Conflict

In Yemen, UN aid chief rallies support for relief efforts to prevent famine

New York, Feb 28 (Just Earth News): The parties to the conflict in Yemen need to continue providing humanitarian access, and the international community needs to step up its funding for life-saving operations, the United Nations relief aid chief said on Monday during his visit to the port city of Aden. more

Yemen's brutal two-year conflict forcing displaced to return home amid persisting risks – UN

New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News): The complex crisis in Yemen continues to deepen, with United Nations agencies reporting on Tuesday that perhaps one million people who had fled for safety ...

Amid escalating conflict in Yemen, UN-associated migration agency launches 150 million regional appeal

New York, Oct 29 (Just Earth News): Warning that the situation in Yemen is growing more dire every day, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the lead United Nations-affiliated ...

Yemen: UN envoy urges 72-hour extension of ceasefire

New York, Oct 23 (Just Earth News): With the 72-hour cessation of hostilities in Yemen coming to an end, the United Nations envoy for Yemen on Saturday urged all warring parties to agree to ...

Yemen: UN envoy announces restoration of nationwide cessation of hostilities

New York, Oct 18 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, announced on Monday a plan for the resumption of a comprehensive cessation of hostil ...

‘The best humanitarian relief is to end the conflict,’ UN aid chief says in war-torn Yemen

New York, Oct 5 (Just Earth News): Concluding a three-day mission to Yemen, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator on Tuesday called on all warring parties to grant humanitarian acc ...

Yemen: UN says shelling in Taiz leaves dozens of civilian casualties

New York, Oct 5 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) is reporting that casualties continue to mount in war-torn Yemen, including after an incident yesterday even ...

Yemen: UN humanitarian coordinator ‘deeply concerned’ by failures to protect civilians

New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations humanitarian official said on Monday he “is deeply concerned” by the devastating impact that the recent upsurge in fighting is ...

More than half of Yemen’s population now food insecure – UN

New York, June 21 (Just Earth News):Vast swathes of war-torn Yemen,19 out of 22 governorates are facing severe food insecurity, and the situation within affected areas is likely to deteriora ...

Yemen: UN envoy says 'significant differences' remain in talks, but notes consensus on peace

New York, Apr 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The fourth day of the United Nations-brokered peace negotiations among Yemeni parties in Kuwait included extensive discussions on security, political ...