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9 January 2012 - 1:13pmSaleh Ali Showi and his family have lived in a camp in Al Mazraq in Hajjah Governorate, northern Yemen, since August 2009. They were forced to abandon their home after fighting broke out between the Government and Houthi-led separatist fighters. It is a difficult life—one made even more complicated... -
21 December 2011 - 12:16pmThe deepening crisis facing millions of Yemenis was highlighted this week with the launch of a powerful series of photos in Dubai. The exhibition, “Facing Crisis: Yemen’s Deepening Humanitarian Challenges”, puts a human face on a highly complex crisis – in which hundreds of... -
8 December 2011 - 2:32pmIyad Yousif Alfairy shares his shelter in Jabalia Refugee Camp in North Gaza with 14 family members. Like many in the camp, Alfairy’s shelter is rundown, overcrowded and in desperate need of repair. During the rainy season, manholes overflow and raw sewage floods in from the streets. “We pray... -
30 November 2011 - 8:55pmUN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator (DERC) and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs (ASG) Catherine Bragg yesterday concluded her four-day mission to Yemen, where she witnessed an intensifying humanitarian crisis in some parts of the country. “We are seeing chronic... -
14 October 2011 - 7:33pmThe growing humanitarian crisis in Yemen has alarming consequences for the education and wellbeing of tens of thousands of children, a new OCHA Situation Report on the emergency highlighted today. “Throughout Yemen, children’s access is challenged by the occupation of schools by internally...
