The war in Yemen is one of the world’s most intractable conflicts and its worst humanitarian crisis.The UN says more than 10,000 people have died in the past 18 months – 100,000 since 2015 – and 80% …
Congress Pressures Trump Administration to Restore Aid to Yemen
Lawmakers warn the administration’s aid cuts will exacerbate the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, even as State Department officials worry about being on the hook …
War Crime Risk Grows for U.S. Over Saudi Strikes in Yemen
State Department officials have raised alarms about the legal risk in aiding airstrikes that kill civilians. The Trump administration recently suppressed findings as it sold more weapons to Gulf …
U.N. sent draft ceasefire deal to Yemen’s warring parties last week
U.N. Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that he sent an “advanced draft” of a ceasefire deal to Yemen’s warring parties last week and “now is the time for the …
Yemen warring parties to travel to Switzerland to discuss prisoner releases
Delegations from Yemen’s warring parties are due to meet in Switzerland this week for talks on a U.N.-backed prisoner exchange deal, which U.N. Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday he hopes …
UN warns of Yemen famine, no aid from Saudis, UAE, Kuwait
The U.N. human chief warned Tuesday “the specter of famine” has returned to conflict-torn Yemen and for the first time singled out Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait for giving nothing …
1.5 Million Beneficiaries of Saudi Water Project in Aden, Yemen
To meet the needs of roughly 1.5 million people in and around Yemen’s provisional capital, Aden, the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) is expanding and developing the use …
‘Egregious record’: Yemen’s Houthis denounced for blocking aid
UN calls Yemen the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with 80 percent of the population of 30 million in need of aid.
Report says Yemen’s warring sides ‘severely restricting’ aid
Warring parties in Yemen’s yearslong conflict are “severely restricting” the delivery of desperately needed aid as the country slides toward famine amid the coronavirus pandemic, a rights group warned …
Human Rights Watch says aid interference in Yemen must stop
Interference in aid operations by parties to Yemen’s conflict must stop as it is deterring donors and putting at risk millions of people who are dependent on assistance, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said …