Conflict

Yemen: UN officials welcome cessation of hostilities

New York, Apr 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen has welcomed the start of the cessation of hostilities that began at midnight, 10 April, urging all parties to work to ensure that the terms are fully respected and create a conducive environment for the peace talks scheduled to resume next week. more

Yemen: UN official expresses hope warring parties abide by cessation of hostilities set to begin Sunday

New York, Apr 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Ahead of a cessation of hostilities set to start on 10 April, the senior United Nations relief official for Yemen on Saturday expressed hope that all ...

Yemen: year of conflict puts 3.4 million women of reproductive age at risk, UN reports

New York, Apr 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A year of conflict in Yemen has left an estimated 3.4 million women of reproductive age between 15 and 49 years in need of humanitarian assistance, ...

Yemen's civilian casualties top 8,100 as airstrikes and shelling continue, UN reports

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Civilians are suffering a “terrible toll” in the fighting tearing Yemen apart, with casualties now topping 8,100, nearly 2,800 of them killed, ami ...

Yemen: Security Council deeply concerned by cessation of hostilities’ violations

New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The Security Council on Wednesday expressed “deep concern” over the number of violations of Yemen’s cessation of hostilities agreement and urge ...

Yemen: UN warns humanitarian situation has deteriorated as conflict claims 5,700 lives

New York, Nov 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations said on Wednesday that the ongoing conflict in Yemen has resulted in over 32,000 casualties, with people 5,700 killed, including 8 ...

Yemen: Ban calls to halt operations after Saudi-led airstrikes destroy hospital

New York, Oct 28 (JEN):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition that hit the Hayadeen Medical Hospital in the Sa’dah governor ...

Yemen: UN rights office says civilians paying ‘terrible toll’

New York, Oct 24 (JEN): The United Nations human rights office said on Friday that the humanitarian situation in Yemen’s highland Taiz governorate is deteriorating rapidly in the wake of a ...

Yemen: Ban condemns airstrikes that reportedly struck killing over 100

New York, Sept 29 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the airstrikes that reportedly struck a wedding party in Wahijah village, outside of the Red Sea port city of Mokha ...

Yemen: UN condemns terrorist attack on Sana’a mosque

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned today’s terrorist attack at the al-Bolayli mosque in Yemen’s capital Sana’a, which happened during pr ...