Yemen: 'Hanging on by a thread', UN chief requests funding to meet staggering humanitarian crisis
news.un.org | 2020-06-02
More than five years of conflict have left Yemenis "hanging on by a thread, their economy in tatters" and their institutions "facing near-collapse", the UN chief told a virtual pledging conference on Tuesday, calling for a demonstration of solidarity with some of the world's poorest and most vulnerable.
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Yemen: International Donors Raise Half of $2.4b Aid Target
telesurenglish.net | 2020-06-02
International donors pledged Tuesday US$1.35 billion in humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Yemen, well below a US$2.41 billion fundraising target, according to the United Nations. | RELATED: | Yemen Demands Saudi Arabia to Stop New Air Attacks | "A total of US$1.35bn in pledges has been announced from a wide range of donors to the humanitarian response in Yemen including to fight COVID-19," a U.N. spokeswoman told reporters. | The videoconference was organized by the U.N. and Saudi Arabia, a…
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Our Disaster: Why the United States Bears Responsibility for Yemen's Humanitarian Crisis
Kathy Kelly | commondreams.org | 2020-06-01
Sanaa, Yemen. 30th Apr, 2020. A health worker wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant on the hands of people at a market in the old city of Sanaa, amid concerns of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). (Photo: Hani Al-Ansi/dpa/Alamy Live News.) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-06-01_at_10.02.36_am.png …
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US Considers New Weapons for Saudi Arabia as Kingdom Renews Yemen Border Bombings
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2020-06-01
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FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19-related 'tragedy' unfolding in Yemen
news.un.org | 2020-06-01
A "tragedy" fueled by the spread of COVID-19 which is unfolding in Yemen could affect millions of people there, an international UN-backed pledging conference is expected to hear on Tuesday.
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Life and death for Yemen's women and girls, as funding evaporates
news.un.org | 2020-05-30
In mid-May, just as the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Yemen, funding for UNFPA's life-saving reproductive health services dried up. The agency has been forced to suspend the provision of reproductive healthcare in 140 out of the 180 health facilities, it supports, meaning only 40 now remain.
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Kathy Kelly | progressive.org | 2020-05-28
Why the United States bears responsibility for Yemen's humanitarian crisis.
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How many dead Yemenis does it take to equal one Washington Post contributor?
Gary Brecher | thegrayzone.com | 2020-05-25
The War Nerd dissects reporting on Saudi Arabia to show how the corporate media cares more about a dead Washington…
thegrayzone.com/2020/05/25/media-saudi-arabia-yemen-khashoggi-war-nerd/

UNESCO Chief Condemns Killing of Ruptly Journalist Al-Quaiti in Yemen
sputniknews.com | 2020-06-04
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Audrey Azoulay on Thursday condemned the killing of Ruptly stringer Nabil Hassan al-Quaiti in Yemen.
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