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UNDP : Towards peacebuilding in Yemen through local governance

UNDP : Towards peacebuilding in Yemen through local governance

In 1981, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared 21 September as International Day of Peace, underscoring the necessity of address…

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Yemen: UN staff members kidnapped by Houthis tortured in secret prisons

Yemen: UN staff members kidnapped by Houthis tortured in secret prisons

Yemeni Ministry of Human Rights revealed that 70 employees of UN, international and local non-governmental agencies have been subjected to torture…

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Yemen : US Condemns Continued Houthi Detention of International Staff

Yemen : US Condemns Continued Houthi Detention of International Staff

US Ambassador to Yemen Steven Fagin has condemned the continued detention by the Houthis of employees from the UN, non-governmental organizations a…

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Yemen: UN appeals for immediate release of staff held by Houthis

Yemen: UN appeals for immediate release of staff held by Houthis

Six United Nations personnel who’ve been held on “spurious” accusations in Yemen for three months by the Houthi de facto authorit…

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UN Envoy Calls For De-Escalation During Visit To Yemen's Aden

UN Envoy Calls For De-Escalation During Visit To Yemen's Aden

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg held a meeting with Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, during which th…

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Internally displaced families in Yemen need increased aid, UNHCR says

Internally displaced families in Yemen need increased aid, UNHCR says

The update highlights information from the first half of 2024 and reveals that 4.5 million people are displaced and 18.2 million overall require hu…

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Yemen : Houthis returned Human Rights Office Back to UN

Yemen : Houthis returned Human Rights Office Back to UN

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have returned the United Nations Human Rights Office in Sana’a, which they seized earlier this month, a UN spokes…

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Guterres demands immediate release of UN staff and others detained in Yemen

Guterres demands immediate release of UN staff and others detained in Yemen

The more than 60 men and women being held are all Yemeni nationals.  They include 13 UN staff and members of civil society, local and internat…

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UN calls for aid as floods affect over 180,000 in war-torn Yemen

UN calls for aid as floods affect over 180,000 in war-torn Yemen

The United Nations said on Thursday that severe flooding in Yemen has affected over 180,000 people since early August, prompting it to call for a 4…

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Yemen : UN envoy cautiously optimistic warring parties will resume UN-led negotiations

Yemen : UN envoy cautiously optimistic warring parties will resume UN-led negotiations

The U.N. envoy for Yemen expressed “cautious optimism” that the country’s warring parties will return to U.N.-led negotiations to…

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IOM and Global Fund Boost Yemen’s Health System with USD 2 Million Medical Equipment

IOM and Global Fund Boost Yemen’s Health System with USD 2 Million Medical Equipment

On July 22, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPHP) and the Gl…

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Local Authorities and UNHCR Announce Sewerage Infrastructure Project in Aden

Local Authorities and UNHCR Announce Sewerage Infrastructure Project in Aden

  Aden, Yemen – In a significant step towards improving the health of Yemenis, refugees, and asylum-seekers, the Governor of…

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Yemen: Houthis Disappear Dozens of UN, Civil Society Staff

Yemen: Houthis Disappear Dozens of UN, Civil Society Staff

Houthi security forces have, since May 31, 2024, arrested and forcibly disappeared dozens of people, including at least 13 United Nations staff and…

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UN rejects 'outrageous allegations' against staff held in Yemen

UN rejects 'outrageous allegations' against staff held in Yemen

The UN rights chief on Tuesday demanded that Yemen's Houthi rebels "immediately and unconditionally" release detained UN staff and other aid worker…

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Yemen: UN chief demands release of aid workers held by Houthis

Yemen: UN chief demands release of aid workers held by Houthis

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for the immediate release of all United Nations staff held in Yemen by the de facto…

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Private sector engagement and renewable energy investment are key to boosting sustainable development in Yemen

Private sector engagement and renewable energy investment are key to boosting sustainable development in Yemen

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen has released two new strategies to inform private sector engagement and renewable energy i…

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Food Insecurity in Yemen Reaches Highest Level, Warns UN

Food Insecurity in Yemen Reaches Highest Level, Warns UN

Statements attributed to a Houthi group leader denying that Yemenis in the militia-controlled areas lack access to adequate food, sparked anger acr…

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UNHCR Yemen: IDP Protection Monitoring Update

UNHCR Yemen: IDP Protection Monitoring Update

This Protection Monitoring report provides insight into the situation in Yemen, focusing on data collected by UNHCR partners* from 1st January &nda…

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Grundberg in Muscat to Discuss Peace in Yemen as Govt Concerned with Houthi Escalation

Grundberg in Muscat to Discuss Peace in Yemen as Govt Concerned with Houthi Escalation

United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg concluded on Monday a visit to Muscat where he met Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi and s…

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U.N. Yemen envoy to step down, may be replaced by Mauritanian: source

U.N. Yemen envoy to step down, may be replaced by Mauritanian: source

 U.N. special adviser to Yemen Jamal Benomar is planning on stepping down from his job and U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon is considering appointing a…

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