Civil society of Development and Freedoms

UNICEF Yemen conflict: A devastating toll for children

The conflict in Yemen has taken a devastating toll, particularly on the most vulnerable members of society: children. Even before the outbreak of conflict in March 2015, Yemen faced challenges from widespread poverty, food insecurity and…

WHO: Yemen Children Dying from Rapid Spread of Diphtheria

The World Health Organization warns that children in Yemen are dying as diphtheria, a preventable disease, spreads rapidly throughout the country. Forty-six of the more than 470 people with clinically diagnosed diphtheria in Yemen — or…

A Woman Wounded in a Saudi Bombing on Saada

A woman was injured on Sunday in a rocket and artillery attack waged by the Saudi forces targeting the bordering areas in the governorate of Saada, northern Yemen. A woman fell as a wounded victim due to a Saudi missile that struck the…

WHO: Diphtheria claims 48 lives in Yemen within 60 days

Diphtheria has claimed lives of at least 48 people within the last two months across Yemen amid the ongoing Saudi military aggression and blockade of the impoverished Arab country. The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report on…