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Yemen - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #8, Fiscal Year (FY) 2020

Yemen - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #8, Fiscal Year (FY) 2020

HIGHLIGHTS Food insecurity levels and severity expected to further deteriorate between June and September COVI…

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UNICEF sends medical aid to Yemen

UNICEF sends medical aid to Yemen

UNICEF has sent medical supplies and medications to Yemen's Sanaa to help control the spread of coronavirus, confirmed by Yemen's health authoritie…

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Yemen receives 31 tons of aid from World Health Organization

Yemen receives 31 tons of aid from World Health Organization

According to the country's official news agency on Friday, May 29th, more than 31 tons of aid, medical supplies, and medications were sent to Yemen…

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UNHCR: No funds to support 25,000 families in Yemen

UNHCR: No funds to support 25,000 families in Yemen

A spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Tuesday that 25,000 families in Yemen will no longer receive aid as of…

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EU donates $60m to help Yemen curb coronavirus spread

EU donates $60m to help Yemen curb coronavirus spread

The European Union (EU) yesterday said it would distribute €55 million ($60 million) to help Yemen in its fight against the novel coronavirus.…

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UAE distributes Eid clothes in Yemen's Shabwa

UAE distributes Eid clothes in Yemen's Shabwa

 The UAE, represented by the Emirates Red Crescent, has launched the annual Eid Clothing Charitable Programme for the benefit of the families…

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Yemen's Central Bank warns of suspending activity and currency collapse

Yemen's Central Bank warns of suspending activity and currency collapse

The Central Bank of Yemen in the temporary capital of Aden, warned of the possibility of suspending its activities and the collapse of the local cu…

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WFP: Food prices rise in Yemen due to coronavirus

WFP: Food prices rise in Yemen due to coronavirus

The coronavirus has led to a rise in food prices in Yemen, World Food Programme (WFP) warned yesterday. “Rising food prices caused by #Co…

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US announces $225 million in emergency aid to Yemen

US announces $225 million in emergency aid to Yemen

The United States will provide $225 million in emergency aid to Yemen to support food programs, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday…

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'Poor funding threatens millions displaced Yemenis-refugees'

'Poor funding threatens millions displaced Yemenis-refugees'

The UN Refugee Agency has called for emergency funding to implement life-saving assistance programs for nearly one million vulnerable displaced per…

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Yemen’s Houthis impose $2m fees on telecom companies under pretext of combating COVID-19

Yemen’s Houthis impose $2m fees on telecom companies under pretext of combating COVID-19

Yemen’s Houthi movement imposed high fees on the telecommunications sector under the pretext of combating the coronavirus pandemic. A doc…

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UAE provides food parcels to 84,000 people in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast in February

UAE provides food parcels to 84,000 people in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast in February

In February 2020, the UAE, through its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, provided 5,562 comprehensive food parcels equivalent to 12…

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Saudi projects in vital sectors boost development of Yemen’s Socotra

Saudi projects in vital sectors boost development of Yemen’s Socotra

As part of Saudi Arabia’s development efforts in the war-torn country, the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) is implem…

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UAE continues dispatching relief convoys to Hadramaut, Shabwa

UAE continues dispatching relief convoys to Hadramaut, Shabwa

 The UAE, through its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, continued dispatching relief convoys to Arrayda and Qusay'ir districts…

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Yemen's rival powers battle over banknotes

Yemen's rival powers battle over banknotes

Yemen’s warring sides opened a new front in their five-year conflict on Saturday - a battle over old and new banknotes that threatens to create two…

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Saudi Arabia tops donor states to Yemeni aid fund

Saudi Arabia tops donor states to Yemeni aid fund

Saudi Arabia has been named as the world’s top contributor to a fund providing vital humanitarian aid for Yemen. According to a report is…

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Intense Yemeni Efforts to Confront Houthi Economic Measures

Intense Yemeni Efforts to Confront Houthi Economic Measures

The government in Yemen’s temporary capital has intensified efforts to confront various economic challenges, among them the Houthi militias’ arbitr…

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Houthi Militias Trigger Gas Crisis to Revive Yemen’s Black Market

Houthi Militias Trigger Gas Crisis to Revive Yemen’s Black Market

Houthi militias have created a new fuel crisis in areas under their control in a move that will not only increase the suffering of the population,…

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KSrelief Inaugurates Project to Distribute Food Aid in Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen

KSrelief Inaugurates Project to Distribute Food Aid in Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen

he project to distribute food aid, funded by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), was launched in Thamud Directorate, Hadhram…

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Yemen government calls on World Bank, IMF to end Houthi banknote ban

Yemen government calls on World Bank, IMF to end Houthi banknote ban

The internationally recognized government of Yemen has sent letters to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, urging them to pressure…

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