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United Nations: Yemen Faces 'Catastrophic' Conditions

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DW: Yemen faces 'catastrophic' conditions, says UN

After three years of war, the Middle East country faces a growing risk of famine and cholera, the UN has warned. Warring parties have continued a "destructive pattern of zero-sum politics," said the outgoing UN envoy.

UN aid operations chief John Ging on Tuesday said living conditions in Yemen are "catastrophic" following three years of conflict.

Ging said Yemen, considered the world's worst humanitarian crisis, faces a growing risk of famine and cholera.

More than one million people have been infected with cholera since April 2017, the UN official noted, adding that diphtheria was on the rise for the first time since 1982.

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WNU Editor: Yemen is not facing "catastrophic" conditions .... it is already there.

More News On The UN Warning That Yemen Is Facing 'Catastrophic' Conditions

UN humanitarian chief calls Yemen conditions ‘catastrophic’ -- AP
UN officials warn over `catastrophic´ conditions in Yemen -- Press Association
War-wracked Yemen facing ‘catastrophic’ conditions -- Gulf Times/AFP
UN can help, but Yemen’s warring parties must make concessions, commit to peace – outgoing UN envoy -- UN News
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The Debate: Suffocation suffering by Saudi war on Yemen

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United Nations: 'Yemen Facing The Largest Famine The World Has Seen In Decades'



ABC News Online: UN warns Yemen blockade may create largest famine the world has seen in decades

Yemen will face, "the largest famine the world has seen for many decades" unless the Saudi-led military coalition lifts its blockade of the war-torn nation, the United Nations' humanitarian chief has warned.

Mark Lowcock told reporters after briefing the UN Security Council behind closed doors there must be an immediate resumption of regular air flights to the cities of Aden and Sanaa by the United Nations and its humanitarian partners.

He said there must also be immediate access to all ports, especially for food, fuel, medicine and other essential supplies.

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More News On The United Nations Reporting That Yemen Is Facing The Largest Famine The World Has Seen In Decades

Yemen facing largest famine the world has seen for decades, warns UN aid chief -- UN News Centre
UN, aid groups warn of ‘starvation and death’ in Yemen -- AP
Yemen conflict: UN official warns of world's biggest famine -- BBC
Yemen facing 'largest famine in decades' if blockade isn't lifted, UN aid chief says -- DW
Saudi blockade pushing Yemen toward 'worst famine in decades' -- CNN
Yemen is facing the world's largest famine in decades with MILLIONS of victims unless the Saudi-led coalition ends its blockade and allows aid into the country, UN warns -- Daily Mail
UN: Yemen facing massive famine if blockade not lifted -- Al Jazeera
FACTBOX -Could Yemen face "the largest famine" in decades? -- Reuters
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United Nations: Yemen Violence Worsening



Reuters: Yemen violence worsening, more access to north needed: U.N.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Top United Nations officials on Friday warned violence in Yemen was worsening and greater access was needed to the Houthi rebel-held north, particularly through the key Red Sea port of Hodeidah.

U.N. aid chief Stephen O'Brien slammed Yemen's government and a Saudi-led military coalition for "unilaterally denying or excessively delaying entry to vessels carrying essential cargo" to the port.

"It is simply wrong to insist these cargoes go to Aden, not Hodeidah," O'Brien told the U.N. Security Council, appealing for countries to back a U.N. mechanism that started inspecting commercial shipments to rebel-held ports in May last year.

The United Nations has worked to avert attacks on Hodeidah port, where around 80 percent of Yemen's food imports arrive.

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More News On The Crisis In Yemen

Yemen's 'man-made catastrophe' is ravaging country, senior UN officials tell Security Council -- UN News Centre
UN demands more humanitarian access to Yemen -- Al Jazeera
Yemen facing 'triple tragedy' of conflict, cholera, famine, UN says -- Daily Sabah
Yemen Teeters On Brink Of A New 'Catastrophe' As Blood Bank Eyes Closure -- NPR
Saudi coalition killed hundreds of children in Yemen, confidential UN report claims -- The Independent
Saudi forces deployed in Yemen’s port of Aden -- Daily Star
Confidential UN Report Suggests Saudi-Led Coalition Failing in Yemen -- Foreign Policy
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Yemen Facing A Massive Cholera Outbreak





VOA: UN: Cholera Cases in Yemen Could Top 300,000 by End of August

GENEVA — The U.N. Children's Fund warns cholera cases and deaths in war-torn Yemen continue to mount and could reach 300,000 by the end of August. UNICEF puts the current number of suspected cases at nearly 200,000, including more than 1,200 deaths — with a quarter of those being children.

UNICEF says containing the cholera outbreak in Yemen is extremely difficult. It says the health system is near total collapse, water and sanitation systems are in disrepair and the people who are meant to care for patients, collect the garbage and maintain vital systems have not been paid for six months.

The UNICEF representative in Yemen, Meritxell Relano, says despite the obstacles, aid agencies are making progress in reducing cholera cases and deaths in some parts of the country.

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More News On Yemen's Massive Cholera Outbreak

WHO: More than 1,300 now dead in Yemen's cholera epidemic -- UPI
Cholera cases in Yemen now more 200,000 -- CBC/Reuters
Yemen faces world's worst cholera outbreak - UN -- BBC
Yemen faces world's worst cholera outbreak, UN warns -- Al Arabiya
Saudi Arabia donates to end Yemen cholera outbreak it helped start -- VICE News
Yemen's Cholera Outbreak Is Only Getting Worse -- Newsy
The horrors of Yemen's spiralling cholera crisis -- Johannes Bruwer, International Committee of the Red Cross/BBC
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U.N. Issues Warning That Yemen Is Facing Total Disaster



BBC: Yemen facing total collapse as war continues, UN warns

The United Nations humanitarian chief has said Yemen is facing "total social, economic and institutional collapse".

Stephen O'Brien told members of the UN Security Council that "urgent action is required to stem the suffering".

More than two years of civil war in the country has triggered a humanitarian crisis, with almost seven million people on the brink of famine.

A resurgence of a cholera outbreak has also resulted in 60,000 suspected cases since April and 500 associated deaths.

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More News On The U.N. Issuing A Warning That Yemen Is Facing Total Disaster

UN warns Yemen conflict is leading to country's collapse -- ABC News/AP
Yemen spiraling toward 'total collapse' as world watches, UN warns -- CNN
Yemen Faces 'Total Collapse' If We Don't Act Now, the U.N. Warns -- Time
Yemen faces 'total collapse' the UN warns -- Euronews
UN humanitarian chief reports Yemen spiraling towards collapse -- DW
Cholera outbreak kills 532 in Yemen: WHO -- Anadolu Agency
UNICEF: Nearly 500 dead in Yemen cholera outbreak -- UPI
UN: Yemen Has World’s Worst Food Crisis -- VOA
As Yemen faces famine, U.N. works to avert attack on food port -- Reuters
Delivering $1 billion aid to Yemen faces difficulties -- Al-Monitor
Cholera, Famine and Girls Sold Into Marriage for Food: Yemen’s Dire Picture -- NYT
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UN Report: Yemen Facing Famine

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UN News Centre: Yemen: UN, partners seek $2.1 billion to stave off famine in 2017

The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched an international appeal for $2.1 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 12 million people in Yemen in 2017 – the largest-ever humanitarian response plan for the war-torn country.

“Two years of war have devastated Yemen… Without international support, they may face the threat of famine in the course of 2017 and I urge donors to sustain and increase their support to our collective response,” said UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O'Brien in a press release on the launch of the Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen in Geneva.

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More News On The Current UN Report That Yemen Is Facing Famine

U.N. needs $2.1 billion to avert famine in Yemen -- Reuters
UN appeals for US$2.1 billion for Yemen aid as famine looms -- AFP
Warning of famine, UN asks for $2.1 billion in aid for Yemen -- DW
Yemen conflict: UN launches $2.1bn aid appeal amid famine threat -- BBC
$2.1bn needed to avoid catastrophic famine in war-torn Yemen -- International Business Times
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Yemen - Armed women Houthi supporters rally in Sanaa to condemn US





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Saudi Arabia Boosts Military Spending to Fund War in Yemen

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Baby training with RPG before Toilet training

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Houthis launching Tochka missile targeting Hadi/Coalition forces in Mas Camp Marib Yemen

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Yemen - Saudi-paid mercenaries arrive in Marib Yemen

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Suspected looting of weapons and ammunition by Houthi from Yemen army warehouses

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ISIS Release Photo Of Suicide Bomber Abu Omar al-Hadidi Who Bombed At al-Balili Shia Mosque In Sanaa

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Saudi air strike at Yemen border








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Sikh Khalsa Aid working in Yemen and Syria

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Houthis using captured UAE M-ATVs in Yemen






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Yemenis fighting the Saudis in Marib province

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Yemen war - soldiers aren't hiding they are from UAE








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More destroyed Yemeni aircraft at Aden airport








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