Yemen
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Republic of Korea backs IOM aid to conflict-displaced in Yemen
Dec 5, 2016News Hour: The Republic of Korea has contributed USD 400,000 to IOM to provide support to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other conflict-affected communities in Yemen. Nearly two years since conflict escalated in Yemen, the situation... -
Renewed clashes in Yemen killed more than 40 people
Nov 22, 2016News Hour: Renewed clashes between Yemeni government forces and rebels killed more than 40 people on Tuesday, military officials said, a day after a fragile 48-hour ceasefire expired without halting the violence. Forces loyal to President... -
Yemeni govt. troops killed at least 30 suspected al Qaeda militants in a raid
Nov 9, 2016News Hour: Yemeni troops loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government killed at least 30 suspected al Qaeda militants in a raid backed by a Saudi-led military coalition, the Yemeni military said on Wednesday. Four soldiers... -
WFP alarmed at growing rates of hunger and malnutrition in Yemen
Oct 25, 2016News Hour: The World Food Programme (WFP) is increasingly concerned about deteriorating food security and growing rates of child malnutrition in Yemen, particularly in hard-to-reach areas A senior WFP team recently visited impoverished neighbourhoods and spoke... -
Cholera outbreak spreading in Yemen
Oct 11, 2016News Hour: More cases of cholera have been registered in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday. The United Nations first reported the cholera outbreak on Friday. “The number of... -
More than 140 people killed in air strike at funeral ceremony in Yemen
Oct 9, 2016News Hour: More than 140 people were killed and more than 525 wounded on Saturday when air strikes hit a funeral ceremony in Yemen, a United Nations official said, with Huthi rebels blaming the attack on... -
Dozens of people killed or wounded in two explosions at a funeral reception in Sanaa, Yemen
Oct 8, 2016News Hour: Dozens of people have been killed or wounded in two explosions at a funeral reception in Sanaa, according to Houthi-controlled media sources. Saba news agency, which is aligned with the Iran-allied Houthi group, accused... -
Yemen central bank crisis raises new famine fears
Oct 5, 2016News Hour: Intensive care wards in Yemen’s hospitals are filled with emaciated children hooked up to monitors and drips – victims of food shortages that could get even worse due to a reorganization of the central... -
UN Human Rights Council yet again fails Yemeni civilians
Sep 30, 2016News Hour: In reaction to UN Human Rights Council decision not to set up an independent inquiry to investigate human rights violations by all sides to the conflict in Yemen, Sajjad Mohammed Sajid, Oxfam Country Director... -
Saudi-led air strikes killed 20 civilians in the Yemeni port city of Hodeida
Sep 22, 2016News Hour: Saudi-led air strikes killed 20 civilians in the rebel-held Yemeni port city of Hodeida on late Wednesday just hours after the rebels celebrated the second anniversary of their seizure of the capital, a government...
