News headlines for “Middle East”
Yemen’s humanitarian crisis growing by the hour amid spike in displacement
- UN News
People displaced by the renewed fighting in Yemen have described fleeing for their lives amid shelling and gunfire, aid agencies reported on Friday, while highlighting the dramatic increase in humanitarian needs in the country and in Djibouti, where thousands have sought shelter.
Security Council LIVE: Syria’s transition in the spotlight
- UN News
While Syria is making progress in its political transition, the Security Council is meeting to hear briefings and discuss the situation on the ground, including recent reports of deadly armed clashes with an ISIS-affiliate terrorist group in the south and protests over rising fuel prices.
Yemen escalation displaces more than 57,000 children: UNICEF
- UN News
Renewed fighting in Yemen is deepening an already severe humanitarian crisis in a country where more than 12 million children depend on aid, after more than a decade of conflict.
Renewed Hostilities In Yemen Inflame Displacement and Regional Risks
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 16 (IPS) - In recent days, the humanitarian situation in Yemen has deteriorated sharply following a new escalation of hostilities between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC). This follows four years of relative stability, marking the most severe resurgence of violence since the collapse of the United Nations (UN)-mediated ceasefire in October 2022.
Gaza: At least 20 killed in deadly building collapse, search for survivors continues
- UN News
Search and rescue operations continued in Gaza City on Wednesday following the collapse of a bombed-out building that killed at least 20 people, according to reports.
Security Council LIVE: Rising violence triggers emergency meeting on Yemen
- UN News
Amid rising violence in Yemen, the Security Council has called an emergency meeting at 3pm (NY time) on Tuesday to discuss the situation in the critical Bab el-Mandeb Strait shipping route as UN agencies warn of rising displacement, including thousands of Yemenis fleeing to Djibouti. UN News app users can follow here.
Escalating conflict drives new displacement in Yemen
- UN News
The escalating conflict in Yemen is choking off aid shipments and driving fresh displacement, including to nearby Djibouti, with UN agencies reporting on Tuesday that nearly 100,000 people have been displaced since fighting intensified earlier this month.
Gaza remains recovery points to possible war crimes, says UN rights chief
- UN News
Bodies are still being pulled from the rubble of Gaza, three years after Israeli bombardment flattened entire neighbourhoods – most of them women and children.
Six UN staff killed in Gaza school strike; Lebanon violations mount
- UN News
Israeli strikes killed six UN workers and civilians at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza as needs grow, according to the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA.
Married at 13, pregnant and starving: Child brides of Yemen
- UN News
Fatimah* was 13 when she was married off to an older man. Two years later, she gave birth to twin daughters.
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