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INGO statement on attacks in Hajjah and renewed fighting in Hodeidah
International non-government organisations (INGOs) in Yemen strongly condemn the horrific attacks in Hajjah governorate on Sunday which according to the UN killed 22 people – twelve women and ten children – and injured many more. Hajjah has…
22 civilians killed in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen’s Hajjah province
On March 11th 2019, Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen’s Hajjah province left 22 civilians dead and 30 injured.
Among the dead are 12 children and 10 women. Another 14 children were said to be wounded.
The civilians had been…
Back to Yemen: Enabling life-saving work through connectivity in Al-Hudaydah
The invigorating smell of sea salt washes through the air as the VOS Apollo creaks, rolling gently in the water. Due to the lack of accommodation on dry land, the World Food Programme (WFP) — chartered vessel, anchored here in the Red Sea,…
IBC continues food distribution in Yemen to reduce malnutrition needs
The International Blue Crescent Foundation, which started its aid activities in Yemen since last November, maintains regular food aids under the 2019 Aid Program. Food distributions that contains flour, rice, sugar and liquid oil started…
Yemen Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (February 2019)
INTRODUCTION
The Yemen Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMMI) was launched by REACH in collaboration with the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Cluster and the Cash and Market Working Group (CMWG) to support humanitarian actors with…
Yemen: Hajjah – Flash Update 3 | 23 February – 11 March 2019
SITUATION OVERVIEW
Hajjah Governorate is one of the most conflict-affected governorates in Yemen. In the last six months, the number of people displaced by violence across the governorate has increased sharply from 203,000 to around…
In Al Dhale’e, Yemen, ACTED helps bring community health centres back online
In war-torn Al Dhale’e in the south west of Yemen, every day can be a fight for survival. With almost half of healthcare facilities in the country inoperative or running at far reduced capacity through staff loses and a lack of medicine and…
ED Statement: Intensification of fighting impeding humanitarian access and displacing thousands in…
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
SANA'A/NEW YORK, 13 March 2019 - "The most recent attack in Hajjah, north of Hudaydah, on 9 March, took yet another devastating toll on the children of Yemen: 12 were killed while at…
On-the-record update on situation in Hajjah and Hodeidah, Yemen
Quote from Nigel Tricks, NRC's East Africa and Yemen Regional Director, speaking from Hajjah, Yemen:
"Whilst the eyes of the world are on Hodeidah, airstrikes and shells continue to rain down on civilians in other parts of Yemen, killing…
Scores of innocent civilians wounded and killed in attacks in Hajjah Governorate [EN/AR]
Sana’a, 11 March 2019 – Reports from Hajjah Governorate indicate that scores of civilians have been killed by strikes on houses in Kushar District during the past two days. Medical sources report that 22 people have died, including 12…