Yemen

The UN’s Nightmare Scenario is Currently Unfolding in Yemen

Even before a blockade was imposed around Yemen, some 7 million people faced famine-like conditions. Over 900,000 people were sickened by the worst cholera outbreak in recent history. 20 million out of Yemen’s 27 million people relied on some form of...

The Crisis in Yemen Takes a Turn for the Worse

Yemen is already the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and it appears that the situation is poised to deteriorate even further. At issue is a decision by Saudi Arabia to impose a blockade on the country–a move that was announced amid...

“I can’t imagine this will not be one of the most devastating humanitarian catastrophes we’ve seen in decades.”

Amidst the political upheaval in Saudi Arabia this week, a decision by the newly empowered Saudi Crown price to impose a total blockade of Yemen’s sea, air and land routes is having an immediate and devastating humanitarian impact. Nearly 1...

The World is Sidestepping the International Criminal Court to “Investigate” War Crimes in Yemen and Iraq?

Yemen and ISIS’s crimes in Iraq are two of the most dire human rights situations in the world right now. There is plenty of evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and under normal circumstances the International Criminal Court...

A UN Official (Correctly) Calls Trump’s New Travel Ban “Collective Punishment”

New travel restrictions imposed by the United States hurts ordinary people for one reason only: their nationality. Jan Egeland is the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, one of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations. He is also the former top...

More people have died because Yemen’s main airport is closed than from the conflict directly

It has been one year since the Saudi-led international coalition stopped all commercial traffic in and out of Sanaa International Airport. The results have been deadly — perhaps even deadlier than the conflict itself. Marking the anniversary of the airport...

VIDEO: A BBC Journalist Snuck Into Yemen To Report on the Worst Humanitarian Crisis

Journalists routinely hitch rides on UN planes. If there is space on airlifts transporting humanitarian goods and personnel, the UN generally welcomes journalists to ride along and report on some forgotten humanitarian crisis. Such was the case last week when...

After years of decline, child marriages are skyrocketing in Yemen. (Because, War)

The war in Yemen – which is now entering its third year of active conflict – is having a devastating impact on the population. Almost the entire country is affected, with alarming rates of food insecurity and malnutrition. The public...

The “Four Famines,” Explained

Hunger will be the humanitarian disaster of 2017. The UN already declared a full fledged famine in parts of South Sudan last month, and three other situations around the world are precariously close to crossing a threshold of food insecurity...

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The UN’s Nightmare Scenario is Currently Unfolding in Yemen

The Crisis in Yemen Takes a Turn for the Worse

“I can’t imagine this will not be one of the most devastating humanitarian catastrophes we’ve seen in decades.”

The World is Sidestepping the International Criminal Court to “Investigate” War Crimes in Yemen and Iraq?

A UN Official (Correctly) Calls Trump’s New Travel Ban “Collective Punishment”

More people have died because Yemen’s main airport is closed than from the conflict directly

VIDEO: A BBC Journalist Snuck Into Yemen To Report on the Worst Humanitarian Crisis

After years of decline, child marriages are skyrocketing in Yemen. (Because, War)

The “Four Famines,” Explained

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

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