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27 September 2020
A local elementary school in Yemen was severely damaged by a Houthi missile attack
17 September 2020
As conflict-induced hunger is exacerbated by the consequences of COVID-19, experts call on the UN Security Council to scale up its support
Amid spikes in conflict violence, COVID-19 out of control and the spectre of a famine looming large, Yemen is a living nightmare
09 September 2020
Several United Nations (UN) officials have urged states to ensure adequate conditions in the most difficult contexts
For the third year running, experts determine that serious violations of human rights have been, and are being, committed in Yemen
21 July 2020
Migrations agencies are worried as Covid-19 aggravates displacement in war-torn Yemen, United Nations Humanitarians reported on 21 July
10 July 2020
IOM intervened to prevent rain and storms from exacerbating the already tragic situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs)
19 June 2020
Houthi rebels in Yemen have reportedly threatened doctors for disclosing the true number of deaths due to Coronavirus
24 June 2020
In war-torn countries, women may be experiencing a deprivation of health care rights and gender discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic
12 June 2020
Global financial commitment for supporting Yemen falls short putting at risk many United Nations (UN) aid programmes
8 June 2020
As the Covid-19 pandemic spread in Yemen, funds for UNFPA’S life-saving reproductive health services have been cut off
27 May 2020
Coalition spokesperson says this is the most recent incident since late March
30 May 2020
The recent and widespread attacks on health workers around the world raise concern for their safety
26 May 2020
A humanitarian response to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis: the World Food Programme (WFP) stresses the need of funding for operations in Yemen
25 May 2020
The lack of testing capacity accompanied with a high viral transmission is leaving Yemen desperate for more humanitarian aid
07 April 2020
The Houthis shelled the women’s ward of the Taiz prison
14 April 2020
The war-torn country is predicted to be ravaged by the novel coronavirus
1 April 2020
19 air raids were launched by a Saudi-UAE coalition
25 March 2020
The Emirates Red Crescent aid workers were tied up and shot in Aden
18 March 2020
Healthcare Workers targeted at least 120 times in Yemen Conflict according to new report
A Saudi-led coalition took the lives of more than 31 civilians and injured 12 through airstrikes that occurred late Saturday
10 February 2020
Attacks on hospitals in the Marib province have left thousands with limited medical care
11 August 2019
Violence escalates between Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) resulting in more civilian casualties
27 May 2019
On Monday, an airstrike in the rebel-held Yemeni city of Taiz claimed the lives of 12 civilians.
4 March 2019
The United Nations’ says the war in Yemen continues to take a “horrific toll” on children despite a partial ceasefire.
4 February 2019
The new United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement will increase the number of observers monitoring the ceasefire in Hodeidah, Yemen.
22 January 2019
Partial ceasefire between conflicting forces in Yemen allows for the delivery of humanitarian aid in western Yemen for first time in six months
2 October 2018
As currency depreciates and fighting continues, Yemen is on the brink of a famine, according to the World Food Programme.
10 September, 2018
Airstrike kill multiple children traveling on a Yemen school bus, but Saudi-led spokesman says it was a legitimate target.
6 August 2018
The continual destruction of civilian infrastructure including water facilities in Yemen poses serious threats to thousands of children and families.
25 April 2018
In the Northern Yemeni province of Hajjah, a wedding celebration turned into a bloodbath with at least 20 people killed and 46 injured.
26 march, 2018
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, declared that military escalation must stop, after three years of war in Yemen.
30 January 2018A suicide car bomb attack on a checkpoint in southeastern Yemen has killed 11 people according to officials.
29 January 2018A new threat in Yemen, the population is facing famine and disease.
15 January 2018Last December 2, former Yemen president Saleh asked the people to line up with the Saudi rivals. Two days later he is found dead.
26 December 2017Saudi Arabia’s reaction to the Houthi rebels’ use of Iranian-made missiles is worsening the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
30 December 2017On December, 2 the United Nations (UN) pressured Saudi Arabia to end the blockade of Yemen’s Red Sea Ports in order to avoid the spread of a catastrophic famine.
30 September 2017The Saudi-led coalition has mistakenly bombed a residential area in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. The death toll includes six children.
18 September 2017The Yemen Organisation for Combating Human Trafficking has reported 300 case of organs sales in Egypt since the beginning of war in March 2015.
17 June 2017Since the end of April, the hygienic conditions in the country are worsening as 923 people have died because of Cholera.
8 February 2017Landmines have been responsible for numerous civilian deaths in Taizz, Yemen.
16 November 2016A year and a half after the start of Yemen’s civil war, 80% of the population finds itself in need of humanitarian aid.
27 November 2016A coalition airstrike killed at least 60 people in a prison in the rebel controlled city of Hudaydah.
9 October 2016On the 9th of October, several airstrikes targeted a Houthi funeral reception located in the capital of Yemen, Sana’a.
25 March 2016 Triple suicide attacks strike Yemen on their first anniversary of the civil war.
16 May 2016 Islamic State claims responsibility for attacks targeting security chief and new police recruits in southern Yemen.
10 January 2016 A deadly airstrike attack hit a Médecins Sans Frontières clinic in northern Yemen.
5 January 2016Three senior southern Yemeni officials survive a suicide car bomb attack, and a gun battle kills three guards
31 January 2016Unpublished UN Report on Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen reveal violations of international humanitarian law with United Kingdom and United States of America arms involvement
November 7, 2015 Conflict between Shiite Huthi rebels and Hadi loyalists has led to an indiscriminate bombing killing 11 and injuring 22 civilians in Taez, Yemen.
16 September 2015 Yemeni citizens are in desperate need of basic life-sustaining commodities and services. Destruction of infrastructure and a restriction on imports has driven poverty and starvation amongst citizens.