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U.N. Seeks $2.4 Billion for Yemen, Warns Aid Operation Nearly Broke
U.N. agencies trying to help the millions at risk from the conflict in Yemen are nearly broke, U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Thursday, announcing a drive to raise some $2.4 billion next week to …
COVID-19 Spreading ‘Fast and Wide’ Across Yemen
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, …