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Not only cholera but diphtheria also outbreak in Yemen
A diphtheria outbreak has killed 35 people in war-torn Yemen, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
In a statement on Monday, WHO said 300 suspected cases of diphtheria have been reported in 15 of Yemen’s 23 provinces.
Ibb…
Yemeni children: a major human tragedy after one thousand days of aggression
A thousand days was the most severe on the children of Yemen. It began on the twenty-sixth of March 2015 and still until the moment by the aggression of Saudi Arabia, where the children faced the specter of death by missiles, hunger and…
UN: Yemen has the biggest humanitarian disaster in food insecurity
“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 Official Urges Lifting of Yemen Blockade as Required by International Law
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 seeks Trump’s pressure on Saudis to end ‘terrible suffering’ in Yemen
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,”…
Yemen: 2018 Humanitarian Needs Overview
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…
Human Rights Watch: Coalition Blockade Imperils Civilians
(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: 150,000 Yemeni children on the brink of starvation due to Saudi blockade
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…
Washington is misleading the claim to reject the blockade on Yemen
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…
UNICEF: More than 11 million Yemeni children in urgent need of humanitarian assistance
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…