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In the early hours of 21 and 22 December, unknown individuals attacked the premises of three international humanitarian organizations in Al Dhale'e, Yemen, using rocket-propelled grenades. The attacks wounded one person and damaged…

Sana’a, 28 November 2019 – Preliminary reports indicate that at least ten civilians have been killed and a further 22 injured, including four children and a woman, during a 27 November attack on AlRaqw market in Monabbih district, Sa'ada.…

Sana’a, 22 November 2019 - Preliminary field reports indicate that ten civilians have reportedly been killed and a further 18 injured, including a child, in a shelling attack on Al-Raqw market in Monabbih District in Sa'ada on 20 November.…

As delivered Mr. President, Thank you for giving me this opportunity to brief this Council. Mr. President, In recent months I have been warning darkly of the perils facing Yemen, including the prospects for instability in the south; and…

Amman, 30 September 2019 - The Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, welcomes the initiative by Ansar Allah to unilaterally release detainees. He calls on all parties to ensure the safe return of the released detainees to their homes.…

Sana’a, 24 September 2019 – Twenty-two civilians have been killed in two separate air strikes in the past two days. The first incident occurred on 23 September in Al Sawad, in Amran Governorate when strikes hit a mosque; seven…

Geneva/Sanaa (ICRC) –A building serving as a detention facility in Yemen was destroyed in an airstrike, killing or injuring every detainee inside when the multi-story facility crumbled. The facility held around 170 detainees. Forty of…

Mass casualties reported following air strikes in Dhamar Governorate Sana’a, 1 September 2019 –On 1 September, air strikes hit a former community college compound on the northern outskirts of Dhamar City. According to sources on the…

Amman, 07 August 2019 – I am alarmed by the military escalations in Aden today, including reports of clashes in the vicinity of the Presidential Palace. I am also deeply concerned by the recent rhetoric encouraging violence against Yemeni…

Sana’a, 30 July 2019 – On 29 July 2019, scores of people were killed and injured in an attack on Al Thabit market in Qatabir District in Sa’ada Governorate. Preliminary reports from local health authorities indicate that 14 people have…