The longstanding involvement of the United States in the conflict in Yemen is facing renewed scrutiny. On September 16, State Department officials testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee …
Humanitarian Pledges Must Be Met, Houthis Must Stop Hostilities to Stabilize Yemen
Deputy Secretary of State Steve Biegun and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale participated in a meeting last Thursday with United Nations Security Council members, Kuwait, …
WHO Yemen Situation Report, August 2020 – Issue No.8
English Situation Report on Yemen about Contributions, Food and Nutrition, Epidemic, Flash Flood and more; published on 24 Sep 2020 by WHO …
Saudis warn UN of oil spot in shipping lane near decaying Yemen tanker
Saudi Arabia has warned the UN Security Council that an ‘oil spot’ had been seen in a shipping transit area 50 kilometres west of a decaying tanker that is threatening to spill 1.1 million barrels of …
UN Slashes Health Care In Yemen Due To Lack Of Funding
Between April and August, more than a third of the UN’s major humanitarian programmes in Yemen had been reduced or shut down entirely, the UN said, warning of further drastic cuts “in coming weeks …
U.S. Rationale for Military Aid to Saudis in Yemen War Is Fraying
The Trump administration argues that its partnership with Saudi Arabia helps reduce civilian killings in Yemen. But State Department investigators and other U.S. officials say the efforts are flawed.
Yemen gets new virus hospital after other facilities close
The Red Cross on Monday announced the opening of a new field hospital in southern Yemen specifically to treat coronavirus patients, as the virus continues to spread largely unchecked in the war-torn …
Yemen: Woman killed, 11 wounded as Al Houthi shelling targets civilians in Taiz
Abu Dhabi: A woman was killed and 11 civilians were wounded, including children and women, in the bombing of the Al Houthi militia targeting residential neighbourhoods east of the Yemeni city of …
Yemen: Red Cross/Crescent opens COVID-19 care centre ahead of possible second wave [EN/AR]
In an effort to boost a health system devastated by war, the Red Cross and Red Crescent opened a free treatment centre for COVID-19 patients in Yemen, which has suffered from a high rate of death from …
Griffiths urges all parties to take step towards achieving comprehensive peace in Yemen
The UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffith has urged all parties to take a step towards achieving comprehensive peace in the country. In a message on the occasion of International Day of Peace today …