(Reuters) – The United Nations called on Monday for a humanitarian pause in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Tuesday to allow civilians to leave their homes, aid workers to reach them, and the wounded to get medical care. Jamie McGoldrick, U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, said in a statement that the streets of Sanaa had […]
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(IRIN) – The heavy fighting came as the UN, along with other relief agencies, Friday launched a humanitarian funding appeal for Yemen, seeking $2.5 billion for 2018 to meet the needs of 10.8 million Yemenis. The document, drafted before the latest events, said violence against civilians was already causing “unspeakable suffering.” Monday saw a dramatic change in […]
(Vice News) – Ahmed, 13, was picking guava fruit from trees in the Al-Jahmalia district of Taiz with four friends on Sept. 18 when the bombs fell. After trying in vain to persuade his friends into a game of soccer, he’d wandered off. Minutes later a shell, fired by Houthi-Saleh forces, struck, shaking the earth beneath […]
(NRC) – New fighting between the Houthi and General People’s Congress (GPC) security forces broke out on Saturday in Sana’a and several other governorates in northern Yemen. “No one is safe in Sana’a at the moment. I can hear heavy shelling outside now and know it is too imprecise and too pervasive to guarantee that any […]
(Huffington Post) – No one is safe in Sana’a at the moment. I can hear heavy shelling outside now and know it is too imprecise and too pervasive to guarantee that any of us are safe. Over the past two days, the capital has endured relentless bouts of intensive gunfire and artillery shelling from all sides— […]
(the bmj) – After over two and half years of devastating conflict, a massive cholera outbreak, and a near total blockade of the country that brought humanitarian operations to a halt, Yemen somehow still remains an afterthought for the international community—and those who can change that remain seemingly indifferent. The scale of suffering in Yemen is […]
(NRC) – The closure of Yemen’s border has effectively held 27 million Yemenis ransom. Although food is now trickling in, thousands will die if supplies are not allowed in and moved quickly – and safely – to people in need. Together with eight other organisations that carry out humanitarian assistance in Yemen, NRC sent the following […]
(UN News Centre) – The United Nations food relief agency said Tuesday that humanitarian air service into Yemen has resumed, and a ship waiting in international waters for three weeks has now docked in Saleef, stressing that unhindered access to all airports and ports is vital to end the dire situation in the conflict-ravaged southern Arabian […]
(ITV News) – More than two and half years of war have left Yemen on its knees – its infrastructure ripped apart, creating the perfect breeding ground for disease and hunger. The United Nations says Yemen is the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. For Ahmed every breath is an ordeal. He’s suffering from diphtheria – the country’s […]
(UNICEF) – Today’s briefing has been triggered by our successful delivery yesterday of 1.9 million doses of vaccines to Sana’a airport. It was our first delivery of humanitarian supplies to Sana’a airport since the 6th of November. If you allow me, I will give you a little bit of a brief and then I will definitely […]
