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New York: Hopes are high that the warring parties in Yemen will begin long-delayed consultations on Thursday over ending the conflict that has ravaged the Middle East nation for over three years, leaving millions of civilians dependent on international assistance. more
Evacuation of wounded Yemenis from rebel-held capital may bolster fresh peace talks

New York:  A United Nations chartered aircraft has transported some fifty badly injured Yemenis from the capital Sana’a to hospitals in Muscat, the capital of Oman, for treatme ...

Conditions deteriorating alarmingly in Yemen, warns senior UN official

New York,  Conditions in Yemen have deteriorated alarmingly, and the country is on the “brink of a major catastrophe” said Mark Lowcock – Under-Secretary-General fo ...

Yemen war: The battle rages on, children suffer most

New York, “Violence has forced over a third of all schools there to close, with 15 located on the frontline and others badly damaged or being used as shelters for displaced families ...

Top UN officials sound alarm as Yemen fighting nears vital hospital in port city of Hudaydah

New York,As fighting in Yemen edges closer to the main healthcare practice in the port city of Hudaydah, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) joined the world bod ...

Yemen: 'Living hell' for all children, says UNICEF; Angelia Jolie calls for ‘lasting ceasefire’

New York, Some 30,000 children in Yemen die each year of malnutrition, Geert Cappelaere, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa told repo ...

Yemen: Amid major roadblocks, an ‘unprecedented’ response to an unprecedented tragedy

New York, Despite continuing challenges in Yemen, the United Nations and partners have provided a robust humanitarian response to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, thanks to ...

Major UN push for peace to end Yemen’s ‘hot war’ begins in Geneva

New York,  Efforts are under way to bring a “flickering signal of hope” to war-weary civilians in Yemen with UN-organised consultations between the Government and the Hou ...

All sides in Yemen conflict could be guilty of war crimes, UN experts find

New York, Parties on both sides of the conflict in Yemen have perpetrated – and continue to perpetrate – possible war crimes and other violations with a “total disregard ...

UN agency chiefs condemn Saudi-coalition led air strike that killed dozens in western Yemen

New York,The UN humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock, and the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, have condemned the deadly air strike in Hudaydah governorate, in w ...