Humanitarian Crisis

Yemen officials say man has killed 12 in family dispute
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Yemen officials say man has killed 12 in family dispute

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni man killed at least a dozen people, including his wife and three children, in…
UN envoy condemns deadly clashes in Yemen’s key port city
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UN envoy condemns deadly clashes in Yemen’s key port city

CAIRO (AP) — A top UN official Thursday condemned recent clashes in Yemen’s strategic port city of Hodeida, which have…
Syrians linked to IS will be allowed to leave sprawling camp
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Syrians linked to IS will be allowed to leave sprawling camp

BEIRUT (AP) — The Kurdish-led authority in northeast Syria will allow Syrian citizens to leave a sprawling camp that houses…
Yemen’s war shifts focus to Marib, thousands of displaced at risk
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Yemen’s war shifts focus to Marib, thousands of displaced at risk

MARIB, Yemen (Reuters) – In Yemen’s gas-rich region of Marib, fighters loyal to the Saudi-backed government recited Koranic verses before…
Palestinian refugee agency warns of instability amid crisis
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Palestinian refugee agency warns of instability amid crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — The UN agency for Palestinian refugees is experiencing a financial crisis that could force it to halt…
Hunger stalks children in Yemen as UN cuts aid programs
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Hunger stalks children in Yemen as UN cuts aid programs

AL-HANABIYA, Yemen (AP) — When Issa Nasser was born late last year in a village in northern Yemen, his weight…
Worst virus fears are realized in poor or war-torn countries
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Worst virus fears are realized in poor or war-torn countries

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For months, experts have warned of a potential nightmare scenario: After overwhelming health systems…
UNICEF: Millions of Yemeni children may starve amid pandemic
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UNICEF: Millions of Yemeni children may starve amid pandemic

CAIRO (AP) — Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across…
UN aid chief: Yemen will fall off a cliff if no new funds
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UN aid chief: Yemen will fall off a cliff if no new funds

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN humanitarian chief warned that without massive financial support, Yemen will “fall off the cliff,”…
Yemen’s emergency coronavirus committee declares Aden an infested city
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Yemen’s emergency coronavirus committee declares Aden an infested city

CAIRO (Reuters) — Yemen’s emergency coronavirus committee declared Aden, the seat to Yemen’s internationally recognized government, an infested city early…
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