World’s worst humanitarian crisis now aggravated by Desert Locusts and COVID-19 3 June 2020, Rome/ New York - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...
Yesterday, a virtual High-Level Pledging Event took place for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. For the last five years war has torn apart the country, whose population depends mostly on humanitarian...
While recorded infections are low, the pandemic is believed to be sweeping across the country undetected. In a country beset by conflict and climate shocks, funding is required fast Annabel Symington...
Protect Civilians from Explosive Weapons Strong Political Declaration Will Save Lives (Washington, DC) – Countries should heed the United Nations secretary-general’s call for a new political...
CONTEXT OF THE SITUATION The Darién region has been characterized as one of the most important points of transit for extra-regional migrants for the past eleven years. However, the Darién region is...
A car drove up to the low, white building that is the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) COVID-19 treatment centre in Aden, southwestern Yemen. In it was a man aged around 60 who was coughing and...
On 2 June 2020, the virtual High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen brought together representatives of more than 125 Member States, and International Organizations, UN...
Statement by NRC Secretary General Jan Egeland "We welcome the pledges made today. But this still falls far short of what is needed to alleviate the suffering. Millions of Yemeni people are staring...
SG/SM/20103 Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Yemen Pledging Conference, in New York today: I thank the Government of Saudi Arabia for co-hosting this pledging...
By António Vitorino, IOM Director GeneralAn opinion piece published by Thomson Reuters Foundation COVID-19 is undermining the the humanitarian efforts in Yemen, deepening an already severe crisis...