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Statement on Yemen by Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean
23 March 2019 - I have just returned from Yemen, where I witnessed firsthand the suffering, illness and death of innocent civilians caught up in this crisis.
In my visits to hospitals in Aden and Sana’a, I saw newborn babies and children,…
Statement by the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, on the…
Following constructive discussions with both parties, there is significant progress towards an agreement to implement phase one of the redeployments of the Hudayda agreement. Operational details will be presented to the parties in the…
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…
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…
Condemnation Statement The Saudi coalition’s crime against civilians and their homes in Tallan…
Condemnation Statement
The Saudi coalition’s crime against civilians and their homes in Tallan area- Kushar district of Hajja governorate
March 10 ,2019
In its series of crimes against Yemenis since the beginning war on Yemen, the Saudi…
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the high-level pledging conference for…
NEW YORK, 26 February 2019 - "I urge world leaders convening now for the pledging conference on Yemen to remember that the lives of Yemeni children depend on their support.
"Yemen is home to the worst humanitarian crisis in the world and…
Statement by Save the Children International, CARE International, Norwegian Refugee Council and…
Today, governments took a step to alleviate the suffering of millions of people who are victims of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, by pledging 2.6 billion dollars so far. It’s a long way from the 4.2 billion US dollars that are…
Yemen: Money pledged falls way short of what is needed
Statement by NRC Yemen Country Director Mohamed Abdi: "The money pledged today is essential to alleviate the suffering of Yemenis but it falls way short of what is needed to help 80 per cent of the entire population, now in need of aid.…
Redeployment agreement from Hudaydah welcome – calls to bring positive change for children
Statement by Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa
SANA’A/AMMAN, 20 February 2019 – “UNICEF welcomes the recent agreement by parties to the conflict in Yemen to begin the mutual redeployment of…
Joint statement on the situation in Yemen (11 February 2019)
SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR YEMEN MARTIN GRIFFITH and UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR MARK LOWCOCK
The urgency of United Nations access to the Red Sea Mills in Hodeida is…