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 … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
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’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 … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
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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