including 8.47 million children) are in urgent need of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) assistance, access to clean and safe drinking water remains crucial for the good health and survival of…
UNESCO lists Yemen, Lebanon sites as world heritage in danger
January 26, 2023
UNESCO lists Yemen, Lebanon sites as world heritage in danger
The United Nations on Wednesday (Jan 24) inscribed an ancient city and its dam in war-torn Yemen and a futurist park in cash-strapped Lebanon on its world heritage list. The UN cultural agency listed both as world heritage sites in…
International Nonviolence Organization condemns targeting journalists in Yemen
January 25, 2023
International Nonviolence Organization condemns targeting journalists in Yemen
The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) has expressed its strong condemnation of the intimidation and threats to which some journalists are subjected to in Yemen, calling on all Yemeni parties to work to ensure the safety and security of journalists.…