International Reports

“The United Nations can not play any political role and its primary mission is purely humanitarian,” said Jamie McGoldrick, humanitarian coordinator for Yemen and UN Resident Representative. “The purpose of the United Nations and other…

UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Jamie McGoldrick called all parties involved in the blockade of Yemen’s ports to facilitate access to humanitarian aid as required by international law. McGoldrick said that about 8.4 million Yemenis…

UN chief Antonio Guterres has called on the US to pressure Saudi Arabia into ending the “stupid war” which is causing “terrible suffering to the Yemeni people” and also harming the kingdom and the UAE.  “I believe this is a stupid war,”…

NEEDS & KEY FIGURES More than two and a half years since the escalation of the conflict, Yemeni people continue to bear the brunt of ongoing hostilities and severe economic decline. People are increasingly exhausting their…

(Beirut) – The Saudi-led coalition’s broad restrictions on aid and essential goods to Yemen’s civilian population are worsening the country’s humanitarian catastrophe, Human Rights Watch said today. Unless the coalition immediately stops…

UN officials cautiously welcomed the Saudi decision to ease the blockade. “It is good news, but we are still waiting to see the specific details,” said Jamie McGoldrick, the UN humanitarian chief for Yemen. In an interview just before the…

The White House welcomed what they called a first step by Saudi Arabia to allow humanitarian aid to reach Yemen, welcomed the decision to open the port of Hodeidah and Sanaa airport, saying that millions of Yemenis are currently suffering…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Sunday that more than 11 million Yemeni children are in desperate need of humanitarian aid following the US-backed Saudi-led war that has been going on for nearly three years. “More…

“Today it is fair to say that Yemen is one of the worst places on earth to be a child,” said Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF’s regional director for the Middle East and North Africa. “Two million children today in Yemen suffer acute…

by Jim W. Dean, VT Editor  …with Press TV, Tehran This child’s swollen neck is a classic symptom of diphtheria [ Editor’s Note: Just when you don’t think things can get any worse in Yemen, they do, as the conditions are so ripe for…