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Yemen: UNICEF warns conflict shutters one in 10 schools; teachers unpaid for a year

New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): The conflict in Yemen – now into its third year – continues to take a toll on millions of children, with their education now under threat, adding to an already long list of bitter hardships including malnutrition, displacement and violence, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned. more

Yemen: UN report urges probe into rights violations amid 'entirely man-made catastrophe'

New York, Sept 5(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief has called for an independent, international investigation into the allegations of serious violations of human rights ...

Yemen's children 'have suffered enough;' UNICEF official warns of cholera rise, malnutrition

New York, June 9(Just Earth News): The situation facing children in Yemen is “extremely dire,” a senior United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) official warned on Thursday, citing a dram ...

Yemen: UN verifies nearly 1,500 boys recruited for use in armed conflict

New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday urged all warring parties in Yemen to immediately release child soldiers, noting that the UN has verified ...

UN rights chief calls for international probe into alleged violations in Yemen

New York, Aug 25 (Just Earth News): Underlining the seriousness of alleged breaches of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in Yemen, the United Nations High Com ...

Yemen: warning of ‘a lost generation,’ UN child rights envoy urges end to grave violations against children

New York, Aug 26 (JEN) Alarmed by the dramatic increase in grave violations against Yemen’s children, the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict has called o ...

Yemen: UN expert warns of deliberate starvation of civilians

New York, Aug 12 (JEN): As Yemen plunges deeper into conflict, which has left millions in need of humanitarian aid and wrecked healthcare systems, the country now finds itself in the midst o ...

Yemen facing serious food insecurity as conflict deteriorates: UN study

New York, Jun 19 (JEN): Six million people in Yemen are slipping towards severe hunger and now need emergency food and life-saving assistance, “a sharp increase” from the last quarter of ...

Yemen: UN reports uptick in civilian deaths as fighting in country continues

New York, Jun 17 (JEN) The civilian cost of the Yemen crisis continues to grow amid the country’s ongoing hostilities, according to the latest figures released today by the United Nations ...

As chaos deepens in Yemen, UN expert warns of ‘worst case scenario’ displacement

New York, Apr 9 (JEN): The United Nations expert on the human rights of internally displaced persons today urged the international community “to prepare for massive displacement and humani ...