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UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths to step down due to health reasons | United Nations News

Griffiths has worked as the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs for three years. UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths, who has played a key role in pressing for aid to the Gaza Strip and led earlier efforts for Yemen, has announced he will step down due to ill health. Griffiths, who has headed the UN Office [...]read moreUN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths to step down due to health reasons | United Nations News

Warnings against normalising conflict as Yemen marks decade of war | Humanitarian Crises News

March 25, 2024 mpsingh No Comments News conflict, Crises, decade, humanitarian, Humanitarian Crises, marks, Middle East, News, normalising, War, warnings, Yemen

About four and a half million children are not in education in Yemen, while half of the country is in desperate need of medical aid, NGOs have warned. Reports released on Monday said two in five Yemeni children are not attending school while more than 17 million people – half of them children – require [...]read moreWarnings against normalising conflict as Yemen marks decade of war | Humanitarian Crises News

Rubymar cargo ship earlier hit by Houthis has sunk, Yemeni government says | Israel War on Gaza News

The UK-owned bulk carrier was struck on February 18 with multiple missiles resulting in an oil slick in the Red Sea. The cargo ship Rubymar, which was abandoned in the southern Red Sea after being targeted by Houthi rebels last month, has sunk, according to Yemen’s internationally recognised government. “The MV Rubymar sank last night, [...]read moreRubymar cargo ship earlier hit by Houthis has sunk, Yemeni government says | Israel War on Gaza News

Can US strikes on Yemen’s Houthis be justified as ‘self-defence’? | Houthis News

March 1, 2024 mpsingh No Comments News Houthis, justified, Middle East, News, selfdefence, strikes, Yemen, Yemens

Israel has used it as justification for the slaughter of more than 30,000 Palestinians in Gaza – with thousands more lost under the rubble and presumed dead – in under five months. And, now, the United States has used it to justify its air strikes on Houthi fighters in Yemen. The right of a sovereign [...]read moreCan US strikes on Yemen’s Houthis be justified as ‘self-defence’? | Houthis News

US launches fourth round of strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

January 18, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Trending Stories Fourth, Houthi, launches, strikes, targets, Yemen

“These strikes, along with other actions we have taken, will degrade the Houthi’s capabilities to continue their reckless attacks on international and commercial shipping in the Red Sea, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden,” the statement added. Source link