Yemen: Ban calls to halt operations after Saudi-led airstrikes destroy hospital
New York, Oct 28 (IBNS):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition that hit the Hayadeen Medical Hospital in the Sa'dah governorate, which is run by Médecins Sans Frontières with support from the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Yemen: UN envoy says negotiations only way to end cocktail of dramatic crises
New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): Stressing that a political solution is key to resolving the "terrible cocktail" of crises in Yemen, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country on Monday announced that preparations have begun for talks between the conflict parties.
Yemen: 3.3 million people in need of critical aid in besieged Taiz, warns WHO
New York, Oct 22 (IBNS): The top United Nations health official in Yemen is appealing for unrestricted access to Taiz, where "innocent lives are at risk" in the besieged highland city where more than 3.3 million people are in critical need of health assistance, safe drinking water, food and fuel.
Yemen: UN envoy completes visit to Saudi Arabia as part of efforts to secure peace
New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen on Monday concluded a visit to Saudi Arabia before his briefing to the Security Council this week on his preparations for peace talks that he hopes will "lead to concrete benefits for the Yemeni people and the foundation for sustainable peace."
Yemen: Ban condemns airstrikes that reportedly struck killing over 100
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the airstrikes that reportedly struck a wedding party in Wahijah village, outside of the Red Sea port city of Mokha in Yemen, killing as many as 135 people.
Yemen: UN chief 'extremely concerned' at escalating ground fighting and airstrikes
New York, Sept 23 (IBNS) The United Nations Secretary-General on Tuesday voiced extreme concern at the escalating ground fighting and airstrikes that have caused further devastation to Yemen’s cities and an ever-growing number of civilian casualties in recent days.
Yemen: UN emergency fund releases $15 million for critical aid operations
New York, Sep 5 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations humanitarian wing on Friday released an emergency allocation of $15 million to help alleviate the "almost incomprehensible" scale of human suffering in Yemen where a "shocking" four out of every five Yemenis are lacking in such basic items for survival as clean water, food, fuel, and medicines.
Yemen: UN warns of 'untenable' humanitarian situation and increase in causalities
New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): The UN human rights office said on Tuesday it is alarmed by the steep increase in the number of civilian casualties in Yemen's Taiz governorate in recent weeks, as well as by the "untenable" humanitarian situation which is being made worse by the blockage of supply routes into Taiz city by local "popular committees" affiliated with the Houthis.
Yemen: Outbreak of dengue prompts WHO appeal for safe humanitarian corridor
New York, Sep 1 (IBNS): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is appealing for a safe corridor to reach more than 3 million people in war-torn Yemen's most populated governorate, Taiz, where "an extreme spike" in cases of dengue fever has been recorded over the past two weeks.
New York, Aug 26 (IBNS) Alarmed by the dramatic increase in grave violations against Yemen's children, the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict has called on all parties to respect their obligations under international law to safeguard civilians from harm, including children.
Civilian needs mount in Yemen as medical supplies dwindle - UN health agency
New York, Aug 25 (IBNS) Life saving medicines, trauma kits and blood bank supplies are urgently needed in war-ravaged Yemen, where nearly half the country's health facilities have shut down, leaving thousands of injured civilians with fewer and fewer places to seek emergency assistance, according to the UN health agency.
Yemen: UN begins food aid distribution in war-torn districts of Aden
New York, Jul 31 (IBNS): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distribution of food to around 340,000 people in eight of the worst-affected areas of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden.
Durable ceasefire needed as millions suffering in Yemen: UN relief chief
New York, Jul 29 (IBNS): The conflict in Yemen has brought “appalling damage†on an already suffering people, the top United Nations humanitarian official told the Security Council on Tuesday, pressing the international community to redouble its efforts to secure a pause in the fighting respected by all parties, thus providing space for relief workers to reach desperate civilians and for the warring sides to agree a durable ceasefire and, ultimately, a political solution.
Yemen: Ban welcomes Saudi-led coalition's announcement of humanitarian truce
New York, Jul 27 (IBNS): Welcoming the announcement by the Saudi-led Coalition of a unilateral five-day humanitarian pause in Yemen, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on all parties to the conflict to suspend military operations and facilitate safe, unhindered access of relief workers to desperate populations throughout the crisis-riven country.
Yemen: UN chief welcomes announcement of humanitarian ceasefire
New York, July 10 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the decision by Yemeni stakeholders to implement a humanitarian pause in the country's ongoing conflict and has reiterated his belief that the only sustainable solution to the crisis is through “peaceful and inclusive dialogue and negotiations,†the United Nations confirmed on Thursday.