UN Security Council Warns Israel Against Attempts to Dismantle UNRWA

UN Security Council Warns Israel Against Attempts to Dismantle UNRWA

On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, members of the United Nations Security Council expressed their opposition to any efforts by Israel to "dismantle or reduce" the operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This warning came in r...

Yemen Chairs Emergency Arab Meeting on Israeli Ban of UNRWA Activities

Yemen Chairs Emergency Arab Meeting on Israeli Ban of UNRWA Activities

On Thursday, October 31, 2024, Yemen chaired an emergency meeting of the Arab League at the level of permanent representatives to discuss recent Israeli laws prohibiting the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the occupied Pal...

44 Injured Soldiers from Taiz Sent to Egypt for Medical Treatment

44 Injured Soldiers from Taiz Sent to Egypt for Medical Treatment

On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, Colonel Sadiq Al-Namr, head of the Military Medical Committee in the Taiz Military Axis of the Yemeni army, announced that 44 wounded soldiers have been sent to the Arab Republic of Egypt for medical treatment. In a statement released by the media center of the Tai...

Yemeni Government Criticizes UN and International Approach to Houthis

Yemeni Government Criticizes UN and International Approach to Houthis

On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, the internationally recognized Prime Minister of Yemen, criticized the United Nations and the international community's approach to the Houthi group, which is designated as a terrorist organization. He stated that this approach "will...

UN Warns of Resurgent Polio Threat in Yemen Amid Houthi Vaccine Ban

UN Warns of Resurgent Polio Threat in Yemen Amid Houthi Vaccine Ban

Two UN agencies have issued a stark warning that Yemen continues to face an outbreak of mutated poliovirus, with 273 reported cases over the past three years. This alarming situation persists amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis and declining vaccination rates. The World Health Organization (WHO...

King Salman Center Signs $25 Million Food Aid Agreement for Yemen

King Salman Center Signs $25 Million Food Aid Agreement for Yemen

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center signed a joint cooperation agreement on Saturday, October 26, 2024, with the United Nations World Food Programme to provide food assistance to the most vulnerable families in Yemen, with a total cost of $25 million. The agreement was signed dur...

UN Report Details Houthi Arms Smuggling Routes and Tactics

UN Report Details Houthi Arms Smuggling Routes and Tactics

A new UN report, compiled by the Global Program on Combatting Transnational Organized Crime and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's Container Control Programme, details the sophisticated methods used by the Houthi group to smuggle weapons into Yemen. The report, released October 22nd, 2024, hig...

UN Envoy Calls for Urgent Action to De-escalate Tensions in the Red Sea

UN Envoy Calls for Urgent Action to De-escalate Tensions in the Red Sea

Hans Grundberg, the United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, emphasized the urgent need for measures to de-escalate tensions in the Red Sea to prevent further destabilization. His remarks came at the conclusion of a two-day visit to Cairo, where he met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelattiy ...

UN Report: Houthis Exploit Truce to Build Military Arsenal

UN Report: Houthis Exploit Truce to Build Military Arsenal

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has accused the Iran-backed Houthi movement, classified as a terrorist organization, of exploiting the UN-brokered truce in Yemen, which began in April 2022, to bolster their military capabilities. The report alleges that the Houthis have subsequently u...