After ten months of discussions since his appointment by the UN Secretary-General as his Special Envoy for Yemen in February 2018 [1], Martin Griffiths achieved a ceasefire agreement following a week of consultations in Sweden during December. “After two and … Continue reading →
The UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, writes: More than three years since the escalation of the armed conflict, civilians continue to suffer horribly in Yemen. More than 22 million people — or three quarters of the … Continue reading →
Today, 26 March 2018, marks the third anniversary of the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen. Three years of conflict has brought Yemen to its knees. Over a million have contracted cholera and eight times that number are on the brink of … Continue reading →
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is appealing for contributions towards the Yemen Humanitarian Fund to help humanitarian NGOs and UN agencies in Yemen to assist the most vulnerable communities and people and to provide them … Continue reading →