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25 May 2021 Tel Aviv, Israel

Israeli Attacks on Gaza Leave 800,000 Palestinians Without Piped Water

Aid agencies ramp up water aid to Gaza following ceasefire. Substantial damage to critical infrastructure leaves hundreds of thousands in need of humanitarian assistance. Rush to restore basic water, sanitation and hygiene services.

29 Apr 2021 NEW YORK NY, United States

UN Security Council Votes To Protect Essential Civilian Infrastructure

UN Security Council seeks to reinforce existing international humanitarian law on the protection of critical infrastructure in conflict zones amid increases in intentional damage with severe and long-lasting harm caused to civilians.

29 Jul 2020 Sana'a, Yemen

COVID Situation May Be "Concealing" Underlying Cholera Crisis In Yemen

Thousands of people in war-torn Yemen could be dying from undetected cases of cholera because COVID-19 has overwhelmed the country’s health facilities and people are too frightened to seek treatment for fear of the virus, aid agency Oxfam has warned.The number of COVID-19 cases in Yemen is likely to peak in the coming weeks while the heaviest rains are expected in August which could deepen a hidden cholera crisis...

19 Nov 2019 BRUSSELS, Belgium

EU Increases Aid To Strife-torn Yemen For Basic Services

The European Commission has approved an additional $87 Million USD in aid for public services, health and education in Yemen, bringing EU support to $485 Million USD since 2015 when violent conflict erupted. The conflict in Yemen has resulted in the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with unprecedented levels of hunger, poverty and spread of preventable disease...

30 Oct 2019 Washington DC, United States

Yemen Conflict: Fuel Price Escalation Exacerbates Deadly Water Crisis

International aid organisation Oxfam has cut trucked water to thousands of Yemenis because of the increase in fuel prices in the conflict-torn country. Piped water systems installed by Oxfam, which supply a quarter of a million people, are running at around 50 per cent capacity, the agency said 22 October...

21 Oct 2019 NEW YORK NY, United States

UN Security Council Briefed On Yemen Humanitarian Crisis

Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, addressed the Security Council of the United Nations 17 October about the humanitarian situation in Yemen, including severe water challenges in the strife-torn country.He declared that Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and the largest relief operation with more than 250 humanitarian agencies working through the UN response plan...

2 Mar 2019 HARARE, Zimbabwe

Emergency Relief Funding For Zimbabwe Farmers Struggling With Drought, "Flash Appeal" Launched

The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator has announced an allocation of $10 Million USD from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to farmers in Zimbabwe who have been struggling with erratic rainfall and a fragile economy.“The CERF allocation will help us to rapidly provide critical food and livelihood support, education, health, and protection services for the most vulnerable people who are hardest-hit during crises, including children, women, the elderly, and people who are chronically ill or living with disabilities”, Coordinator Mark Lowcock siad February 28...

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17 Nov 2017 GENEVA, Switzerland

New Yemen Cholera Risk as Saudi Blockade Continues, Three Cities Stop Providing Clean Water

Three cities in Yemen have stopped providing clean water in recent days, putting close to a million people at risk of a renewed cholera outbreak and other water-borne diseases."The water and sewage systems in Hodeida, Sa'ada and Taiz stopped operating because of a lack of fuel", said the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) head of delegation in Yemen, Alexandre Faite...