famine
UN World Food Programme announces cutbacks in food assistance in Gaza, West Bank
Middle East
December 19, 2018
UN World Food Programme announces cutbacks in food assistance in Gaza, West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The World Food Programme announced on Wednesday cuts in food aid affecting some 190,000 impoverished Palestinians…
Yemen food survey finds majority in ‘dire’ crisis, famine a danger
Middle East
December 8, 2018
Yemen food survey finds majority in ‘dire’ crisis, famine a danger
GENEVA (Reuters) – Yemen’s war and the ensuing economic collapse has left 15.9 million people, 53 percent of the…
Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen
Middle East
November 21, 2018
Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An estimated 85,000 children under age 5 may have died of hunger and disease since…
UN prepares ground for Yemen peace talks as battles flare
Middle East
November 20, 2018
UN prepares ground for Yemen peace talks as battles flare
UN envoy Martin Griffiths was preparing Tuesday to head to war-torn Yemen to lay the groundwork for peace talks…
Trying to make Yemen child smile ‘like tickling a ghost’: UN food chief
Middle East
November 17, 2018
Trying to make Yemen child smile ‘like tickling a ghost’: UN food chief
United Nations food chief David Beasley spotted a tiny foot sticking out from under a blanket in a hospital…
14 million ‘on brink of famine’ in Yemen: charities
Middle East
November 8, 2018
14 million ‘on brink of famine’ in Yemen: charities
Thirty-five Yemeni and international NGOs called Wednesday for an “immediate cessation of hostilities” in Yemen, where they warned 14 million…
Saudi-led coalition masses troops near Yemen’s Hodeidah as pressure mounts to end war
Middle East
November 1, 2018
Saudi-led coalition masses troops near Yemen’s Hodeidah as pressure mounts to end war
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition has massed thousands of troops near Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah, local…
US calls for end to fighting in Yemen amid famine fears
Middle East
October 31, 2018
US calls for end to fighting in Yemen amid famine fears
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday called for a cessation of hostilities in Yemen, which has been…
UN warns half Yemen’s people could soon be on brink of famine
Middle East
October 24, 2018
UN warns half Yemen’s people could soon be on brink of famine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations aid chief sounded the alarm at the Security Council on Tuesday that…
UN warns of worsening hunger crisis in Yemen
Middle East
October 17, 2018
UN warns of worsening hunger crisis in Yemen
Some 12 million Yemenis could soon be on the brink of famine if the security and economic situation in the…