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UN: 27 children killed, wounded in 10 days in Yemen

UN: 27 children killed, wounded in 10 days in Yemen

Twenty-seven children have been killed or wounded in Yemen over the past 10 days, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Sunday.…

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UNICEF chief condemns attack in Taiz that claims lives of seven children

UNICEF chief condemns attack in Taiz that claims lives of seven children

In a statement condemning reported airstrikes on a petrol station in the south-western city on Friday, Henrietta Fore said that the children who di…

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Landmine leaves 4 deaths in Yemen

Landmine leaves 4 deaths in Yemen

Speaking to Xinhua, a security official confirmed the death of four people who were caught in a landmine blast that was set off in Mocha, a Red Sea…

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UNICEF chief calls for more humanitarian aid to children in Yemen

UNICEF chief calls for more humanitarian aid to children in Yemen

 Henrietta Fore, executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), on Wednesday urged all parties to the conflict in Yemen to…

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Yemen’s government forces arrest key al-Qaeda leader

Yemen’s government forces arrest key al-Qaeda leader

Forces loyal to the Yemeni legitimate government backed by the Arab coalition say they have captured a key al-Qaeda leader in the southwestern prov…

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Saudi project clears 1,024 Houthi mines, explosive devices in Yemen

Saudi project clears 1,024 Houthi mines, explosive devices in Yemen

The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen (MASAM) extracted of 781 unexploded ordnance, 210 anti-tank mines, 27 anti-personnel mines, and s…

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Yemen combatants wide apart on sharing vital port revenues

Yemen combatants wide apart on sharing vital port revenues

Yemen’s warring parties on Thursday failed to agree on how to manage revenues from Hodeidah port that could help relieve the urgent humanitarian ne…

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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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