UN Expresses Serious Concerns Over Safety of Employees Held by Houthis

UN Expresses Serious Concerns Over Safety of Employees Held by Houthis

The United Nations expressed "serious concerns" on Saturday regarding the safety and security of its employees and their families who are detained by the Houthi group, which was designated as a terrorist organization in 2021 and 2023. This statement was made in a joint declaration fro...

WHO Report Reveals One in Four Yemenis Suffer from Mental Health Issues

WHO Report Reveals One in Four Yemenis Suffer from Mental Health Issues

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday that nearly a quarter of Yemen’s population is experiencing mental health problems, a consequence of the ongoing war and conflict that has persisted for years. The country is facing significant deficiencies in mental health care and supp...

UN Human Rights Council Approves New Resolution on Yemen

UN Human Rights Council Approves New Resolution on Yemen

The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva unanimously adopted Resolution A/HRC/57/L.32 on Friday, focusing on providing technical assistance and capacity-building for the National Commission to Investigate Allegations of Human Rights Violations in Yemen. According to the official Yemeni...

Hezbollah Orders Fighters Not to Target Israeli Forces Near UNIFIL Base

Hezbollah Orders Fighters Not to Target Israeli Forces Near UNIFIL Base

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah issued instructions to its fighters on Monday, October 7th, 2024, to refrain from targeting Israeli forces near a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) base in the border town of Maroun al-Ras. The order, announced in a statement broadcast by Al Maya...

UN Repatriates 142 Somali Refugees from Yemen

UN Repatriates 142 Somali Refugees from Yemen

On Sunday, October 6, 2024, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced the repatriation of 142 Somali refugees from Yemen to their home country through its voluntary return program. In a statement shared on the platform X seen by Barran Press, the UNHCR office in Yemen ...

Iraqi-American Talks in Baghdad Focus on Yemen Conflict

Iraqi-American Talks in Baghdad Focus on Yemen Conflict

On Thursday, October 3, 2024, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein met with U.S. Special Envoy to Yemen Timothy Lenderking to discuss the ongoing conflict in Yemen, its impact on the population, and international efforts to bring it to an end and achieve stability. The meeting took place during...

One Year On: Key Developments in Israel's Ongoing Assault on Gaza

One Year On: Key Developments in Israel's Ongoing Assault on Gaza

On October 7, 2024, the first anniversary of Israel's continuous assault on the Gaza Strip will be marked, a conflict that has left the region in ruins and has been described by UN officials as "devastated and unlivable." Since the onset of this offensive, Israel has faced allegat...

UN Report: 489,000 Displaced in Yemen Since January 2024

UN Report: 489,000 Displaced in Yemen Since January 2024

On Wednesday, the United Nations announced that approximately 489,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since the beginning of 2024 due to "armed conflict and harsh weather conditions." According to a report from the UN Population Fund's office in Yemen, around 489,545 individua...

Warning Against Misleading Information and Malicious Links in Marib

Warning Against Misleading Information and Malicious Links in Marib

On October 1, 2024, Engineer Saleh Al-Saqaf, the Director of the Planning and International Cooperation Office in Marib, issued a warning to citizens and internally displaced persons about misleading information and malicious links being circulated on social media under the guise of international ...