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UNHAS flights - Yemen Logistics Cluster
All flights to and from Yemen suspended for two weeks. The Guardian | NYT | Reuters | Arab News
Jordan closures related to Covid-19. Jordan Times | Reuters | US Embassy in Jordan
Latest news and analysis impacting NGO coordination in Yemen.
12 Mar 2020 (UNOCHA). Yemen: As thousands flee fighting, a call for de-escalation
11 Mar 2020 (Saba News). Meeting between the Houthi Supreme Political Council and UN Officials. Also on SCMCHA's website - Al-Houthi Chairs A Government Meeting With A Number Of UN Organizations.
09 Mar 2020 (SCMCHA). Training Course For Council Staff In Strategic Planning
27 Feb 2020 (OSESGY). Opening remarks by the UN Special Envoy at a consultative meeting with Yemeni public and political figures, Amman, Jordan
25 Feb 2020 (UN). Security Council Extends 2014 Sanctions Imposed on Those Threatening Security, Stability in Yemen, Adopting Resolution 2511 (2020)
25 Feb 2020 (US State Dep't). Senior State Department Official On Developments in Yemen
24 Feb 2020 (NYT). US to Stop Aid in Yemen's Houthi Areas if Rebels Don't Budge
19 Feb 2020 (AP News). Yemen’s Houthi rebels impeding UN aid flow, demand a cut
18 Feb 2020 (World Bank). Elite capture of foreign aid: Evidence from offshore bank accounts
18 Feb 2020 (OSESGY). Briefing of the special envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen to the open session of the Security Council
18 Feb 2020 (USUN). Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Yemen (by U.S. Ambassador to the UN)
14 Feb 2020 (EC). Joint statement by Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič and Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Peter Eriksson
13 Feb 2020 (USUN). Media Note on the United Nations Yemen Panel of Experts Report (United States Mission to the United Nations)
12 Feb 2020 (The New Humanitarian). US, UK threaten to cut Yemen aid due to fraud and obstruction
10 Feb 2020 (ReliefWeb/OCHA). Yemen: Humanitarian Access Snapshot (October - November 2019)
27 Jan 2020 (UN). Letter from the Panel of Experts on Yemen addressed to the President of the Security Council
Houthi-controlled media
https://www.ansarollah.com/en/ - website of Ansar Allah
https://www.scmcha.org/en/ - website of SCMCHA
https://www.saba.ye/en - Yemen news agency
Agreements
Desert Locust situation update (FAO, 24 Feb 2020)
via Google Alerts - scours the web but does not always catch certain news on the subject so still need to go to individual news sites with the search term targeted at Yemen. More importantly, always ask who owns a news group, agency or media network - many claim to be independent but each has its own agenda to their news coverage.
The big news agencies
Associated Press (AP) - New York-based news cooperative described as "independent" and "not-for-profit". Founded in 1846 and has earned more than 50 Pulitzer prizes so we can say it has earned a level of trust from its readers.
Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Thomson-Reuters
I decided to write down my notes on things related to Yemen that I read in books and articles or see in films and other media. See VisVid.
The American Institute for Yemeni Studies (AIYS) offers many resources for studying Yemen's history and arts.