Mr. Mark Lowcock

As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. On 23 October, I warned the Security Council that a grave economic crisis and escalating conflict had pushed Yemen closer to famine than ever before. Shortly after that briefing, the Famine…

New York, 23 October 2018 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. On 21 September, I warned you we were losing the fight against famine in Yemen. Since then, the situation has got worse. That is why, as required in…

New York, 21 September 2018 As delivered Thank you very much indeed Madam President, The Security Council have asked me to update you today on the humanitarian situation in Yemen. In a word, it is bleak. We are losing the fight…

At least 22 Yemeni children and four women were killed in an air strike on Thursday as they were fleeing the fighting in Al Durayhimi district in Hudaydah governorate. This is the second time in two weeks that an air strike by the Saudi-led…