famine
UN: Over 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021
Middle East
February 12, 2021
UN: Over 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021
CAIRO (AP) — More than two million Yemeni children under the age of five are expected to endure acute malnutrition…
Despite Biden’s push, a difficult road to peace in Yemen
Middle East
February 11, 2021
Despite Biden’s push, a difficult road to peace in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — Buthaina al-Raimi was five years old when a Saudi airstrike destroyed her home in the Yemeni capital…
US exempts UN, aid groups from effort to cut off Yemen’s Houthis
Middle East
January 20, 2021
US exempts UN, aid groups from effort to cut off Yemen’s Houthis
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday exempted aid groups, the United Nations, the Red Cross and the…
COVID-19 drives 40% spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid, UN says
World
December 1, 2020
COVID-19 drives 40% spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid, UN says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance…
In multiple countries, alarm over hunger crisis rings louder
Middle East
November 21, 2020
In multiple countries, alarm over hunger crisis rings louder
ABS, Yemen (AP) — The twin baby boys lay on a bed of woven palm leaves in a remote camp…
Warning of famine, UN releases $100M to seven countries
World
November 18, 2020
Warning of famine, UN releases $100M to seven countries
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations humanitarian office is releasing $100 million in emergency funding to seven countries at…
Aid group warns that 700,000 children in Syria risk hunger
Middle East
September 29, 2020
Aid group warns that 700,000 children in Syria risk hunger
BEIRUT (AP) — An additional 700,000 children in Syria face hunger because of the country’s badly damaged economy and the…
Yemen’s president urges Houthis to allow humanitarian aid
Middle East
September 25, 2020
Yemen’s president urges Houthis to allow humanitarian aid
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Yemen’s embattled and exiled president on Thursday urged his government’s rival, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels,…
UN warns of Yemen famine, no aid from Saudis, UAE, Kuwait
Middle East
September 16, 2020
UN warns of Yemen famine, no aid from Saudis, UAE, Kuwait
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN humanitarian chief warned Tuesday that “the specter of famine” has returned to conflict-torn Yemen…
UN funding crisis cuts aid to Yemen as it slides near famine
Middle East
August 19, 2020
UN funding crisis cuts aid to Yemen as it slides near famine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior UN official warned Tuesday that war-torn Yemen is sliding toward famine as the coronavirus…