(ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is appalled by the continuing attacks on health care facilities in Yemen, the latest of which took place in the city of Taiz. “Al-Thawra hospital, one of the main health care facilities in Taiz which is providing treatment for about 50 injured people every day was reportedly […]
(Nature) – As the world this week commemorates the armistice that ended the First World War in 1918, it is reprehensible that humanitarian rules forged in the suffering and bloodshed of battle are often being violated in contemporary conflicts. In the past month alone, two hospitals run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF; also known as Doctors […]
(New York Times) – A hospital in northern Yemen run by Doctors Without Borders was destroyed by warplanes belonging to a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia, even though the coalition had been given the coordinates of the hospital, the relief organization said Tuesday. The airstrikes, about 10:30 p.m. Monday, forced the evacuation of staff and patients […]
(UN News Centre) – The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General condemns the airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition that hit the Hayadeen Medical Hospital, run by Médecins Sans Frontières with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization in Sa’dah governorate. The strikes reportedly […]
