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Red Cross: The incidence of cholera in Yemen exceeded 300,000

Red Cross: The incidence of cholera in Yemen exceeded 300,000

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Monday that more than 300,000 Yemenis had been infected with cholera since the outbreak of…

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Hundreds of thousands of Yemeni children are nearing starvation

Hundreds of thousands of Yemeni children are nearing starvation

Photo: A Yemeni woman and child stand outside their shelter at a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of the southern city of…

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Refugee council staff detained by Houthis for distributing aid released in Yemen

Refugee council staff detained by Houthis for distributing aid released in Yemen

Photo: Yemeni volunteers of a local charity distribute food rations to families affected by the country's ongoing conflict Seve…

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UAE equips district hospital in Yemen

UAE equips district hospital in Yemen

Photo: Two Volunteers in Emirati Red Crescent give  roses for little girl, one of the victims of the war in Yemen The Emira…

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Did UN food aid for Yemen go to the not-so-poor?

Did UN food aid for Yemen go to the not-so-poor?

The United Nations World Food Program has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on food aid intended for the most desperately poor people in Yemen…

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Yemen kicks off cancer support campaign

Yemen kicks off cancer support campaign

Hadramaut Governor Adel Mohammed Ba-Humaid launched Wednesday (February 4th) a campaign to support cancer patients titled "We Love You", carried ou…

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A Classroom on a Mini-Bus in Yemen Helps Child Laborers

A Classroom on a Mini-Bus in Yemen Helps Child Laborers

SANA’A, Yemen—The sound of children laughing can be heard as they repeat the Arabic alphabet. Passersby are looking at the dirty barefoot children and…

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Yemen: Turning disabilities into opportunities

Yemen: Turning disabilities into opportunities

In Yemen, where the Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on 13 December, festivities go silently, perhaps even unnoticed. However, all ov…

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Malnutrition Hits Millions of Children in Yemen

Malnutrition Hits Millions of Children in Yemen

MILAH, Yemen — A doctor in a bare, rural clinic here decided to extend his working week to five days from two, to cope with the rush of hollow-eyed…

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Yemen boosts social welfare benefits for families

Yemen boosts social welfare benefits for families

The Yemeni government last week approved a 50% increase in cash allowances for beneficiaries of the Social Welfare Fund (SWF), which covers 1.5 mil…

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