FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON The United States continues to lead in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, illustrated by recent announcements of new foreign assistance that are made possible...
KEY MESSAGES In West Africa, market supplies were adqeuate but lower than the previous year due to production deficits and COVID- 19 related disruptions, especially in Nigeria. Demand increased with...
Overview France has the presidency of the Security Council in June. In light of the UN Headquarters’ anticipated partial closure extending to the end of June, the Council is expected to continue...
In a home village packed with a multitude of mud huts, a poor man struggles against the prolonged hardships of life. For ages, he lives with his children in a wooden hut which is threatened by...
Houthis Detain Baha’is Despite Release Order Houthi authorities in Yemen continue to detain several members of the Baha’i religious minority group despite a senior Houthi leader having ordered their...
By Sophie Solomon, Access Adviser at UNOCHA Accessing vulnerable people who need life-saving assistance following an earthquake, a deadly outbreak, or in the middle of a war zone, is hugely...
COVID-19 is spreading through Yemen. People with severe symptoms, like high fevers and distressed breathing, have been turned away from health facilities that are either full or unable to provide...
Hajjah, Yemen – In mid-May, just as the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Yemen, funding for UNFPA’s life-saving reproductive health services dried up. UNFPA has been forced to suspend the provision of...
H2H Network members support global yet local efforts to fight the pandemic, with a focus on countries and/or regions with weaker health systems. The H2H Network consists of independent service...
Sana’a, 29 May 2020 – Seven weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was announced in Yemen on 10 April, the virus is spreading unchecked and unmitigated across the country. “A tragedy is unfolding in...