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The humanitarian situation in Yemen is rapidly deteriorating due to compounded effects of Covid-19 and existing needs in a country, qualified as the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis. While number of Covid-19 cases formally…

COVID-19 is spreading further in Yemen. On 5 May, 22 cases were formally notified by the UN. However, the Johns Hopkins University database reported a total of 3 deaths so far. In the north, the Minister of Health announced a first…

On 3 February 2019, after two years of negotiations, the first medical air bridge operation was launched from Sana’a, under World Health Organisation (WHO) coordination, bringing a group of Yemeni patients to Amman, Jordan. A second flight…

The cumulative number of suspected cholera cases reported in Yemen between October 2016 and August 2019 is 2,036,960, including 3,716 related deaths (fatality rate of 0.18%). The five governorates with the highest attack rate per 10,000…

On 8 August media reported further armed clashes in Aden. An exchange of gunfire took place in the vicinity of the presidential palace between loyalists of the United Arab Emirates-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC)…

On 11 May, the Houthis began the redeployment of their forces from the ports of Hodeida, Salif and Ras Issa, in line with the agreement reached last December in Stockholm. UN teams are monitoring the process. Hodeida port is the…

12 May 2019 - The Ministry of Public Health and Population of Yemen reported 18,171 suspected cases of cholera with 13 associated deaths during epidemiological week 18 (29 April – 5 May) of 2019. Fifteen percent of cases were severe. The…

Since the beginning of 2019, there have been 278,584 suspected cholera cases (2,915 of those confirmed) with 561 associated deaths; children under five represent 22.7% of total suspected cases during 2019. The outbreak has affected 22…

Between 1 January and 13 April 2019, 214 798 suspected cholera cases and 445 associated deaths were recorded in Yemen. The highest number of suspected cases (31 126) since January 2018 was recorded in the first week of April. The Ministry…

On Sunday 7 April, shortly before midday, an airstrike hit an hangar in Sana’a, Shuaub district, damaging civilian houses and a neighbouring school. Eleven civilians, including female students, have reportedly been killed, and a further 42…