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Cholera in Yemen 2019: 669K cases through the first 4 months

Cholera in Yemen 2019: 669K cases through the first 4 months

Health officials in Yemen reported another 18,000 cholera cases during the week ending May 5, bringing the total suspected cases to 668,891 through…

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IOM Helps Ethiopian Migrants Return Home from Sana’a, Yemen

IOM Helps Ethiopian Migrants Return Home from Sana’a, Yemen

Starting Monday (06/05), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) organized the voluntary return of 176 migrants from Yemen’s capital, Sa…

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Yemeni officials: Houthi rebels push into southern province

Yemeni officials: Houthi rebels push into southern province

Yemeni officials say fighting continues in the country's southern Dhale province between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and pro-government forces.…

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UN seeks release of thousands of migrants held in Yemen

UN seeks release of thousands of migrants held in Yemen

Some 3,000 migrants continue to be held in two temporary detention sites in Yemen's Aden and Abyan governorates. The International Organi…

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Feature: Deadly cholera hits illegal immigrants in Yemen amid worsening health situation

Feature: Deadly cholera hits illegal immigrants in Yemen amid worsening health situation

Officials of Yemen's health authorities said an outbreak of cholera has killed 21 illegal African immigrants and asylum-seekers, and infected over…

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Yemen war dead could hit 233,000 by 2020 in what UN calls ‘humanity’s greatest preventable disaster’

Yemen war dead could hit 233,000 by 2020 in what UN calls ‘humanity’s greatest preventable disaster’

  The death toll from a devastating war in Yemen could soar to nearly a quarter of a million by the end of 2019, the United Nations…

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Yemen war one of most destructive since Cold War: UN

Yemen war one of most destructive since Cold War: UN

A recent UN report sheds light on the devastating humanitarian and economic impact of the war in Yemen and how it sets back human development there…

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Yemeni Baha’i leader to appear in court for death sentence appeal

Yemeni Baha’i leader to appear in court for death sentence appeal

A leader of Yemen's Baha’i community will have an appeal against his death sentence heard on Tuesday in a court in the rebel-controlled capital.…

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Deep Concern as Thousands of Migrants Rounded Up in Yemen

Deep Concern as Thousands of Migrants Rounded Up in Yemen

Authorities have rounded up and arbitrarily detained over 2,000 irregular migrants, predominantly Ethiopian nationals, in Aden, Yemen, since Sunday…

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Yemen cholera outbreak: 100,000 children infected since start of 2019

Yemen cholera outbreak: 100,000 children infected since start of 2019

 More than 100,000 suspected cases of cholera have been reported among children under the age of 15 in Yemen since the start of the year - mor…

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Government of Japan support to WHO response in Yemen

Government of Japan support to WHO response in Yemen

Contributions from the Government of Japan have been crucial to WHO’s health response in Yemen. Between 2016 and 2019, the Government of Japan gene…

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195,000 suspected cholera cases in Yemen in 2019: NGO

195,000 suspected cholera cases in Yemen in 2019: NGO

More than 3,000 dead since epidemic began in 2016, Oxfam says At least 195,000 suspected cases of cholera have been registered in Yemen s…

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Cholera is surging once again in war-ravaged Yemen

Cholera is surging once again in war-ravaged Yemen

Cholera is surging once again in Yemen, with the U.N. reporting that the number of suspected cases has doubled in March over previous months and do…

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NGO warns of sharp increase in Yemen cholera cases

NGO warns of sharp increase in Yemen cholera cases

Doctors without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) has warned of a sharp increase in suspected cholera cases throughout Yemen. In a Tuesd…

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Crucial Week ahead for Redeployment Committee in Yemen’s Hodeidah

Crucial Week ahead for Redeployment Committee in Yemen’s Hodeidah

The Yemeni government team in the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) in Hodeidah agreed on Saturday on the plan proposed by head of the comm…

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PFPD Condemns massacres against civilians and warns of emergence of extremist groups such as ISIS in Yemen

PFPD Condemns massacres against civilians and warns of emergence of extremist groups such as ISIS in Yemen

Paris- AIJES The Paris Peace and Development Forum PFPD condemned in a statement issued Sunday the extrajudicial killings , touturing kid…

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More needs to be done for the conflict in Yemen, UN says

More needs to be done for the conflict in Yemen, UN says

UNHRC while hearing reports on numerous violations around the world, has called on all sides of the conflict in Yemen to show restraint and respect…

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Dirty water kills thousands more children in war zones than bombs or bullets: UNICEF

Dirty water kills thousands more children in war zones than bombs or bullets: UNICEF

Children under age 15 are almost three times more likely to die from diseases due to lack of clean water and sanitation than from violence in count…

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Yemeni Government Ready To Help Russia Re-Open Consulate In Aden

Yemeni Government Ready To Help Russia Re-Open Consulate In Aden

Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ahmed Maysari has said that the country's authorities were ready to assist Russia in re-opening…

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Yemen Food Security Outlook February to September 2019

Yemen Food Security Outlook February to September 2019

Continued conflict expected to prolong Famine risk in Yemen in 2019 KEY MESSAGES • FEWS NET e…

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