Helping through hardship: Rebuilding lives in Yemen
How UNHCR is helping thousands struggling to survive in Yemen After intense fighting broke out in her home city of Hodeidah, Rahaf and her family were forced to seek safety in Aden, in southern Yemen. After a difficult two-day journey spent on the road, her family...
Ayman’s longstanding commitment to refugee service
After more than 25 years in the field, UNHCR’s Representative in Yemen remains motivated and inspired by resilient refugees Unfulfilled by his previous job working for a bank in Amman, Jordan, then 25-year-old Ayman Gharaibehtook a one-month UNHCR contract in Kuwait,...
UNHCR urges protection of Yemeni civilians
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Nearly 1,500 civilian casualties were reported in Yemen in the period between August...