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Brokering a Ceasefire in Yemen’s Economic Conflict - Middle East Report N°231 | 20 January 2022

Brokering a Ceasefire in Yemen’s Economic Conflict - Middle East Report N°231 | 20 January 2022

Principal Findings What’s new? UN-led efforts to broker a ceasefire in Yemen have repeatedly stalled du…

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UN rights office warns over violent escalation in Yemen and beyond

UN rights office warns over violent escalation in Yemen and beyond

Escalating conflict in Yemen has seen an alarming number of air and drone strikes already this year, notably against civilians and non-military tar…

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Health & Nutrition Coordinator - Yemen

Health & Nutrition Coordinator - Yemen

INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities a…

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Aid agencies: concerns as attack cuts 120,000 people off from water supply in Sa’ada, Yemen

Aid agencies: concerns as attack cuts 120,000 people off from water supply in Sa’ada, Yemen

Aid agencies operating in Yemen are extremely concerned over escalation of fighting across the country, as a single attack last week hit water rese…

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Saudi project clears 4,739 Houthi mines in Yemen

Saudi project clears 4,739 Houthi mines in Yemen

The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen dismantled 4,739 Houthi mines in the second week of January. This figure includes 26 an…

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UNICEF Ma’rib Response Humanitarian Action Update, November - December 2021, Issue Number 1

UNICEF Ma’rib Response Humanitarian Action Update, November - December 2021, Issue Number 1

Situation Update Between January and December 2021, more than 10,876 families (65,256 people) have been displaced in, or to Ma’rib Govern…

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More than 15,000 people displaced, and 350 civilians killed in Yemen last month, UN official warns

More than 15,000 people displaced, and 350 civilians killed in Yemen last month, UN official warns

THE war in Yemen displaced more than 15,000 people and killed at least 350 civilians last month, the UN security council heard on Wednesday.…

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Saudi project clears 303k Houthi mines in Yemen

Saudi project clears 303k Houthi mines in Yemen

The Saudi government has deactivated more than 303,000 landmines in Yemen laid by Houthi militia, to clear routes for much-needed humanitarian aid…

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UN: 8 Million Children in Yemen Need Immediate Education Support

UN: 8 Million Children in Yemen Need Immediate Education Support

The war in Yemen waged by the Houthi militias has left approximately 8.1 million school-aged girls and boys in need of education in emergencies sup…

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Yemen: UNHCR Operational Update, covering the period 4 - 13 January 2022

Yemen: UNHCR Operational Update, covering the period 4 - 13 January 2022

Key Figures: 20.7 million people in need Over 4 million internally displaced Up to 1.6 million displ…

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Iran Navy Port Emerges as Key to Alleged Weapons Smuggling to Yemen, U.N. Report Says

Iran Navy Port Emerges as Key to Alleged Weapons Smuggling to Yemen, U.N. Report Says

Thousands of rocket launchers, machine guns, sniper rifles and other weapons seized in the Arabian Sea by the U.S. Navy in recent months likely ori…

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Lack of funds impedes humanitarian operation in Yemen: UN

Lack of funds impedes humanitarian operation in Yemen: UN

Funding shortages are continuing to impact the UN humanitarian operation in Yemen, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) w…

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Yemen Socio-Economic Update, Issue 65 - October 2021

Yemen Socio-Economic Update, Issue 65 - October 2021

External Trade as a Driver of Development during Conflict and War The Editorial External trade is considered a…

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Yemen Food Security Outlook, December 2021

Yemen Food Security Outlook, December 2021

Key Messages Conflict has caused elevated levels of population displacement in recent months, particularly…

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Nearly 200 Dead as Fighting Surges Near Yemen’s Marib: Sources

Nearly 200 Dead as Fighting Surges Near Yemen’s Marib: Sources

About 200 fighters have been killed in fresh clashes near the strategic Yemeni city of Marib, military and medical sources said Tuesday, as the sev…

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Saudi - KSrelief Distributes More than 185 Tons of Food aid in Abyan Governorate, Yemen

Saudi - KSrelief Distributes More than 185 Tons of Food aid in Abyan Governorate, Yemen

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed Tuesday 185 tons and 645 kilograms of food baskets in Abyan Governorate, Yeme…

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Office of the Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen: Statement on communications equipment for Sana'a international airport

Office of the Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen: Statement on communications equipment for Sana'a international airport

The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, David Gressly, made the following statement today: Sana'a international airport i…

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U.S. Navy Seized More Than a Thousand AK47s

U.S. Navy Seized More Than a Thousand AK47s

Earlier this month the United States Navy played the “Grinch” to an undisclosed power or faction in the Middle East as the U.S. Fifth Fleet seized…

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KSrelief to repair damaged homes in Yemen

KSrelief to repair damaged homes in Yemen

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has launched a project to repair 50 housing units in Yemen’s Al-Mahra governorate. It…

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Yemen: 2021 ending on tragic note for civilians, says UN

Yemen: 2021 ending on tragic note for civilians, says UN

The final days of the year will end on a tragic note for Yemeni civilians, the UN envoy to the country, Hans Grundberg, said on Wednesday.…

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