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Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis Could Be the Worst in 50 Years
By Daniel Larrison
The head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) describes the appalling conditions in Yemen:
People in war-torn Yemen face a "near-end-of-the-world" situation, the UN's…
World Watches as Yemen Descends into Total Collapse
Yemen is descending into total collapse, its people facing war, famine and a deadly outbreak of cholera, as the world watches, the UN aid chief said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the UN Security Council, Stephen O’Brien said
“the time is now”…
Yemen: Cholera & Diphtheria Response – Emergency Operations Center – Situation…
Cholera Situation Update:
The cumulative total of suspected cholera cases reported since 27th April 2017, reached 1,005,207 as of 24 December 2017, with 2,229 associated deaths reported across the country, the overall case fatality rate…
Yemen: Humanitarian Response Plan January-December 2018
THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN AT A GLANCE
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1
Provide life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable people in Yemen through an effective, targeted response
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2
Ensure that all assistance promotes…
Humanitarian Action for Children 2018 – Yemen
Yemen is experiencing one of the world's largest, most complex humanitarian crises. Almost the entire population—22.2 million people—requires humanitarian assistance.3 Conflict has led to the internal displacement of over 2 million people,…
10 civilians killed, 18 wounded in 60+ airstrikes over Monday
At least ten civilians were killed and another 18 wounded, including children, in more than 60 airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led coalition on several Yemeni governorates over the past 24 hours.
In Saada governorate, six civilians were…
America’s “Killing Fields” in Yemen: Children are Dying, Engineered Starvation, US Enforced Blockade…
“Let me be clear: The use of starvation as a weapon of war is a war crime.” – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, January 15, 2016, warning the warring parties in Syria
“People are dying; children are suffering not as a result of an…
UAE: Abuses at Home, Abroad
The United Arab Emirates was involved in abuses at home and abroad in 2017, arresting one of the last outspoken rights critics in the country and playing a role in torture and disappearances in Yemen, Human Rights Watch said today in its …
17 civilians killed, 21 injured in 18 Saudi airstrikes on Wednesday
At least 17 Yemen civilians were killed and 21 others wounded in 19 airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led coalition warplanes on several Yemeni governorates over the previous day, according to summarized reports on Thursday.
In Amran…
Yemen: Escalation of armed clashes in Aden
Fighting in Aden between the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and the Aden-based Government of Yemen has continued into the third day. After a night of heavy shelling, some normalcy returned on 30 January to Khor Maksar area, where the…