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Coronavirus death cases rise to 2,345 in China
The infected cases of the new coronavirus in the country by the end of Friday have risen to 76,288, including 2,345 death cases, Chinese authorities said Saturday, adding that 20,659 people have recovered from treatment.
“The Health…
Cases of dengue, malaria decrease in Hodeidah to less than 500
The cases of dengue fever and malaria cases in Hodeidah province and its districts have decreased to less than 500 cases, Director of the Public Health Office in the province Dr. Abdulrahman Jarallah said on Thursday.
Jarallah pointed…
UNICEF stresses on commitment to peace to protect Yemeni children
UNICEF Yemen Representative, Sara Beysolow Nyanti on Thursday stressed on the importance of the ongoing commitment to peace protect the Yemeni children from the war in Yemen.
Nyanti said in a statement that the daily suffering of…
‘Deliberate starvation’ tactics used in South Sudan could be a war crime
The people of South Sudan have been “deliberately starved” in different parts of the country for ethnic and political reasons, and sexual violence against women and men as a weapon of war is ongoing, UN investigators said on…
Situation in central Mali ‘deteriorating’ as violence, impunity rise, UN rights expert warns
The growing violence has contributed to a deteriorating security situation in central Mali, with impunity being one of the aggravating factors, an independent UN human rights expert warned on Friday.
“In…
Cameroon: UN officials raise alarm over escalating violence, call for civilian protection
Four senior UN officials issued a joint statement on Friday deploring the continued human rights abuses committed against civilians, including women and children, in the south-west and north-west regions of Cameroon.…
UN launches new project to address link between terrorism, arms and crime
Cheap and easily accessible small arms are increasingly becoming the “weapon of choice” for many terrorist groups, the UN counter-terrorism chief told an event on Friday aimed to raise awareness of the nexus between terrorism,…
Escalating Burkina Faso violence brings wider Sahel displacement emergency into focus
Deadly attacks on villages in Burkina Faso have forced 150,000 people to flee in just the last three weeks, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, warning of a displacement emergency in the wider Sahel region.…
UN chief appeals for end to Syria’s ‘man-made humanitarian nightmare’
In a tersely delivered statement on Friday, the UN Secretary-General appealed for an end to the “man-made humanitarian nightmare” currently unfolding in Syria, where ongoing military operations in the north-west have displaced…
Why Saudi Arabia’s Bloody US-Backed War in Yemen Will Likely Escalate in 2020
HODEIDA, YEMEN — For many around the world, there are reasons to be optimistic heading into 2020, but the reality on the ground is dashing Yemeni hopes that the new year will bring about an end to Saudi Arabia’s nearly five-year-long war on…