Jun 22, 2017, at 02:17 pm
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 international law, the senior United Nations aid official in the country warned on Wednesday.
Yemen's children 'have suffered enough;' UNICEF official warns of cholera rise, malnutrition
Jun 09, 2017, at 01:24 pm
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 dramatic increase in cases of malnutrition and a massive outbreak of cholera across the war-torn country.
Yemen: UN envoy raises concern over attack on his convoy during visit to Sana’a
May 25, 2017, at 01:44 pm
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 UN compound on Monday.
Race against time to save millions of lives in Yemen: UNICEF
Apr 26, 2017, at 12:25 am
Amman, Apr 25 (Just Earth News): The continuing violence in Yemen is fuelling one of the worst hunger crises in the world, with nearly 7 million people not knowing where their next meal will come from and in desperate need of food assistance.
Yemen: UN envoy urges Security Council to put pressure on warring parties to discuss his proposal
Mar 31, 2017, at 04:51 am
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News): United Nations envoy for Yemen has urged the members of the Security Council to put pressure on the warring parties in that country to engage constructively in discussing the peace process framework he had presented.
Yemen ‘one of worst hunger crises in the world,’ UN-supported study finds
Mar 16, 2017, at 04:12 am
New York, Mar 15 (Just Earth News): An estimated 17 million people in Yemen are hungry, according to analysis released on Wednesday by the United Nations and humanitarian partners, up more than 20 per cent in the past nine months.
Yemen: UN verifies nearly 1,500 boys recruited for use in armed conflict
Mar 01, 2017, at 06:05 am
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 the recruitment of 1,476 children, all boys, between 26 March 2015 and 31 January 2017.
In Yemen, UN aid chief rallies support for relief efforts to prevent famine
Feb 28, 2017, at 01:19 pm
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.
Feb 22, 2017, at 07:44 am
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 are returning to their homes mainly due to a lack of access to income and basic services in the areas of displacement, warning that returnees often find the situation just as bad.
Yemen strikes: 28 al-Qaida militants killed
Dec 23, 2016, at 02:20 pm
Washington, Dec 23 (IBNS): Twenty-eight terrorists were killed in Yemen in nine strikes against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula between Sept. 23 and Dec. 13, according to a U.S. Central Command news release issued on Friday.
Yemen attack: ISIS claims responsibility
Dec 19, 2016, at 02:45 am
Aden, Dec 18 (IBNS): Militant group Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for the suicide attack in Aden city in Yemen.
Yemen: 30 soldiers killed in suicide attack
Dec 18, 2016, at 09:55 pm
Aden, Dec 18 (IBNS): At least 30 soldiers were killed as suicide bomber hit Aden city in Yemen on Sunday, media reports said.
Airstrikes kill over dozen people in Yemen
Oct 30, 2016, at 04:56 pm
Sanaa, Oct 30 (IBNS): At least a dozen people were killed in airstrikes at a Yemeni prison on Saturday, reports said.
Yemen: UN envoy urges 72-hour extension of ceasefire
Oct 23, 2016, at 02:12 pm
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 its extension for at least another renewable 72 hours so that humanitarian supplies continue to reach people affected by the ongoing conflict there.
Yemen: UN envoy announces restoration of nationwide cessation of hostilities
Oct 18, 2016, at 01:36 pm
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 hostilities in the war-torn Gulf nation.
Yemen: Security Council strongly condemns attack on vessel by Houthi forces
Oct 06, 2016, at 04:55 am
New York, Oct 5 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned an attack by Houthi forces on a United Arab Emirates vessel operating near Bab al-Mandeb Strait on 1 October.
UN humanitarian official "deeply disturbed" by unrelenting attacks on civilians in Yemen
Sep 14, 2016, at 07:49 am
New York, Sept 14 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations humanitarian official in Yemen has voiced apprehension over a series of deadly air strikes on a water well which killed and wounded dozens of people in the country’s centre.
Yemen: UN humanitarian coordinator ‘deeply concerned’ by failures to protect civilians
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:35 pm
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 having on civilians in Yemen and along the border the country shares with Saudi Arabia.
UN rights chief calls for international probe into alleged violations in Yemen
Aug 26, 2016, at 04:28 am
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 Commissioner for Human Rights has called on the international community to establish an international, independent body to carry out comprehensive investigations in the country.
Yemen: Ban again calls for end to hostilities as ground fighting, airstrikes escalate
Aug 18, 2016, at 01:23 pm
New York, Aug 18 (Just Earth News): Alarmed by escalating airstrikes and ground fighting in Yemen and along the Saudi Arabia-Yemen border since, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon repeated his call on all the parties to the conflict to immediately cease all hostilities and for the Yemeni parties to return to the recently-ended direct talks facilitated by his envoy.
Yemen: Ban condemns reported coalition airstrike on rural hospital that leaves 11 dead
Aug 17, 2016, at 05:11 am
New York, Aug 16 (Just Earth News): Reiterating his call on all warring parties in Yemen to immediately implement the cessation of hostilities, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the reported coalition airstrike yesterday on a hospital in the rural town of Hajjah that killed 11 people.
Yemen: UN chief condemns attack on school that killed at least 10 children
Aug 16, 2016, at 04:41 am
New York, Aug 15 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the attack, reportedly an airstrike, on a school in northern Yemen that killed at least 10 children and injured many more over the weekend.
Yemeni peace talks enter 'new phase,' as UN envoy announces month-long pause for consultations
Aug 07, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, Aug 7 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy facilitating peace talks on Yemen announced on Saturday that as the discussions wind down for a one-month break, the process will enter a “new phase,†during which “the focus will be on working with each side separately to crystalize precise technical details.â€
Yemen: Focusing on local suppliers, UN agency reaches thousands more in need of food aid
Aug 02, 2016, at 01:06 pm
New York, Aug 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has recorded a nearly five-fold increase in the number to whom it has provided assistance in hard-to-reach areas across war-torn Yemen, through an innovative, locally driven voucher initiative.
Yemeni peace talks extended for another week – UN envoy
Jul 31, 2016, at 12:32 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News): With all eyes on Yemeni peace negotiations, the United Nations envoy for the country announced on Saturday that the UN-supported talks under way in Kuwait have been extended for an additional week.
Yemen: Amid rising tensions in Taiz, senior UN official calls for humanitarian pause
Jul 28, 2016, at 04:39 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): Extremely concerned by reports of rising tensions in Yemen’s Taizz governorate, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the crisis-gripped country has called for a “humanitarian pause†to protect civilians.
In Kuwait, Ban urges Yemeni delegations in peace talks to find lasting solution to end conflict
Jun 27, 2016, at 03:28 pm
New York, June 27 (Just Earth News):In Kuwait on Sunday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the situation in Yemen, urging the delegations involved in the UN-supported Yemeni peace talks to prevent a further deterioration of the situation and arrive at a comprehensive agreement ending the conflict.
UN chief condemns attacks in Yemen's Taiz, calls on parties to negotiate 'in good faith'
Jun 05, 2016, at 05:50 am
New York, June 5 (Just Earth News):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday condemned attacks in the Yemeni city of Taiz, which were carried out with heavy weapons, including rockets, mortars and artillery.
Yemen: ‘hope’ emanating from UN-sponsored talks, as details of peace agreement discussed
May 27, 2016, at 10:59 am
New York, May 27 (Just Earth News):The United Nations envoy for Yemen said on Thursday that hope is emanating from the ongoing peace talks for the country as the warring parties started discussing details of elements that would be included in a comprehensive agreement.
Yemen: UN-mediated peace talks continue following trilateral meeting with Ban in Qatar
May 24, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News):The delegation of the Government of Yemen returned to the negotiating table in Kuwait in the latest round of peace talks on Monday, with the United Nations envoy for the conflict-torn country holding a plenary this morning with both delegations, a UN spokesperson said.