Overwhelmed by war and a dire humanitarian crisis for the past five years, Yemen, already on the brink, now faces COVID-19, which the United Nations says is spreading “fast and wide” across the …
Yemen Officially Has One of the Middle East’s Lowest COVID-19 Counts. In Reality, the Virus Is Spreading Unseen and Unchecked
When international aid agency Doctors Without Borders took over management of the COVID-19 treatment center at a hospital in the Yemeni city of Aden on May 7, one of the immediate challenges was …
Yemen aid lifeline near ‘breaking point’: UN food agency
A family from Amran Governorate in Yemen shares lunch. — courtesy UNICEF Workers stack food assistance in a warehouse in Lahj, Yemen. — courtesy WFP ROME — Humanitarian aid projects to war-torn Yemen …
Coronavirus could mean millions go hungry
The World Health Organization recently reported that the coronavirus COVID-19 is circulating undetected in Yemen. Unchartered territory, an invisible virus and a laissez-faire approach will most …
Missile attack on Yemen army command in Marib kills at least 7
Military sources say chief of staff in Marib province survived attack blamed on Houthis, but son and nephew did not.
Coronavirus in Yemen hard to gauge amid “chaos,” so experts left to count graves
One scientist agrees with gravediggers in the war-torn city of Yemen who report a five-fold increase in deaths since the coronavirus arrived.
UK behind Yemen and Sudan in global index of children’s rights, report finds
Report also warns of ‘dire impact’ of pandemic worldwide with large number of children failing to return to school after lockdowns ease …
Child Labour, Marriages on Rise in Yemen as COVID Spreads: U.N. Agency
The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday its work in Yemen was near a “potential breaking point” as coronavirus spreads in the war-damaged country, with rising numbers of families resorting to begging, …
KSrelief carries out water supply projects in Yemen
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center continued implementing water and environmental sanitation project that preserves the lives of families in Yemeni governorates of Hodeida and Hajjah.
Coronavirus: Yemen’s healthcare system ‘in effect collapsed’
War-torn Yemen’s healthcare system has “in effect collapsed” and coronavirus is spreading across the country, the United Nations has warned. Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN Office for the …