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...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) renewed its call on Friday for the immediate and unconditional release of four of its staff members who have been "arbitrarily" detained by the Houthi group, which is internationally classified as a terrorist o...
Hans Grundberg, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, expressed deep concern on Thursday regarding the cascading effects of regional escalation in the Middle East on peace efforts in Yemen. During a meeting in Moscow with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin, Grundberg emphasized that int...
On the eighth anniversary of his death, Lieutenant General Abdulrab al-Shadadi, former commander of the Third Military Region, is remembered by Yemeni officials and the public. General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, former Vice President of Yemen, paid tribute to al-Shadadi, describing him as a pivotal figu...
Yemen's internationally recognized government is urging the international community to take swift action against the Houthi rebels, designating them as a terrorist organization and imposing sanctions on their leaders. This call, issued Monday, October 7th, 2024, by the Ministry of Human Rights...
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...
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 ...
Local sources reported on Saturday, October 5, 2024, that a citizen was killed and another injured due to an explosion at a fuel tank belonging to a power station in Say'un, located in Hadramout Governorate, eastern Yemen. According to sources speaking to "Barran Press," the explo...
The office of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen reported on Saturday, October 5, 2024, that a meeting with members of the Yemeni Al-Rashad Party was held to discuss developments in Yemen and the region, proposing steps toward economic recovery and launching an inclusive political process. In a sta...
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...
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...
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...
On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, local sources in Abyan governorate, southern Yemen, reported that a civilian was injured during an exchange of gunfire between armed assailants and the security detail guarding the home of a leader in the Security Belt Forces affiliated with the Southern Transition C...
On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced that more than 1.43 million families in Yemen have received cash assistance as part of an unconditional cash transfer project funded by the World Bank and implemented by UNICEF in partnership with the Social F...
The United Nations reported on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, that the ports of Hodeidah and Ras Issa remain operational and capable of receiving commercial and humanitarian supplies, despite facing significant challenges to relief efforts. UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric stated at the da...
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 ...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government criticized the United Nations on Tuesday for its handling of the Houthi group's abduction of UN staff and humanitarian workers in Yemen. This statement was made by Yemen's Minister of Human Rights, Ahmed Arman, during a speech at the current...
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported a severe cholera outbreak in Yemen, revealing that the disease has claimed the lives of 680 individuals between March and September 2024. During this six-month period, approximately 186,000 suspected cholera...
On September 30, 2024, United Nations organizations issued a stark warning that Lebanon is "on the brink of catastrophe" due to recent Israeli attacks. This assertion comes from a detailed study released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in co...
On September 30, 2024, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the United Nations General Assembly to recommend the use of force if the Security Council fails to halt Israeli attacks in Gaza and Lebanon. Following a government meeting in Ankara, Erdogan stated, "The Assembly must swif...