Conflict

Nearly every child in war-torn Yemen now needs humanitarian aid – UNICEF

New York, Jan 17 (JEN): As the brutal conflict in Yemen nears its grim third anniversary, malnutrition and disease are running rampant in the country and virtually every child there is dependent on humanitarian aid to survive, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. more

Yemen: Amid spike in casualties, UN relief official says civilians bearing brunt of ‘absurd war’

New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): After separate airstrikes on a crowded market and a rural farm left nearly 70 people dead earlier this week in Yemen, the top United Nations humanitaria ...

For Yemenis and migrants, protracted conflict an 'endless nightmare' – head of UN agency

New York, Oct 2(Just Earth News): Amid worsening famine and cholera in war-torn Yemen, the head of the United Nations migration agency has called for greater humanitarian access to enable re ...

Yemen's 'man-made catastrophe' is ravaging country, senior UN officials tell Security Council

New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): Warning about escalating suffering in Yemen's man-made catastrophe, senior United Nations officials on Friday addressed the Security Council, calling on th ...

Yemen: Senior UN relief official voices concern at reports of airstrikes on civilians

New York, Aug 8(Just Earth News): Expressing a deep concern about reports of airstrikes on civilians in Yemen's Sa'ada Governorate, a senior United Nations relief official has urged all part ...

Warring parties in Yemen 'must take all feasible precautions' to minimize harm to civilians – UN envoy

New York, June 22(Just Earth News): Civilians in Yemen continue to be killed and injured during Ramadan, despite calls for the conflict parties to respect their obligations under internation ...

Yemen: As humanitarian crisis deepens, Security Council urges all parties to engage in peace talks

New York, June 16(Just Earth News): Expressing grave concern about the humanitarian situation in Yemen, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday adopted a Presidential Statement calli ...

Yemen: UN envoy raises concern over attack on his convoy during visit to Sana’a

New York, May 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for conflict-torn Yemen on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the attack on his convoy while traveling from the airport to the ...

Yemen's war pushing Somali refugees to return home – UN agency

New York, May 19(Just Earth News): More than 30,000 Somali refugees have apparently returned to Somalia from Yemen, the United Nations refugee agency said, and an increasing number are seeki ...

Yemen: UN migration agency reports displacement spike in Taiz Governorate

New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News): With nearly 274,000 people displaced, Yemen’s Taiz is now among the crisis-torn country’s top five hosting governorates for such populations, a United ...