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UNFPA Response in Yemen: Monthly Situation Report #1 – January 2019
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH
Conflict, protracted displacement, disease and deprivation continues to inflict suffering on the country’s population as the crisis in Yemen enters another year. Disruption to commercial imports, inflation, lack…
Shelter/NFI/CCCM Cluster Monthly Situation Report – January 2019
HIGHLIGHTS
The situation on the conflict frontlines remains intense and generates waves of displacements especially in Al Hudaydah, Hajjah, and Taizz governorates.
An IDP hosting site in Haradh district was struck…
Yemen Humanitarian Update Covering 24 January – 19 February 2019 | Issue 3
KEY ISSUES:
• The Yemen Humanitarian Needs Overview indicates 24 million Yemenis will need some form of humanitarian assistance in 2019.
• Scale-up of the humanitarian operation in 2018 saved millions of lives.
• 2019 Yemen Humanitarian…
We’re running out of time and money to help the children of Yemen
By Mark Lowcock
Updated 10:29 AM ET, Wed February 27, 2019
Editor's Note: Mark Lowcock is the United Nations undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator. He last visited Yemen in late November. The…
In Raymah Governorate, Yemen, ACTED is helping farmers sow the seeds of a brighter future
Farming in Yemen has never been easy. Even before the war, poor soil conditions and growing water scarcity were taking a heavy toll on the country’s agricultural sector. These challenges have been compounded since the escalation of conflict…
Hope for Yemen: How UNDP is building for the future in the midst of conflict
AN ERA GONE BY
A beautifully diverse country, Yemen sits at the southern end of the Arabian peninsula. Steeped in culture and rich in World Heritage Sites, Yemen once had a flourishing economy that played a vital role in the world’s…
Outbreak update – Cholera in Yemen, 28 February 2019
28 February 2019 - The Ministry of Public Health and Population of Yemen reported 7419 suspected cases of cholera with eight associated deaths during epidemiological week 5 (28 January – 3 February ) of 2019. Ten percent of cases are…
Conference on Aid to Yemen Highlights Support for Education
Al-Fanar Media
By Edward Fox
At a United Nations conference on humanitarian aid to Yemen, held in Geneva on February 26, representatives of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates publicly emphasized a $70 million grant they pledged…
Open Letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Yemen, 25 February 2019
On February 25, 2019, a group of nine civil society organizations released an open letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres urging him to list the Saudi and Emirati-led Coalition (SELC) in the annexes of his upcoming 2019 annual…