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Famine

Yemen Latest News

Yemen facing ‘triple tragedy’ of conflict, cholera, famine: UN

August 20, 2017 MEO Staff

 The Yemeni people are suffering a “triple tragedy” as the country is ravaged by a brutal conflict, a cholera outbreak, and the threat of famine, the United Nations humanitarian chief said Friday. The “vicious and [ More … ]

Somalia

Somalia: Women raped in camps after fleeing drought

June 4, 2017 MEO Staff

The majority of the assailants were soldiers, using the threat of their weapons and the power of their uniforms against the displaced women. At the beginning of the year, conditions for Somalia gradually worsened, as [ More … ]

Yemen Latest News

6.8 million Yemenis ‘one step’ away from famine

May 31, 2017 MEO Staff

More than 17 million people desperately need food in Yemen, including 6.8 million who are ‘one step’ away from famine. Civil war is causing Yemen to spiral toward total collapse with the threat of famine [ More … ]

Yemen Latest News

WHO: Almost 500 died of Cholera in Yemen

May 30, 2017 MEO Staff

The bacterial infection was at large instigated by the Houthi-run Sana’a government’s neglect of environmental hygiene, experts say. The number of deaths from the cholera epidemic in Yemen has surpassed 470, according to figures released [ More … ]

Yemen Latest News

Yemen: Over 100 killed as cholera outbreak spreads in war-torn country

May 15, 2017 MEO Staff

A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 115 people and left 8,500 ill as hospitals struggle to cope with an influx of patients. A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 115 people and [ More … ]

Yemen Latest News

Yemen: $1.1 billion pledged at humanitarian conference to save war-torn Arab country

April 26, 2017 MEO Staff

The UN and top government officials from Switzerland and Sweden co-hosted the pledging conference with the aim of bridging a funding gap in the 2017 humanitarian appeal of $2.1 billion. Nearly $1.1 billion was raised [ More … ]

Yemen Latest News

Peaceful marches to save Yemen’s al-Hodeida port

April 25, 2017 MEO Staff

Hundreds of activists have embarked on a five-day march to a besieged port in Yemen to demand the establishment of a humanitarian zone in Yemen’s al-Hodeida and allow in aid. Hundreds of activists embarked on [ More … ]

Sudan

South Sudan minister calls for unity to combat famine

April 9, 2017 MEO Staff

A South Sudanese minister has called for unity to combat famine, saying the calamity resulted from political differences in the country. “In this country, we urgently need unity, peace and reconciliation of our people. So [ More … ]

Somalia

Somali president calls for aid to avert famine in his country

March 24, 2017 MEO Staff

Somalia’s new president appealed to the international community Thursday for more aid to avert a famine threatening his country. Somalia’s new president appealed to the international community Thursday for more aid to avert a famine [ More … ]

Yemen Latest News

Yemen on the brink of famine, aid groups demand access

March 23, 2017 MEO Staff

Humanitarian groups on Wednesday demanded access to civilians on the brink of famine in Yemen, describing the two-year civil war in the Arab world’s poorest state as an “open-air massacre”. Tags: Yemen, Famine, Civilians, Blockade, [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Somalia blames Saudi-led coalition for horrific strike on boat

March 19, 2017 MEO Staff

Somalia’s government is blaming the Saudi-led coalition for an attack on a boat that killed at least 42 Somali refugees off the coast of war-torn Yemen. Somalia’s government on Saturday blamed the Saudi-led coalition for [ More … ]

Iran Latest News

UN warns: Over 17 million people on the brink of famine in war-torn Yemen

March 16, 2017 MEO Staff

The poorest Arab nation is facing one of the world’s worst hunger crises, with aid agencies struggling to reach those in need. More than 17 million people are on the brink of famine in war-torn [ More … ]

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