Women struggle to get by as Yemen conflict hits six-year mark
As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis rages on, women and children make up three-quarters of the four million people forced from their homes, putting them at greater risk. By Jean-Nicolas Beuze in Hudaydah, Yemen On a small patch of land on the outskirts of...
Looming famine in Yemen: The growing risk of food insecurity
Hundreds of thousands face heightened risk of food insecurity in Yemen. By Jean-Nicolas Beuze, as told to Lauren La Rose The country that is home to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis is facing growing challenges. There is heightened risk of food insecurity in...
Displaced Yemenis flee clashes, face imminent risk of hunger
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Amid intensified clashes in Yemen’s Marib region UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is...