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Oxfam reaction: UK Pledge Aid to Yemen
Reacting to the UK’s pledge of £160m in aid for Yemen, a reduction in the amount it gave last year, Danny Sriskandarajah, Oxfam GB’s Chief Executive said:
“Although the UK has its own crisis to manage during this pandemic, it shouldn’t…
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock –…
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for joining us today. The situation in Yemen is catastrophic.
COVID-19 is spreading rapidly across the country. Available data suggest a much higher rate of severe illness and death…
Statement by WHO’s Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean on COVID-19 in Yemen [EN/AR]
Collective action and commitment is the only way to mitigate the pandemic
2 May 2020 - To date, there are seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the south of Yemen, including two deaths, as declared by national authorities. No other cases…
Aid organisations in Yemen are extremely concerned about high numbers of civilian casualties in…
"We are shocked and saddened to hear about the deaths of as many as 31 civilians, and 12 other people injured, in strikes on Al Jawf governorate in northern Yemen on 15 February.
This latest tragic incident closely follows an attack on 7…
A joint statement by OSESGY and ICRC on the outcome of the third meeting of Prisoners’ Exchange…
Delegates representing the parties to the conflict in Yemen agreed on a detailed plan to complete the first official large-scale exchange of prisoners since the beginning of the conflict. This is a step towards the fulfillment of the…
Death of 30 civilians, including children, shows conflict in Yemen is not slowing down
Earlier this week, Save the Children launched its annual Stop the War on Children report which found that 415 million children live in conflict worldwide and that wars are intensifying for children. Following reports of around 30 civilians,…
Strikes kill scores of civilians in Al Jawf Governorate [EN/AR]
Sana’a, 15 February 2020 – Preliminary field reports indicate that on 15 February as many as 31 civilians were killed and 12 others injured in strikes that hit Al Hayjah area of Al Maslub District in Al Jawf Governorate.
“We share our…
Statement by NRC’s Yemen Country Director Mohammed Abdi about the flight out of Sana’a…
"Today's move comes too late for thousands of Yemenis who died waiting to leave the country for urgent life-saving care. They were handed a death sentence when the Saudi-led coalition blockaded northern Yemen by closing down the airport in…
Security Council Press Statement on Yemen (30 January 2020)
SC/14094
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Dang Dinh Quy (Viet Nam):
The members of the Security Council expressed their serious concern at the significant escalation of violence in…
Statement by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen calling for de-escalation of violence
Amman, 22 January 2020 - The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is deeply alarmed by the latest round of violence in Yemen which resulted in the death of many innocent civilians.
Mr. Griffiths has been in contact with the…