Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 681 - Yemen War Mosaic 681

Yemen Press Reader 681: 23. Sept. 2020: 5 Jahre Hunger im Jemen – Folter in Huthi-Gefängnissen – Emirate heuerten 450 Söldner für Polit-Morde im Jemen an – Ende der Saudi-Ära – Die EU und Jemen

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Sep. 23, 2020: Half a decade of hunger in Yemen – Torture in Houthi prisons – UAE hired 450 mercenaries for political kikkings in Yemen – The end of the Saudi era – The European Union and Yemen – and more

Schwerpunkte / Key aspects

Kursiv: Siehe Teil 2 / In Italics: Look in part 2: https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-681b-yemen-war-mosaic-681b

Klassifizierung / Classification

Für wen das Thema ganz neu ist / Who is new to the subject

cp1 Am wichtigsten / Most important

cp1a Am wichtigsten: Coronavitrus und Seuchen / Most important: Coronavirus and epidemics

cp2 Allgemein / General

cp2a Allgemein: Saudische Blockade / General: Saudi blockade

cp3 Humanitäre Lage / Humanitarian situation

cp4 Flüchtlinge / Refugees

cp5 Nordjemen und Huthis / Northern Yemen and Houthis

cp6 Separatisten und Hadi-Regierung im Südjemen / Separatists and Hadi government in Southern Yemen

cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks

cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia

cp9 USA

cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf

cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries

cp12b Sudan

cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms Trade

cp13b Mercenaries / Söldner

cp13c Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage

cp13d Wirtschaft / Economy

cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism

cp15 Propaganda

cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids

cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War

cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle

cp19 Sonstiges / Other

Klassifizierung / Classification

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(Kein Stern / No star)

? = Keine Einschatzung / No rating

A = Aktuell / Current news

B = Hintergrund / Background

C = Chronik / Chronicle

D = Details

E = Wirtschaft / Economy

H = Humanitäre Fragen / Humanitarian questions

K = Krieg / War

P = Politik / Politics

pH = Pro-Houthi

pS = Pro-Saudi

T = Terrorismus / Terrorism

Für wen das Thema ganz neu ist / Who is new to the subject

Ältere einführende Artikel u. Überblicke für alle, die mit den Ereignissen im Jemen noch nicht vertraut sind, hier:

Yemen War: Older introductory articles, overviews, for those who are still unfamiliar with the Yemen war here:

https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-einfuehrende-artikel-u-ueberblicke

Neue Artikel / New articles

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Die Lage im Jemen ist so schlimm wie noch nie

Seit über fünf Jahren herrscht Krieg im Jemen. Ein Ende ist nicht in Sicht. Die Bilanz des Konfliktes ist katastrophal: Die Infrastruktur des Landes liegt in Schutt und Asche, fast vier Millionen Menschen haben ihr Zuhause verlassen. Von den 30 Millionen Jemenitinnen und Jemeniten sind laut den Vereinten Nationen 22,2 Millionen auf humanitäre Hilfe angewiesen. Das Auswärtige Amt spricht sogar von 24 Millionen. Die Kämpfe werden von beiden Seiten auf menschenverachtende Weise geführt. Noch schlimmer ist für die Bevölkerung aber wahrscheinlich die Blockade, die Saudi-Arabien über das Land verhängt hat. Keine Güter kommen mehr hinaus oder hinein, nicht einmal Medikamente. Das hat zur Folge, dass sich Krankheiten wie die Cholera oder das Dengue-Fieber sehr leicht verbreitet.

Die Lage im Jemen ist heute so schlimm wie noch nie seit Beginn des Krieges. Seit Anfang des Jahres sind laut UN mehr als 100.000 Menschen vertrieben worden – zusätzlich zu den über 3,5 Millionen Flüchtlingen der fünf Jahre zuvor. Über 10.000 davon mussten in Folge der COVID-19 Pandemie fliehen. Das Land braucht dringend internationale Hilfe – und noch wichtiger: Frieden. Doch für beides sieht es schlecht aus. Die Huthis haben eine Offensive auf die Stadt Marib gestartet. Saudi-Arabien wirft nach wie vor Bomben über das Land ab, trotz einer Waffenruhe, die es im April selbst ausgerufen hatte. Die Zahl der Akteure, die im Krieg mitmischen, steigt.

https://www.fluchtgrund.de/2020/09/die-lage-im-jemen-ist-so-schlimm-wie-noch-nie/

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Yemen: Not a Desert Oasis, But a Deserted Crisis

Yemen has been plagued with problem after problem for a long time, but when and where did these start — and most importantly, who started them?

Yemen has been the recent hot-topic on Instagram Advocacy — and unfortunately, that’s the maximum coverage it’s gotten in mainstream media. Right now, Yemen is going through one of the most violent conflicts the Middle East has ever seen, and become the centre of the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. (Yet, somehow, it’s the one receiving the least media coverage — white-washed and euro-centric media institutionalisation much?) Currently, being the poorest country in the Middle East, Yemen has been subject to a five-year-long civil war, a famine, and now a pandemic. But how did it all start?

However, it isn’t just Middle Eastern countries with blood on their hands. The US and the UK have both sold billions of dollars worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, whilst being fully aware of their involvement in Yemen. In addition, the US has led bombing campaigns of its own in Yemen, targeting Al-Qaeda and ISIS. It’s not a coincidence that major news networks, most of which are American and British, or any of our traditionally predominantly-Caucasian media, will not cover the Yemeni crisis; after all, they were a large part of causing it.

Until then, all we can do is talk about this crisis — be that by posting, storying, re-sharing — and urge for it to be brought to the forefront of media coverage.

https://medium.com/discourse/yemen-not-a-desert-oasis-but-a-deserted-crisis-d770bb028006

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Yemen: How to help the Yemen crisis - Why is Yemen starving?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1337377/Yemen-how-to-help-Yemen-crisis-famine-why-is-Yemen-starving

cp1 Am wichtigsten / Most important

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Half a Decade of Hunger: How Conflict Has Starved Yemen’s Future Generations

“The world can no longer avert its gaze from the famine unfolding in Yemen” – New Report Highlights State of Starvation in Yemen as COVID-19 Takes Hold

Humanitarian charity Human Appeal has released a report, Half a Decade of Hunger: How Conflict Has Starved Yemen’s Future Generations, detailing the impact of the five-year war on people’s health and the alarming levels of malnutrition in children. The report also looks at how Yemen is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic in light of its existing struggles. Recognised as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, 80% of Yemen’s population requires aid. Both in their report and online, the charity has been highlighting some people’s stories as they face an onslaught of COVID-19, conflict, starvation, and the quick spread of other fatal diseases such as cholera. Over 20 million people in Yemen are food insecure, and the vast majority are in urgent need of aid. As a result, children are being born only to waste away, and an entire generation of Yemenis are being starved out of existence. Dr Mohamed Ashmawey, Human Appeal CEO said: “The world can no longer avert its gaze from the famine unfolding in Yemen. Yemenis are being starved of a future in a perfect storm of conflict, food shortages and a mix of fatal diseases including COVID-19 and cholera. “Yemen is already the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, and the situation will become more acute as international aid has been dramatically cut forcing closure of 75% of vital UN programmes. “Our report makes uncomfortable reading, but we urge people to recognise the severity of the situation, and to join our call for the international community to act, so that Yemen can begin to recover.” In the report, testimonies from doctors on the ground in Yemen also reveal the grim reality of how a country completely unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, and with little to no means of treating its victims, has been overwhelmed by events, leading to even more starvation. Active in Yemen since 2014, Human Appeal has helped over 900,000 people, and has recently launched an emergency appeal in response to the suffering seen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The charity will be providing food and medical aid to 26,000 people through food pack distribution and support to hospitals in Sana’a and Taiz governorates, and has distributed 7,700 hygiene kits to try and curb the worst of the pandemic.

In this report, with a focus on children and future generations, we provide a summary of the situation facing the people of Yemen five years into the conflict that has killed and displaced hundreds of thousands, and starved millions.

As one of the largest humanitarian crises to blight the world in the 2010s, the ongoing relentless conflict and the consequences for Yemen’s economy and infrastructure have combined to push the country into a state of famine for years on end. This has undoubtedly had a harrowing impact on future generations, especially those born into the conflict whose parents do not know where the next meal is coming from. As is sadly the case in crises like this, it is those who are already vulnerable who suffer.

Human Appeal has worked in Yemen since before the conflict started. The country was already suffering from extreme poverty before the conflict exacerbated the already fragile situation. This report also highlights some of the work we have carried out in Yemen during the course of the conflict, and brings to attention some of the real-life stories of people whose lives have been positively impacted by our work.

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/half-decade-hunger-how-conflict-has-starved-yemen-s-future-generations

and the report in full: https://www.humanappeal.org.uk/media/2371704/yemen-report_half-a-decade-of-hunger-2020_v2.pdf = https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/yemen-report_half-a-decade-of-hunger-2020_v2.pdf

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SAM Organization reveals torture to death incidents inside Houthis’ prisons

SAM Organization for Rights and Liberties said that the Houthis militia forcibly disappears dozens of civilians from Sa’da and Amran governorates, and practice cruel torture that led to the death of two of them; Sadiq Ahmed Yahya Al Ghawi, 37, who died on June 26, 2020, in a Houthi prison in Sana'a and Mohamed Abdullah Mohsen Salba, died on Monday, August 31, 2020, in a Houthi prison in Hajjah.

SAM said that the Houthis militia arrested more than ten citizens of Sa’da Governorate from inside their homes for unknown reasons during April 30 to May 20, 2020, according to SAM monitors, the detainees are Sadiq Ahmed Yahya Al Ghawi, 37, who died under torture, and his brother Amin Ahmed Yahya Al Ghawi, 30, Abdullah Hussein Yahya Al Ghawi, 39, Essam Hussein Yahya Al Ghawi, 33, Muhammad Hussain Yahya, 28, Nasir Hussain Yahya Al Ghawi, 23, Abdul Razzaq Ahmed Al Ghawi, 43, Zubair Muhammad Al Ghawi, 28, and Mohammed Naji Ahmed Al Ghawi, 28, also arrested a number of his neighbors, whose names could not be identified by SAM.

According to testimonies documented by the SAM organization, seven masked persons came to the house of the victim, Sadiq Ahmed Al-Ghawi, located in Al-Maharba, in the Sahar district on April 30, 2020, in a military vehicle belonging to the General Security, and they took him from the house without giving reasons, only they told him that he was wanted by the security authorities and they forcibly disappeared him since then, despite his family inquiries to the security authorities, but in vain, until the date of September 16, 2020, when an unknown person called Sadiq's father, informing him that his son had died and that his body was in the morgue of the police hospital in Sanaa, which is controlled by the militia since September 2014, and according to a source in the hospital, the body of Sadiq Al-Ghawi was brought on June 26, 2020, with signs of torture, including signs of hanging, and kept in the hospital morgue that contains other unidentified bodies with signs of torture, and according to the same source, the Houthi militia sent a person called; Abu Abdullah al-Saken to the police hospital to meet the victim's family after they refused to receive the body, who showed the family of the deceased a picture of the victim, claiming that he had committed suicide by hanging himself in the prison. One of the family members received a call from Amin, brother of the deceased Sadiq, requesting the family to receive and burying his brother’s body. The family also received a promise from the person who met them in the hospital to release Amin if they agreed to receive Sadiq’s body and bury it.

On August 31, 2020, the abductee Mohmed Abdullah Mohsen Salba, died in the prisons of the Houthis militia, just four days after he was abducted from the city of Hajjah on Thursday, August 27, 2020.

Witnesses told SAM monitors that Mohmed was in the Houra area in the center of Hajjah, next to the Agriculture Office,

"The allegation that the victims committed suicide has become an excuse for the Houthis militia, which is trying to cover-up their crimes under such pretext," said lawyer Omar Al-Hemyari, who is in charge of the organization’s legal committee.

Al-Hemyari added, "The crimes of torture to death in Houthis prisons are not just individual practices, rather, a systematic policy, led to the death of 154 civilians, according to SAM reports."

Al-Hemyari stated that among the cases documented by SAM of detainees who died under torture in Houthis prisons during this year, is the death of the detainee Ali Abdullah Hassan Al-Ammari, in March 2020, in the Political Security prison in Sana'a as a result of severe torture by the Houthi militia.

Also, the death of the detainee, Ahmed Taher Ahmed Jamil, in March 2020, in the militia's prisons in Al-Saleh city, Al-Houban, Taiz Governorate, under torture, about two weeks after his arrest by the Houthi militia. SAM also documented the death of detainee Ahmed Muhammad Al-Sahaqi in August 2020, in the prisons of the Houthi militia in Dhamar Governorate.

SAM called for an international investigation into the crimes of systematic torture in Houthis prisons and to bring perpetrators into justice, and ensure that criminals will not enjoy impunity, noting that torture is a crime against humanity according to international humanitarian law.

https://samrl.org/l.php?l=e,10,A,c,1,74,77,3923,html

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Rights groups: UAE hired 450 mercenaries to carry out assassinations in Yemen

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has hired thousands of mercenaries and deployed 450 of them in Yemen to carry out high-profile assassinations, the International Institute for Rights and Development, and the Rights Radar Foundation revealed on Thursday.

These remarks came in a statement that the International Institute for Rights and Development and the Rights Radar Foundation read during the 45th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council held in Geneva.

“The International Institute for Rights and Development and Rights Radar Foundation are deeply concerned about the escalation of assassination cases in Yemen by the mercenaries,” the statement read.

It added:

The UAE hired American mercenaries to carry out high-profile assassinations in Yemen. They conducted several operations in Aden and several cities, resulting in the assassinations of dozens of politicians and public figures during the past five years of conflict in Yemen.

According to the statement: “Among 30,000 mercenaries from four Latin American countries hired by the UAE, at least 450 mercenaries have been deployed to Yemen after they received training by US trainers.”

“They take advantage of the UN’s disregard for their human rights abuses in Yemen to continue their crimes with no accountability.”

In the statement, the rights groups confirmed that: “Over 80 per cent of Yemeni politicians, lawmakers and media professionals have been displaced locally or globally, seeking safety as they become potential targets for assassination.”

The rights groups warned that “the right to life in Yemen is in extreme danger,” stressing that the situation: “Needs the UN to offer effective action not just kind words. Enough is enough.”

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200919-rights-groups-uae-hired-450-mercenaries-to-carry-out-assassinations-in-yemen/

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The end of the Saudi era

Saudi power is on a decline and not even Israel can change that.

As we approach the second anniversary of the state-sponsored assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia continues its retreat, losing direction and influence in the Gulf and Middle East regions.

More than 50 years after the Saudi kingdom began its rise to regional and international prominence as the leading member of OPEC and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), it now finds itself on a path of steady decline.

Home to Islam's holiest sites and to the world's second-largest oil reserves, Saudi Arabia's misguided policies are wasting the religious and financial clout it has accumulated over the years.

The past five years have been especially painful and destructive. What began as a promising and ambitious drive by the rather Machiavellian Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), soon turned into a reckless venture.

Guided primarily by his mentor, the other Machiavellian prince, Mohammed Bin Zayed (MBZ) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), MBS is running the kingdom to the ground.

Paradoxically, nothing testifies to the decline of Saudi Arabia more than the abrupt rise of its junior partner as a bellicose regional power, interfering in Libya and Tunisia and supporting dictators and war criminals, like Egypt's Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Syria's Bashar al-Assad.

With Riyadh paralysed by mostly self-inflicted blows, Abu Dhabi is recklessly dashing forward and dragging Saudi Arabia with it.

This is also evident in MBS's support for MBZ's gambit to link Gulf security to Israel's as a way to safeguard their rule and regional influence.

It is an astounding reversal of roles, considering Saudi Arabia began its rise to regional and global prominence in the late 1960s, before the UAE had even come into existence.

The decline

Saudi Arabia became increasingly vulnerable as its exhausted patron, the US, began to turn its back on the region in the 2010s under the Obama administration.

The US became the world's leading oil producer thanks to the shale revolution, and hence less interested in Saudi or Gulf security.

It also became less inclined to intervene militarily on behalf of its rich clients, just when Iran's influence began to grow at the expense of Iraq.

And if that was not enough, the US and Iran signed an international nuclear deal in 2015, paving the way for lifting the international sanctions, emboldening the Islamic Republic and enhancing its standing, to the chagrin of Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, the outbreak of the Arab uprisings across the region starting in 2011 put the Saudi kingdom and its satellite authoritarian states on alert.

The Obama administration's initial support for democratic reform and regime change further complicated matters for the Saudis.

Utterly frantic and exposed, the Saudi monarchy went on the offensive after the death of King Abdullah, under the new leadership of King Salman and his ambitious son, Mohammed, who was appointed the new defence minister.

MBS's brash adventures may have strengthened his grip on power, but they have terribly weakened the kingdom.

Despite hundreds of billions of Saudi arms purchases, the five-year war on Yemen - the worst humanitarian disaster in recent years - continues unabated.

Worse still, the blowback from the war is now felt in Saudi Arabia proper as the Yemeni Houthis have escalated their missile attacks on the kingdom.

Once a major Saudi achievement, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is now utterly paralysed because of MBS's shortsighted policies.

The kingdom that once prided itself on being a pillar of regional pragmatism and stability has become a belligerent and destabilising force.

Ditto domestically.

Instead of embarking on major political reforms to pave the way for economic transformation, the young inexperienced MBS followed in the footsteps of the UAE, but without its tactfulness, turning the country into a repressive police state with the trappings of social liberalisation – by Marwan Bishara

https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/saudi-era-200921100612533.html

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Yemen, a distant war for the European Union

The sale of arms to Saudi Arabia from several member states, including Spain, together with the scant humanitarian aid destined for Yemen by the European Union, mark the community's policy towards the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.

The European Union and its member states have thus far presented an approach to the civil war in Yemen lacking in coordination and coherence.

The lack of a common European position on Yemen was observed after the drone attack on Aramco's oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on September 14, 2019.

The different statements could be considered anecdotal if they did not reflect a deeper divergence of behavior among EU members regarding the conflict in Yemen. France, the UK, Italy and Spain have continued to sell arms to Saudi Arabia despite its flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and human rights in Yemen.

Germany is the only heavyweight in the EU that has banned the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia, despite the fact that Berlin exceptionally approved in March 2019 the export of 400 million euros in arms. Denmark, Finland or the Netherlands are some of the countries that have taken a similar position. However, it should be noted that the economic value of arms sales to Riyadh differs greatly from country to country.

A community-wide embargo on arms sales to Saudi Arabia is not only highly unlikely, but would have limited impact if implemented. The United States remains by far the largest arms supplier to Saudi Arabia.

EU countries that export arms to Saudi Arabia are acting against the Common Position of the Council of the EU on Arms Exports approved in 2008. Article 2 of the Common Position states that EU Member States must deny a Export license for military technology in the event that it "could be used in the commission of serious violations of international humanitarian law."

However, it would be a mistake to think that the European Union has not been able to formulate a coordinated and coherent strategy vis-à-vis Yemen solely due to the different positions of its member states with regard to arms exports. The volume of humanitarian aid Yemen has received from the EU is proof of its limited importance to its leaders. In the period from 2015 to 2018, Yemen has received 2.33 billion euros in aid funds from EU institutions and member countries.

The explanation for this reality has to do with the fact that the conflict in Yemen does not carry the threat of an 'avalanche of refugees' for the European Union.

The academics Marissa Quie and Hameed Hakimi argue that in the European Union humanitarian aid has become a tool to stop migratory processes.

The European Union rhetorically defends a certain set of norms that theoretically are the result of a certain European identity. These include the defense of human rights, respect for international agreements and the responsibility to contribute to avoiding humanitarian crises. However, as explained the professor at Northeastern University Mai'a Cross, the identity and image of the EU are closely linked with their political decisions and public diplomacy. That is why the EU's public diplomacy in Yemen cannot function as long as its foreign policy, and that of its member states, transmits an image contrary to the identity that the European Union claims as its own – by Marc Martorell Junyent

https://www.elsaltodiario.com/yemen/yemen-una-guerra-lejana-para-la-union-europea

cp1a Am wichtigsten: Coronavirus und Seuchen / Most important: Coronavirus and epidemics

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No new Covid-19 cases or deaths reported

http://en.adenpress.news/news/26156

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UNICEF Yemen Humanitarian Situation Report reporting period 1-31 August 2020

UNICEF is concurrently mobilizing resources for its COVID-19 response in Yemen, appealing for $103 million as part of the global COVID-19 response. As of 31 August, UNICEF received $42 million against this appeal. Despite the funding gaps and operational constraints, UNICEF continues to implement its responses using alternative modalities. The Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) reached 722,464 people with COVID-19 messages while keeping physical distancing. UNICEF supported the Ministry of Education plans to safely support the reopening of schools in September and October in southern governorates.

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/unicef-yemen-humanitarian-situation-report-reporting-period-1-31-august-2020

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COVID-19 is propelling Yemen further into the abyss

Alexander Matheou, Executive Director of International for the British Red Cross, said:

“Yemen has long been facing a crisis of catastrophic proportions. It is not the first time its people, who have been suffering the effects of a long and brutal conflict, have faced famine. Now, COVID-19 is propelling Yemen further into the abyss. Funding is running out for Yemen and so is time. Yemeni people urgently need support, now.”

If Yemen were 100 people, 80 would need aid to survive. But Yemen is not 100 people; it is 30 million people.

https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/news-and-media/media-centre/press-releases/covid19-is-propelling-yemen-further-into-the-abyss

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2 new cases of coronavirus reported, 2,028 in total

http://en.adenpress.news/news/26149

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Jemen: Eröffnung eines COVID-19-Versorgungszentrums im Vorfeld einer möglichen zweiten Welle

Um einen Beitrag zur Stärkung des vom Krieg zerstörten Gesundheitssystems zu leisten, hat die Rotkreuz-/Rothalbmond-Familie am 20. September ein kostenloses Behandlungszentrum für COVID-19-Patienten im Jemen eröffnet

Das 60 Betten umfassende Behandlungszentrum in Aden im Süden des Landes verfügt über einen Röntgenraum, eine Intensivstation, Krankenpflegestationen, einen Triage-Bereich und ein Labor. Unter Aufsicht eines internationalen Ärzteteams wurden mehrere Tonnen medizinische Vorräte und Ausrüstung in das Zentrum gebracht.

https://www.icrc.org/de/document/jemen-eroeffnung-eines-covid-19-versorgungszentrums-im-vorfeld-einer-moeglichen-zweiten

und auch https://www.rnd.de/panorama/nach-schliessung-von-krankenhausern-jemen-bekommt-corona-hospital-25LQXLN3NNHDEIGNZDM6PUGHW4.html

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Yemen gets new virus hospital after other facilities close

The Red Cross on Monday announced the opening of a new field hospital in southern Yemen specifically to treat coronavirus patients, as the virus continues to spread largely unchecked in the war-torn country.

In the south, an already wrecked health system seems to have completely shut down. Many medical facilities in Aden, southern Yemen’s main city, have closed as staffers fled or simply turn patients away.

In a news release, the International Committee for the Red Cross said the new 60-bed field hospital in Aden has emergency rooms, wards, an X-ray department and a laboratory.

Norway was a major donor to the new facility.

https://apnews.com/fb858e92e1e9d6e899c05e1ab8bfff90

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Assessment of electronic disease early warning system for improved disease surveillance and outbreak response in Yemen

Diseases Surveillance is a continuous process of data collection, analysis interpretation and dissemination of information for swift public health action. Recent advances in health informatics have led to the implementation of electronic tools to facilitate such critical disease surveillance processes. This study aimed to assess the performance of the national electronic Disease Early Warning System in Yemen (eDEWS) using system attributes: data quality, timeliness, stability, simplicity, predictive value positive, sensitivity, acceptability, flexibility, and representativeness, based on the Centres for Disease Control & Prevention (US CDC) standard indicators.

The finding of this assessment showed that eDEWS is a resilient and reliable system, and despite the conflict in Yemen, the system is still functioning and expanding. The response timeliness remains a challenge, since only 21% of all eDEWS alerts were verified within the first 24 h of detection in 2016. However, identified gaps did not affect the system’s ability to identify outbreaks in the current fragile situation. Findings show that eDEWS data is representative, since it covers the entire country. Although, eDEWS covers only 37% of all health facilities, this represents 83% of all functional health facilities in all 23 governorates and all 333 districts.

The quality and timeliness of responses are major challenges to eDEWS’ functionality, the eDEWS remains the only system that provides regular data on communicable diseases in Yemen. In particular, public health response timeliness needs improvement.

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-09460-4

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Yemen: Red Cross/Crescent opens COVID-19 care centre ahead of possible second wave

In an effort to boost a health system devastated by war, the Red Cross and Red Crescent opened a free treatment centre for COVID-19 patients in Yemen, which has suffered from a high rate of death from a crippling first wave of COVID-19.

The 60-bed treatment centre in the southern city of Aden includes a X-ray room, high dependency unit, care wards, a triage area and a laboratory. Several tons of medical supplies and equipment were brought in under the supervision of an international medical team.

Over half of Yemen’s health care facilities are shuttered due to years of conflict, putting medical care out of reach for too many people. Figures from the World Health Organization show that Yemen has had 585 deaths from 2026 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the world’s highest rate of death per positive caseload.

The new COVID-19 centre located on the premises of Al Joumhouriya hospital in Aden is a joint effort from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Norwegian Red Cross (NRC) and Finnish Red Cross (FRC), with the support of the Yemen Red Crescent Society (YRCS).

“This centre will be a facility that will be able to treat patients that currently have few options, if any, to obtain adequate medical treatment,” said Diego Rojas Coronel, International Committee of the Red Cross Rapid Deployment Team Manager, speaking in Aden.

“In March and April there was a very high load of people with COVID-19 and the healthcare system was not prepared to take it. A lot of people were rejected at the door,” said Tine Mejdell Larsen, a nurse with the Norwegian Red Cross.

Health authorities in Yemen are reporting new cases in the southern governorates; continued spread of the virus is highly likely. Resources are low: residents are making basic face masks for their loved ones and face shields for medical personnel in an attempt to control the spread of the virus.

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-red-crosscrescent-opens-covid-19-care-centre-ahead-possible-second-wave-enar

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Yemen WASH Cluster COVID-19 Bulletin, 10 September 2020

WASH is a key preventative measure in reducing the spread of COVID-19 and is one of the principal public health recommendations.

The severity of the current response to COVID-19 poses grave detrimental impacts on WASH service provision and sustainability if not adequately mitigated. Equitable access to WASH commodities and services must be protected and extended for all, without any form of discrimination by nationality, income or ethnicity.

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-wash-cluster-covid-19-bulletin-10-september-2020-enar

(A H)

No new confirmed cases of coronavirus recorded

http://en.adenpress.news/news/26139

(B H)

Yemen WASH Cluster COVID-19 Bulletin, 10 September 2020 [EN/AR]

The severity of the current response to COVID-19 poses grave detrimental impacts on WASH service provision and sustainability if not adequately mitigated. Equitable access to WASH commodities and services must be protected and extended for all

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-wash-cluster-covid-19-bulletin-10-september-2020-enar

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Virus medical supplies for Yemen delayed after closure of airport

According to the United Nations the suspension of flights since early this month at Sana’a International Airport has led to a delay in the arrival of 207 tons of medical aid for combating the novel coronavirus outbreak in Yemen.

The UN said the suspension of flights since early this month at Sanaa International Airport has led to a delay in the arrival of 207 tonnes of medical aid for combating the novel coronavirus outbreak in Yemen.

“#Yemen: Aid agencies are scaling up response. However, the suspension of the Sana’a airport has added an additional access challenge. 207 MT of #COVID19 response equipment & humanitarian personnel have been delayed since 9 September,” The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen said on Twitter on Sunday.

On September 9, the Houthi rebel group announced that Sanaa International Airport was closed to UN and humanitarian flights due to a fuel shortage.

https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/virus-medical-supplies-for-yemen-delayed-after-closure-of-airport-39913

and also https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/un-closure-of-yemen-s-airport-delays-virus-supplies/1979873

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Yemen COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Snapshot - As of 19 September 2020

As of 19 September, the number of reported confirmed COVID-19 cases in Yemen had reached 2,030 with 586 associated deaths and 1,223 recoveries. Over the past week, only 17 new confirmed cases, 3 deaths and 10 recoveries were reported. While the number of cases reported continues to show a decline, indicators suggest that the virus is still spreading and the number of confirmed cases and deaths fall below actual numbers. A lack of testing facilities and official reporting, and people delaying seeking treatment because of stigma, difficulty accessing treatment centres and the perceived risks of seeking care are some of the reasons behind the perceived decline in case numbers. The COVID-19 response continues to focus on testing, surveillance and case management, while procuring oxygen, personal protective equipment (PPE), and monitors are a priority.

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-covid-19-preparedness-and-response-snapshot-19-september-2020-enar

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The Power of Community Spirit: Overcoming a Health Crisis Together

Community initiative produces more than 6,000 free face masks, sets up four public sanitization and awareness-raising points and conducts over 3,000 home visits to educate the community about COVID-19 safety in Taiz

“With each mask I produce I feel a great sense of relief knowing that it might save someone’s life – or many lives – in my village and nearby villages,” explains Ahlam, 22, one of 20 volunteer tailors producing PPE.

Since completing a six-day training workshop on medical-grade face mask production, this is how Ahlam spends her mornings. “I joined this workshop and volunteered to make face masks out of a sense of collective responsibility to fight back against the pandemic,” she says, clearly proud of her work.

Equally eager to contribute to protect her community from coronavirus, Dua’a Al-Sunwi was responsible for training the tailors. Known as Health Companions, and a volunteer herself, Ms. Al-Sunwi was motivated to give back to her community in the wake of the crisis

https://www.ye.undp.org/content/yemen/en/home/stories/the-power-of-community-spirit--overcoming-a-health-crisis-togeth.html

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Film: COVID-19 and war cripple Yemen

After suffering six years of war and one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, many people in Yemen believe the coronavirus is being used as a weapon by their enemies. Yemen is already vulnerable to the pandemic seeing as the country has been devastated by six years of civil war and the population has been weakened, giving the people of Yemen a uniquely dangerous exposure to the deadly coronavirus. With its medical facilities shattered, nearly a quarter of the country’s districts do not have a single doctor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DxjeN8nsOA

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2 new cases of coronavirus reported, 2,026 in total

http://en.adenpress.news/news/26130

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Two new cases of coronavirus reported in Hadramout

http://en.adenpress.news/news/26118

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Dengue fever control campaign in Aden

A dengue fever control campaign that will cover the 8 districts of Aden city was launched on 13 September by the Ministry of Public Health and Population, with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief).

The 4-day campaign will include indoor and outdoor fogging, community awareness activités, vector surveillance and environmental management of all mosquitoes breeding sources, providing direct protection to 430 000 people and indirectly to the 1.7 million total population of Aden city.

http://www.emro.who.int/yemen/news/dengue-fever-control-campaign-in-aden.html

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Houthis causing polio resurgence by preventing vaccine in Yemen

Polio has resurged in two northwestern Yemeni governorates where the Iran-backed Houthi militia has prevented vaccinations against the disease on several occasions, a health official warned on Saturday.
“After Yemen had been declared free of the Polio disease, it has resurged in the governorates of Saada and Hajjah, which are the two where Houthis prevented vaccinations many times,” the assistant undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Health Dr. Abdulrakib al-Hydary said in a tweet.

http://en.adenpress.news/news/26123 = https://republicanyemen.net/archives/25498

and also https://www.arabnews.com/node/1737556/middle-east

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UNICEF Yemen Humanitarian Situation Report reporting period 1-31 August 2020

Between 1 January - 28 August 2020, 180,053 Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD)/cholera suspected cases and 55 associated deaths were reported, with 0.14 per cent of CFR. In August, UNICEF treated 2,341 cholera suspected cases in UNICEF-supported Oral Rehydration Centres and Diarrhoea Treatment Centres.

A vaccine derived Poliovirus outbreak was declared in Sa’ada at the beginning of August. UNICEF supported the response planning, which will be carried out in September in Sa’ada and surrounding governorates.

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/unicef-yemen-humanitarian-situation-report-reporting-period-1-31-august-2020

cp2 Allgemein / General

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Interactive Map of Yemen War

https://yemen.liveuamap.com/

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MILITARY SITUATION IN YEMEN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 (MAP UPDATE)

https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-yemen-on-september-22-2020-map-update/

MILITARY SITUATION IN MARIB PROVINCE IN YEMEN ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 (MAP UPDATE)

https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-marib-province-in-yemen-on-september-19-2020-map-update/

MAP UPDATE: SAUDI-BACKED FORCES LOST MORE POSITIONS SOUTH OF YEMEN’S MARIB

https://southfront.org/map-update-saudi-backed-forces-lost-more-positions-south-of-marib/

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Iran says its military technology reached Houthis

Iran has exported its defense technology to the Houthis, spokesman for the Iranian forces has said, in order for the Tehran-backed group to build missiles and drones.

"We don't send missiles to Yemen, but they [the Houthis] are now making them by themselves to fire them at the heads of their enemies," Abul Fadhel Shkarji added in remarks carried by Russia Today.

Iran supports the Yemeni people, Palestinian people and everyone lining up in the face of the US and Israel, he said.

Its economy does not allow for Tehran to give its allies everything for free, so they sometimes buy some things, the Iranian officer added.

"The Yemeni people is intelligent, and has great experts who were able to make advanced drones in typical time, and the arrogance front could not quench its voice," he said.

https://debriefer.net/en/news-20032.html

and also https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/09/22/2354460/iran-has-supplied-yemen-with-defense-know-how-spokesman

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Yemeni Zaydi clerk released for [Hadi gov.] vice-president's son freedom

A local mediation has successfully released the Zaydi Clerk Yahiya al-Dailami, local sources and activists loyal to the Houthis said Tuesday, after more than a year of detention in Marib.

The release came as part of a limited prisoner swap with the Yemeni official government, under which the son of Vice-president Ali Muhsin al-Ahmar was freed by the group, the sources added.

Dailami was arrested at a security checkpoint in Marib in August 2019, while the clerk was in his way back from haj journey.

Activists affiliated to the Islah Party (Muslim Brotherhood offshoot in Yemen) accuse Dailami of issuing a religious opinion inciting the killing of government troops and everyone opposing the Houthis.

The clerk is also criticized by some Houthi supporters for his religious opinions and constant reproach against the group and its policies.

https://debriefer.net/en/news-20033.html

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Human Rights Council: Help bridge Yemen's 'acute accountability gap'

States should help pave the way towards credible accountability and redress for the people of Yemen by renewing and strengthening international investigations into war crimes, other serious violations of international humanitarian law, and grave human rights abuses during this 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (the Council), 24 organizations said today.

Yemen is suffering from an “acute accountability gap,” according to the UN Group of Eminent Experts (GEE) on Yemen, which released its third report on September 9, 2020. With COVID-19 threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions across Yemen, peace talks floundering, and airstrikes, shelling and attacks impacting civilians once again increasing, the reality for millions of Yemeni civilians is growing ever more bleak. This session, the Human Rights Council has the opportunity to pave the way towards credible accountability and redress for victims and survivors in Yemen.

People in Yemen have experienced grave abuses since the conflict began in 2014, when Ansar Allah (the Houthi armed group) and military units loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh took control of the capital, Sana'a, and escalated in 2015 when the Saudi/UAE-led coalition militarily intervened on the side of the Yemeni government.

With the conflict in its sixth year, millions of Yemenis are without adequate food, water, shelter or healthcare. The parties to the conflict impede the flow of life-saving goods into and around the country, attack critical infrastructure, and misdirect goods and their revenues to their own coffers and loyalists.

Thousands of civilians have been killed, wounded and otherwise harmed by airstrikes that violate international humanitarian law, indiscriminate shelling and the use of banned anti-personnel landmines. The societal fabric has torn, with expression, speech, peaceful protest and movement increasingly restricted, and political and other identity-based divisions weaponized by those in power.

The human rights and humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen is man-made, and was avoidable. The parties to the conflict continue to hold the vast majority of power in and over Yemen. For Yemen’s trajectory to change, the behaviour of the parties to the conflict and their backers needs to change. As of September 2020, perpetrators have gone unpunished, states responsible for violations have faced no real consequences, parties have rarely acknowledged fault or taken measures to protect civilians, suppliers keep the arms used for international humanitarian law violations, and victims have been denied justice and redress.

In 2017, the Council established the GEE to report on violations of international law in Yemen and, where possible, to identify those responsible. The Council renewed the GEE’s mandate in 2018 and 2019, despite opposition from the Saudi/UAE-led coalition.

In its third report, the UN experts found the international community “can and should” do more to “help bridge the acute accountability gap” in Yemen.

“The international community’s commitment to date has ensured that the grave violations and abuses that are still happening on a daily basis in Yemen are being duly investigated and reported on –the HRC must take this commitment to the next stage, for victims have the right to the truth and they have the right to justice and to redress,” said Lynn Maalouf, Middle East Director, Amnesty International.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/09/23/un-human-rights-council-help-bridge-yemens-acute-accountability-gap = https://mwatana.org/en/un-hrc-help-bridge-yemens-acute-accountability-gap/ = https://www.paxforpeace.nl/stay-informed/news/human-rights-council-help-bridge-yemens-acute-accountability-gap

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Stakes high in Yemen's Marib province for Houthis, Saudis

Yemen’s Houthi rebels face fierce resistance from the Saudi-backed government forces in the oil-rich province of Marib.

It has been over two months since Yemen’s Houthis launched a wide-scale military offensive on oil-rich Marib, located 170 kilometers (106 miles) east of the capital Sanaa. The Houthis seek to wrest control of this northern province where they have failed to establish dominance on the territory or people since their takeover of Yemen’s Sanaa in September 2014. Over the last six years, pro-government forces and tribal authorities have been running Marib and defending it against the Iran-allied Houthi fighters.

The Houthis' resolve to capture Marib has grown. The group has sent in a massive number of fighters and military equipment in pursuit of gaining ground in this province. They have penetrated some districts like Rahbah and Mahiliya, but the stiff resistance there has cost them dearly.

The current battle for Marib has been one of the fiercest Yemen has witnessed over the last six years. Several senior Houthi military figures and countless combatants have been killed, captured or surrendered on the battlefield. Despite their losses, the Houthis have not retreated.

The Houthis consider Marib a hub for terrorists and Saudi mercenaries. On Sept. 4, Hussein al-Ezzi, the deputy foreign affairs minister in Sanaa, wrote that Marib is housing al-Qaeda operatives.

The Houthi authorities have used this rhetoric to justify their recent escalations in Marib and attract fighters to join them.

Since the kickoff of the Houthi offensive, Saudi warplanes have intensified airstrikes. It is evident that the Houthis will not easily take Marib. This province is critical not only for the UN-recognized government but also for Saudi Arabia, and the Houthis face fierce resistance there.

Majed al-Daari, a Yemeni political commentator, told Al-Monitor, “This Houthi offensive is a matter of concern for the kingdom, considering that the fall of this province will be the last nail in the coffin of the coalition battle against the Houthis in the north. And the south will not be safe from the repercussions ensuing from Marib’s fall.”

The present escalations surrounding this province pose a genuine challenge for Saudi Arabia. Over the six years, its Yemeni loyalists have not managed to liberate any northern province controlled by the Houthis and now the latter are striving to drive the Saudi-backed forces from Marib.

Daari said, “Certainly, the battle of Marib is a dangerous turning point in the military scene in Yemen as a whole and a fateful danger for the south and the Saudi-led Arab coalition. This is so due to two reasons: First, Marib is the last stronghold of the legitimate Yemeni government in the north. Second, it has a strategic location and its fall will pave the way for Houthi movement to the south.”

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/09/yemen-houthis-offensive-marib-resistance-saudi-arabia.html

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Why are the Houthis open for talks with the Saudi-led coalition?

Experts say the Houthis have the upper hand as the Saudi-backed Yemeni regime is about to lose the war. Meanwhile, the Iran-backed rebel group has come close to capturing Marib, the last Saudi stronghold in northern Yemen.

The Houthis in Yemen called on the Arab coalition to engage in 'serious' negotiations to end the six-year-long civil war in the country.

Calling for an end to the military presence of the Saudi-led coalition, Mashat asked the Arab states to lift the blockade and open the International Sana Airport to flights.

Mashat invited the other parties in Yemen "who are on the path of hostility to the Arab coalition forces" to be clever and allow them to resolve internal conflicts through "the national reconciliation congress."

Speaking to TRT World, activist Baraa Shiban, the first Yemeni to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, defined the Supreme Political Council of Houthis as a branch representing the de-facto political system in Sanaa.

Since its creation, he said, Mashat has been leading public relations for the Houthis, keeping communication channels open with the outside world.

“That is the reason why (Mashat's) political office always gives these kinds of messages.”

Shiban said the ongoing Houthi offensive in the northern Yemeni city of Marib, a stronghold of the Saudi-backed regime in Yemen, is one of the major assaults led by the rebel group since 2015.

According to Shiban, it is a crucial rebel advance to extend their control to the north of the country, which has been under the tenure of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government.

Tehran University’s Professor Mohammad Marandi said the Saudis are in big trouble as they are close to losing the war. The Houthis are "about to capture Marib, the capital of the last Saudi stronghold".

“The Houthis are trying to apply psychological pressure on the Saudis so that Riyadh will be forced to make a deal. As time goes on, things are going to get worse and worse for it,” Marandi told TRT World.

https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/why-are-the-houthis-open-for-talks-with-the-saudi-led-coalition-39959

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Yemen's plight worsens since Saudi-led offensive

No end in sight to war as political disputes and humanitarian crisis continue

With around 2,000 days passing since an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia launched a military offensive in Yemen to support its legitimate government against the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, little has changed as political infighting and a humanitarian crisis drag on in one of the Arab world’s poorest countries.

The coalition has been accused of deviating from its primary goal of restoring the legitimate government of Yemen and liberating territories under Houthi control to resorting to the “liberating of the liberated,” or military expansion into areas in the east of the country not under the Houthi administration.

Yemenis, including government officials, have frequently criticized Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as they sent forces to areas far from the influence of the Houthis, especially in the governorates of Socotra and Al-Mahrah.

While the United Nations and international diplomatic efforts have been pushing for a political solution, the war in Yemen continues and has become more complex.

To this day, there is neither victor nor loser.

Yemeni citizens continue to pay the price in a war that has resulted in the world's worst humanitarian crisis as millions are on the brink of starvation.

There is no end in sight to the war in the country.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/yemens-plight-has-worsened-since-saudi-led-offensive/1981123 = https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/yemens-plight-worsens-since-saudi-led-offensive-3549839

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Saudi Arabia seeks Russia's help to prevent Marib falling into Houthi hands

Saudi Arabia has asked Russia to intervene and help prevent the strategic city of Marib from falling into the hands of Yemen’s Houthis, the Al-Akhbar newspaper reported.

The paper quoted sources as saying that the Saudi Foreign Minister, Faisal Bin Farhan, spoke on the phone with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, and asked him to mediate between the kingdom and the Houthis to stop the group from advancing towards Marib.

The sources explained that the Saudi move aimed to exert pressure on the United States, which has been ignoring Saudi appeals to prevent the Houthis from taking over Marib as President Donald Trump is preoccupied with the presidential elections scheduled for November.

Trump has previously used Russia’s involvement in the Middle East as a justification for the continued arms sales to Saudi Arabia

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200922-saudi-arabia-seeks-russias-help-to-prevent-marib-falling-into-houthi-hands/

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Yemen: are Saudi plans contributing to the fall of Marib?

Nowadays, the Marib governorate is at the forefront of the scenario in Yemen as it is a top target for a comprehensive military operation to gain control that the Houthis have been involved in for about two months. More than 2.5 million people live there, including refugees, and the majority chose to remain in Marib to preserve their dignity and defend their presence and country.

We should not be pessimistic, but the indications are that we will either see the Houthis defeated and perhaps the end of their project, or see regional power Saudi Arabia facing a defeat no matter how it tries to portray itself as being in control of the outcome of the battle in Yemen. These developments coincide with the sixth anniversary of the Houthi coup in Sana’a.

I have no doubt that Saudi Arabia is losing control in Yemen, even if it claims otherwise. Three weeks ago, Prince Fahd Bin Turki Bin Abdulaziz was removed from his position as commander of the coalition forces and directing his country’s military intervention. He and Saudi Arabia’s UAE partners decided on which military targets to go for.

Anecdotal evidence from army officers, Yemeni officials and even tribal elders before and after the dismissal of Bin Turki suggests that he left behind a lot of bitterness about his behaviour and stances that reflected the reality of Saudi Arabia’s views of its allies as well as its enemies.

Marib was an important testing ground for Bin Turki, but he has demonstrated that he was in fact one of the main obstacles to defending it. What’s more, his dismissal may be linked in part to an attempt to discredit Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman in the mire of Yemen in order to prevent him becoming King. It all has to be seen in the context of the struggle for control of the House of Saud.

As such, the slow progress of the Houthis towards Marib can be considered to be the result of the usual opportunism of tribal sheikhs, and a Saudi approach that constitutes a mixture of genuine hatred, blatant carelessness and the settling of scores. This was not towards enemies, but with loyal Islamic allies who contributed with their naivety and belief in the Saudi model to passing the anti-republic and anti-democratic Saudi agenda against change in the republic of Yemen over the past few decades.

The indications are that the Saudi air strikes have become more accurate in hitting military targets, with heavy casualties for the Houthi fighters. At least 300 have been killed, including senior officers.

It is too early to judge if this is down to new coalition commander Lieutenant General Mutlaq Bin Salem Bin Mutlaq Al-Azima, the Saudi Deputy Chief of the General Staff. We cannot deny, though, that improvements in accuracy have been seen.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200922-yemen-are-saudi-plans-contributing-to-the-fall-of-marib/

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Celebrating Women Mediators in Yemen on International Peace Day

On this international day of peace, let us shape peace together, recognizing and supporting the important role of local women mediators in community based conflict resolution efforts. In Yemen, women peacebuilders have used their conflict resolution skills to prevent local conflicts, promote social cohesion and women’s participation in community and social initiatives.

Partners Global and its affiliate, Partners Yemen, collaborated in a community-based conflict mitigation program to create sustainable mechanisms for local conflict resolution in Yemen’s tribal areas. The program supported local women peacebuilders in: coaching on mediation approaches to proactively address and reduce violent conflict, creating the space and opportunities for women to engage in conflict resolution, and building women’s knowledge and capacity in conflict management, mediation, arbitration, negotiation, and communication.

Spotlight on Local Yemeni Peacebuilders:

https://www.partnersglobal.org/celebrating-women-mediators-in-yemen-on-international-peace-day/

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[Hadi gov.] Army’s Spokesman: Military solution is the only way to end the Houthi militia coup

http://en.26sepnews.net/2020/09/21/armys-spokesman-military-solution-is-the-only-way-to-end-the-houthi-militia-coup/

My comment: “Make war, not peace”.

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Film: In episode 5 Radhya Almutawakel takes a look at the Yemen crisis providing detailed answers to questions such as why the war is happening, what the daily life of a Yemeni civilian looks like, what we as students can do to help and much more!

Time stamps

1:12 - 8:05 Why is there a war in Yemen?

From the Yemeni desire to end a decade-long dictatorship in the country, to the capital’s takeover by Houthi armed groups, to the absence of a will to construct a Yemeni state among all parties.

8:05 - 9:41 The role of religion and ideology in the war

9:41 - 11:43 The will of the Yemeni civil society

11:43 - 19:48 The suffering of Yemeni civilians & the day-to-day life in Yemen

If you are safe in Yemen, it is not because you are protected by anyone or anything. If you are safe, it’s by accident.

Starvation is being used as a weapon of war. Yemen doesn’t have to be the worst humanitarian crisis.

Many Yemenis have not been receiving their salaries for 4 years.

Yemen cannot be saved by humanitarian aid.

Lack of airports and electricity. In Yemen you forget what a normal life looks like.

19:48 - 23:28 The disproportionate effect of the war on children

Their future is dying in front of their eyes because they can’t have an appropriate education.

23:28 - 25:53 How will Yemen’s future be affected by the fact that its future leaders are a war-torn generation?

Education is like a resistance in the face of militias and in face of violence in general.

25:53 - 32:06 Mwatana’s work and the effect of war on women.

Every violation that affects men, it affects women more - because they are weaker.

32:06 - 39:58 Radhya’s motivation behind advocating for her country's people. A closer insight into the manifold of ways Mwatana approaches human rights advocacy. The role of local and international accountability.

39:58 - 42:59 Opposition to the human rights advocacy

Why is there no international human rights investigation?

42:59 - 45:01 How can the UK help specifically?

The role of arms sales and international political pressure. The Khashoggi murder.

45:01 - 47:58 Was the recent increase in media coverage of Yemen just a hype?

The importance of media coverage and civil society action.

47:58 - 51:18 What can we learn from past (failed) peace talks?

If they want to do it, they can do it.

51:18 - 52:33 Role of local, neutral states such as Oman and Kuwait in facilitating peace.

52:33 - 54:00 The US elections as a possible turning point

54:99 - 57:38 What can we, as students, do to help? Does it make sense to donate?

Push your government! Start a well-designed campaign. You will be surprised how easily you can have an impact in Yemen.

57:38 - 1:00:49 The impact of Covid-19 on the situation in Yemen

1:00:49 - 1:03:34 Reasons for optimism and hope

Losing hope is not a choice for us as human rights defenders.

The whole war in Yemen is a shame actually, but it's gonna be a real shame that nothing was done to stop this unnecessary war that we all know that it's very easy to stop it, or it is at least very possible to stop it.

1:03:34 - 1:06:09 If the war stopped, what would be the next steps for Yemen?

1:06:09 - 1:08:25 Radhya’s three wishes

https://www.facebook.com/tedxwarwick/videos/243778943595920/

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Hisham Al-Omeisy: On #PeaceDay I'm haunted by the ghosts of thousands of souls lost in the brutal #Yemen conflict asking if it was worth it. It wasn't. Violence was never the answer. Sadly, we can't change the past. But we can learn and charter a new path for reconciliation

https://twitter.com/omeisy/status/1308028722235281408

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Let’s be surveillance cameras for those too

Let us do justice to Abdullah al-Aghbari’s life by putting an end to torture and holding those responsible for it accountable.

Much controversy has recently surrounded the role of civil society organizations in advocating the case of the young Abdullah al-Aghbari, who was killed in a heinous torture incident, the details of which indicate that it is of a criminal nature, and how to support the course of justice and redress.

This controversy is not the result of this moment, particularly with the existence of a targeted media machine that will invest in the miseries of the Yemenis to fuel and exacerbate the war. Therefore, there is a deliberate confusion between human rights and the political and criminal fields and between what is private and public. However, it is also important for Mwatana organization to convey objectively its voice to the Yemeni people (civilians), as we aim through our work to put pressure on all the violating parties to stop undermining the lives of these civilians and their interests. The legitimate question that people should ask is: “What is the role of human rights organizations in such incidents?”

Observing the course of events in the case of the killing of the young Abdullah al-Aghbari, which was referred to the competent authorities, does not in any way mean a lack of solidarity with the victim and a feeling of loss, as we saw him being crushed by a brutal torture machine, operated by a group of human wolves. In parallel, it is also important to mobilize all of our voices in order to monitor the parties to the war, which have been committing the crime of torture for more than five years and without any accountability. In the al-Aghbari case in particular, the responsibility of human rights organizations is to follow up on the progress of the procedures to ensure that there is no distortion of the course of the case and prevents achieving justice for al-Aghbari and his grieving family.

Since the torture incident occurred within the geographical scope of the Ansar Allah group (Houthis)’s control, its authorities are called upon firstly to amend their behavior in arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and torture, and secondly to review their repressive practices against Yemeni civilians in their prisons and places of detention, so that crime does not become the general context of a society that might behave similarly to the group.

The internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council compete with Ansar Allah (Houthis), as torture is widespread in the areas under their authority. It is more appropriate for the competition to be in the degree of these sides’ respect of human rights, rather than the competition for which side is the worst. Until now, it has been proven that torture in Yemen is one practice adopted by multiple parties.

With our keenness in Mwatana for Human Rights to follow up on the legal procedures of the al-Aghbari case to enable both parties to the case to attain their legal rights, it should be noted that what was raised during the past few days did not deviate much from our human rights demands that we have always repeated in the literature of our work and its outcomes – torture is a heinous crime that should not be tolerated. Those who practice it must stop immediately.

Therefore, it is very important to take advantage of the popular movement in this regard, to recall the hundreds of incidents that Mwatana has documented, and which contain a number of torture practices, including those that lead to death in a systematic manner.

https://mwatana.org/en/lets-be-surveillance-cameras-for-those-too/

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Audio: Arabien-Bischof Hinder: Corona und Krieg führen Jemen in den Abgrund

Nichts Neues im Jemen: Krieg und Elend nähmen kein Ende, so Bischof Hinder im Gespräch mit Radio Vatikan. Seit fünf Jahren herrscht im Jemen Bürgerkrieg. Was die Bevölkerung besonders hart treffe, sei die gesamte wirtschaftliche Situation, so Bischof Hinder. Das fördere Armut, Krankheiten und Gewalt. Die Corona-Pandemie erschwere das Leben nochmals.

„Wie es weitergeht, ist noch offen. Ich hoffe sehr, dass der ausländische Einfluss abnimmt. Es ist klar, dass der Konflikt im Jemen einerseits ein interner Konflikt ist und andererseits wird die Auseinandersetzungen zwischen den Fraktionen von ausländischen Mächten geschürt.“

https://www.vaticannews.va/de/welt/news/2020-09/arabien-bischof-hinder-corona-krieg-jemen-abgrund-itv.html

und auch https://www.kathpress.at/goto/meldung/1935002/bischof-corona-verschlimmert-not-im-buergerkriegsland-jemen

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Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi Amenable to Aramco Deal

Throughout this five year period the Saudis have intentionally allowed the war to rage on with the intent to plunder Yemen’s almost untapped oil and gas reserves amid spiraling chaos and power vacuum.

Ulterior Saudi motives

An expose of Saudi measures to conclude long-term agreements over Yemen’s oil and gas resources with Yemen's ex-President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi was recently published in U.S.-based MintPress News.

The report concludes that the Saudis are seeking to gain control over al-Jawf, Marib, Shabwa, and Hadramout, four provinces with huge oil reserves. The source of this information is thought to be close to Hadi, asserts that negotiations have already begun between the Saudi state-owned oil company Aramco and the Hadi camp.

Daylight robbery

https://english.almasirah.net/details.php?es_id=15011

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Motherhood, Childhood Slaughtered by US-Saudi aggression … Report of Entesaf Org. for Woman, Child Rights

Entesaf Organization for Woman and Child Rights has launched a report entitled "A motherhood and childhood tragedy slaughtered for 2000 days by the US-Saudi aggression on Yemen."

The report deals with the tragic situation of women and children in Yemen during the two thousand days of the US-Saudi- aggression that launched its raids on March 26, 2015 and its land, sea and air blockade on the country.

The report, Saba got a copy of it, documented the crimes committed by the Aggression coalition against civilians, indicating that the aggression caused the death of 16,978 civilians, including 2,381 women and 3, 790 children, and injured 26, 203 civilians, including 2780 women and 4,089 children.

It touched upon international laws to protect women and children, reviewing the crimes of aggression against women, especially in the southern provinces, which are subject to the most heinous crimes of murder, displacement, impoverishment, violence, kidnapping, and rape.

The report pointed to the catastrophic effects of the aggression in targeting the health sector, which led to the stoppage of 60 percent of hospitals and health centers.

It also indicated that the aggression's targeting of the health sector led to the destruction of 469 health facilities, factories for the manufacture of medicines and two oxygen factories, in addition to the destruction of 97 percent of medical equipment and devices.

The report provided statistics on disease outbreaks due to the aggression

https://www.saba.ye/en/news3109530.htm

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The floating “time bomb” threatening millions of Yemenis

How diplomatic stalemate could lead to an oil spill four times worse than the Exxon Valdez disaster.

The FSO Safer, owned by a Yemeni oil and gas company, fell into the hands of Houthi rebels early in Yemen’s ongoing civil war and has been without maintenance since 2015. Both the Yemeni government and rebels blame each other for the standoff. The Houthis have stalled on allowing the UN access to the ship, insisting that it is one issue of many to be included in negotiations between both sides. “The Houthis long preconditioned access to the ship on political outcomes that we do not have any control over, though we are making some progress on this,” a UN official told the New Statesman.

However, Abdulghani Al-Iryani, a senior researcher at the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies, a think tank, cautioned that the internationally-recognised government of Yemen would also bear responsibility for a spill. It could have allowed the crude on the ship, estimated to be worth around $40 million, to be used to generate electricity in rebel-held territory, but refused to offer to commission a tanker to transport it ashore. “They think: This is our oil and our money,” Al-Iryani said, who also criticised the Saudi-led military coalition, which has intervened to prop up the government.

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/environment/2020/09/floating-time-bomb-threatening-millions-yemenis

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How the FSO Safer is an impending danger to the Red Sea and Yemen

Independent researchers too say the condition of Safer is deeply concerning. In a paper for the Atlantic Council in 2019 entitled “Why the massive floating bomb in the Red Sea needs urgent attention,” energy experts Dr. Ian Ralby, Dr. David Soud and Rohini Ralby said the potential consequences of an oil-tanker disaster in the area include an end to the two-year ceasefire in Hodeidah and an aggravation of Yemen’s humanitarian crisis.

“The risk of explosion increases by the day, and if that were to happen, not only would it damage or sink any ships in the vicinity, but it would create an environmental crisis roughly four and a half times the size of the Exxon Valdez oil spill,” the three scientists said. Other experts have speculated that just a stray bullet from an exchange of fire between rival factions could trigger off an explosion of the FSO Safer’s oil cargo

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1737501/middle-east

My remark: By a pro-Saudi news site, that means putting blame upün the Houthis.

and

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Arab League to hold extraordinary meeting on decaying Yemen tanker

The Arab League is set to hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday to discuss the issue of the FSO Safer oil tanker decaying off Yemen's western coast and threatening an environmental crisis which would affect a number of Arab and African countries.

https://debriefer.net/en/news-19981.html

and also https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-42125

and

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Arab Environment Ministers Moments New Effort to Avoid a Potential Environmental Catastrophe from Oil Tanker Safer

https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2136829

cp2a Saudische Blockade / Saudi blockade

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Farmers in Sana’a, #Yemen struggle to sell thousands of tons of fruits due to the fuel crisis. High black market fuel prices prevent farmers from exporting abroad or transporting crops to other regions. Production costs are high but market value and demand are low

https://twitter.com/NavantiGroup/status/1308093806428991494

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YPC: US-Saudi Aggression Continues to Detain 19 Oil Ships

Yemen Petroleum Company confirmed, again, the detention of 19 oil vessels by forces of the US-Saudi aggression. In a statement, it said that US-Saudi aggression still detaining 19 oil ships, including two ships loaded with diesel and two ships carrying domestic gas.

The company stated that the coalition of aggression continues to detain 15 oil ships with a total tonnage of 400 thousand tons of gasoline and diesel. “The coalition detains oil ships for varying periods, the maximum of which is for 172 days.”

https://english.almasirah.net/details.php?es_id=15000

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Humanitarian Catastrophe Threatens Over 26 Million Yemenis Due to Continued Detention of Oil Tankers

An economic working paper has warned of a humanitarian catastrophe threatening more than 26 million Yemenis due to the continued detention of oil tankers by the US-Saudi aggression.

The working paper, which was prepared by the legal advisor at the [Sanaa gov.] Ministry of Human Rights, Hamid Al-Rafiq, confirmed that Yemen is currently witnessing one of the highest rates of chronic malnutrition in the world as a result of the US-Saudi siege amid imposing arbitrary restrictions on imports of oil derivatives, food and medicine.

The economic paper stated that the continued detaining of oil tankers for long periods is a major reason for the stop of many basic service sectors, especially the health sector, as a number of hospitals and health centers indeed stopped providing services to patients due to the lack of oil derivatives.

The seizure of ships also led to a crisis of oil produ

https://english.almasirah.net/details.php?es_id=14997

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Houthis confiscate fuel from markets, redistribute it to institutions

The Houthi group is confiscating fuel from markets and giving it to public institutions to avoid shutdowns of services, a source at the Houthi-controlled Yemen petroleum company said on Friday.
The internationally recognised government and a Saudi-led coalition backing it have been holding 15 ships carrying more than 409 tons of benzene and diesel in the Red Sea for six months, the source said, according to a statement carried by the Houthi-run Saba news agency.
The capital Sanaa and other Houthi-run regions have been facing acute shortages of fuel for months.
Fuel is being redistributed to state institutions and filling stations in accordance with the regulations of the state of emergency and within the efforts to combat smuggling, the source said.

https://debriefer.net/en/news-19943.html

cp3 Humanitäre Lage / Humanitarian situation

Siehe / Look at cp1

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UNICEF Yemen Humanitarian Situation Report reporting period 1-31 August 2020

Funding Overview and Partnerships

UNICEF appeal is for $535 million as part of the 2020 Yemen Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC), which is aligned to the 2019 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan (YHRP)1 . While UNICEF continues vigorous fundraising for its 2020 HAC appeal, it has received less than $21 million. A total of $173 million was carried forward from 2019, leaving an overall funding gap of $342 million as of 31 August 2020. UNICEF Yemen will revise down its current HAC appeal to $453 million in the coming month; the revision down takes into consideration the constrained implementing environment and the new COVID-19 appeal, which will cover activities that require adjustments or expansion due to the pandemic.

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/unicef-yemen-humanitarian-situation-report-reporting-period-1-31-august-2020

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USAID: Supporting Yemen’s healthcare workforce

Training Program Equips Doctors and Nurses with Critical Skills, Fills Staffing Gaps

Yemen is facing the COVID-19 pandemic with a healthcare system that has been hollowed out by years of conflict, greatly reducing its ranks of medical practitioners. With just 10 healthcare workers per 10,000 people, Yemen is well below the international standard of 41 per 10,000. For job-seeking Yemenis, however, the unmet demand for health professionals offers a promising employment opportunity—especially for women—if they can access the training they need to succeed.

To help address the country’s shortage of medical staff, USAID’s Economic Recovery and Livelihoods Program (ERLP) has designed pre-employment training and up-skilling programs for current and prospective healthcare providers. The program will train and place 150 private sector and 650 public sector healthcare staff to fill critical skills gaps and hospital recruitment needs for qualified healthcare workers.

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/supporting-yemen-s-healthcare-workforce

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Yemeni Development Network for NGOs (YDN) Monthly Bulletin, August 2020

The Shelter and WASH Project in Al Udayn, Mudhikhera and Jiblah Districts, Ibb Governorate:

The WASH sector activities in this project were planned to include all aspects (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene , Solid waste disposal). Regarding to water, YDN aims to improve water facilities to be able to provide safe and adequate water for drinking and domestic purposes for beneficiaries by rehabilitating the water network which is the major source for people in Bani Hat sub-district.

Establishment and Activation of community committee

Establishment of Comprehensive Cleaning Campaign

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemeni-development-network-ngos-ydn-monthly-bulletin-august-2020

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Against the odds, delivering mental health support in Yemen

An estimated one in five people in Yemen suffer from mental health disorders, according to a 2017 study conducted by the Family Counselling and Development Foundation. This number could be even higher now, thanks to the pandemic and continuing toll of the conflict.

More than 2,000 cases of the virus have been confirmed in Yemen, according to the World Health Organization. Since COVID-19 reached the country, Ishraq's phone at the mental health hotline rings more than ever.

Still, mental health care is scarce in Yemen. Mental illness is highly stigmatized, and the proportion of psychiatrists per population is small. Some of the few existing mental health services have even closed due to the pandemic.

"I receive about 15 to 20 calls per day from people requiring psychological support and assistance," Ishraq explained. "Our telephone services aim mostly to serve people living in remote areas who find it hard to travel for direct treatment, or face economic hardships, are not being allowed to seek treatment by their families, or fear being stigmatized if identified."

She says the pandemic has exacerbated poverty and violence. This, in turn, is increasing the need for mental health support.

"With the spread of COVID-19, many people have lost their jobs and added to the burdens they are already facing as a result of the conflict... Many families have disintegrated and violence is spreading," she said. "We now not only receive calls from remote areas, but from people with higher positions in society, including doctors, university doctors, master's students and many others."

UNFPA has long provided psychosocial support to survivors of gender-based violence.

Initially these services were provided by social workers, and in 2018 UNFPA began to provide counselling through psychological support centres as well. These centres provide specialized and clinical mental health care, including through telephone assistance. Six UNFPA-supported psychological support centres are currently operational, two of which are supported by European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid.

In response to the increasing demand for these services, UNFPA has increased the number of counsellors

https://www.unfpa.org/news/against-odds-delivering-mental-health-support-yemen

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'We do our best': fuel shortages make Yemen doctors' lives even harder

In the Yemeni capital Sanaa, Mohammed al-Ghazaaly’s kidney dialysis machine often cuts out due to an escalating fuel shortage in the country’s north.

Northern Yemen, controlled by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement since it ousted the Saudi-backed government from power in Sanaa in late 2014, has suffered fuel shortages throughout a five-year war that has shattered Yemen’s healthcare system.

Imports of fuel, needed for generators, water pumps and transporting goods, have dropped sharply in the past three months, the United Nations said, deepening a humanitarian crisis that has left 80% of Yemen’s population reliant on aid.

The United Nations says fuel in the north’s informal market is double the official price. Long queues at filling stations are common, and Ghazaaly said he paid an “exorbitant” amount for a taxi he eventually found willing to take him to hospital.

Imports into Houthi-held areas have to go through stringent controls imposed by a Saudi-led military coalition battling the group.

The Houthis accuse the coalition of waging economic warfare by holding U.N.-cleared commercial vessels which want to unload in the north. The coalition, which controls sea and air space, says it is preventing arms smuggling.

Two weeks ago, the Houthis suspended U.N and humanitarian flights to Sanaa in an apparent act of protest, further impacting aid provision as the ill-equipped country also battles the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-hospitals/we-do-our-best-fuel-shortages-make-yemen-doctors-lives-even-harder-idUSKCN26D22R

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No time to look away: conflict, economic collapse and coronavirus are pushing Yemen to the edge of famine

As needs spiral upwards, WFP calls for urgent financial support and unhindered humanitarian access

The whole of Yemen is standing on a cliff edge. With conflict at its worst ever — fighting is raging across 40 different frontlines, with scores being killed and thousands displaced — and the economy on the brink of collapse, the country is at serious risk of being dragged back to where it was in 2018, when famine last loomed.

The situation today is even worse. The value of the local currency, the riyal, has hit the lowest levels ever seen and foreign currency reserves are almost exhausted, meaning vital food imports will soon become impossible. The price of food skyrocketed. Prices are now 140 percent higher compared to pre-war levels — with those for staples like vegetable oil and pulses having increased by nearly 50 percent in the last eight months alone. As a result, an ever-increasing number of people are unable to afford an adequate diet. Parts of the country are very difficult to access as frontlines shift, with humanitarian organizations struggling to reach some of those in greatest need.

At the same time, WFP has had to cut food assistance in parts of the country because of a critical shortage of funds. Further reductions will soon be unavailable.

Deprived of the nutritious food they need for a healthy growth, children are the ones bearing the worst of the deepening humanitarian crisis.

Needs in Yemen are greater than they’ve ever been due to a poisonous cocktail of conflict, economic crisis and coronavirus. But support for humanitarian activities in the country is slumping,” says Laurent Bukera, WFP’s Country Director for Yemen. To run its operation in the country, WFP requires on average US$ 200 million a month. Cuts to food assistance have been made as the operation has received barely half of what it needed in 2020.

“We’re doing everything we can with the support we’ve received. But it is not enough. We can’t sit and watch as its people slip into catastrophe,” Bukera says, calling for financial support as well as political efforts to secure safe and unimpeded access for humanitarian organizations across the country.

https://insight.wfp.org/conflict-economic-collapse-and-coronavirus-are-pushing-yemen-to-the-edge-of-famine-8187c3abde1e

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Saving Women and Children in Yemen Through Cash Transfers

Cash for Nutrition Programme

In 2015, the Yemen Social Fund for Development (SFD) worked on a Cash for Nutrition program that has since been folded into the Emergency Crisis Response Project. Targeting pregnant women and women with children under the age of five, this project gives them money to buy food and teaches them about child nutrition. It has been able to reach more than 165,000 pregnant or lactating women and 175,000 children so far.

Although Yemenis have seen a steep drop in variety in their diet during the conflict, studies show that households supported by the project bought at least 17% more food with the cash they were given and spent most of it on foods with more nutritional value than staple grains, like vegetables, fruits, milk, and eggs.

Describing the impact the project has had on her life, Afaf said: “It began when I was pregnant with my second child, and I took a vow that my new baby would arrive safe and healthy.”

The project employs women with high school education or above as community health educators. Nearly 4,000 health educators have been trained to teach communities about nutrition and screen them for malnutrition.

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2020/09/22/saving-women-and-children-in-yemen-through-cash-transfers

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Film: Life-saving Cash Transfers Making a Difference in Yemen

Yemen’s high malnutrition rates have drawn global attention, highlighting the impact of the country’s five-and-half-year civil war on its population. Economic stimuli in the form of large cash-for-work projects, support to small businesses, and labor-intensive repairs of socio-economic assets are helping vulnerable local households and communities across Yemen. These stimuli are provided through the tireless work of the teams of the Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project (ECRP) implemented by the UNDP, in partnership with the Social Fund for Development (SFD) and the Public Works Project (PWP), which is supported by the World Bank’s International Development Association.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtnGE_b3Y4Q

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UNFPA Response in Yemen: Monthly Situation Report #08 August 2020

The humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains the worst in the world

UNFPA’s appeal for $100.5 million in 2020 received only 62 per cent by end August. Seventy per cent of UNFPA’s life-saving reproductive health programme remains suspended due to the lack of funding, while fifty percent of UNFPA’s gender-based violence programme will be suspended by end September if no funding is received. This would result in an estimate 350,000 women losing access to specialized protection services and 40,000 highly vulnerable people losing access to psychological services. To keep reaching the most vulnerable women and girls up to the end of the year, UNFPA requires $38.7 million with an additional $20 million to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By August, UNFPA's response has reached over 1.5 million women and girl with lifesaving reproductive health and protection information and services, with support to 61 health facilities, 49 safe spaces, 8 shelters and 7 specialized mental health centres.

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/unfpa-response-yemen-monthly-situation-report-08-august-2020

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2020 Yemen Contingency Plan - September 2020

Yemen faces complex and multi-dimensional humanitarian challenges, including ongoing displacement as a result of conflict and recurrent natural disasters. This plan intends to ensure adequate preparedness for a timely, appropriate and principled humanitarian response to rapid onset large-scale displacements or other unpredictable emergencies.

The objective of the plan is to outline the immediate humanitarian response requirements to assist people who may be affected by potential shifts in conflict dynamics in all hubs across the country for a period of up to six months (June to December 2020). Shifting frontlines, changes in control and extreme weather events may result in increased humanitarian needs, which will necessitate a timely scaled-up response.

This plan outlines the preparedness and response efforts planned. It covers displacement due to conflict and natural disasters with the aim of addressing the increased needs of the affected population based on two scenarios – (1) mostly likely and (2) worst case.

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/2020-yemen-contingency-plan-september-2020

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Today, Yemen Aid recently implemented an emergency food baskets distribution for the most vulnerable in Al Baydha, #Yemen as an emergency response to conflict displacement.

https://twitter.com/YemenAid_US/status/1307684599569489920

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Insan: Video von unserem Hilfsaktionsprojekt im September 2020 im Jemen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebatdTA2GKw

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Kuwaiti charity equips medical center in Lahj

http://en.adenpress.news/news/26138

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Kuwait provides Yemen with $20-mln humanitarian support

Kuwait has provided Yemen with a US$20-million in donation for humanitarian assistances, the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister said, noting that the contribution is "from the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development's available resources.

https://debriefer.net/en/news-19944.html

and also https://republicanyemen.net/archives/25507

but

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Gulf Countries Have Not Paid the Aid Money They Pledged to Yemen

Two UN officials have called out Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait for not delivering on their promises.

The UN has named and shamed Saudi Arabia and two other Gulf kingdoms for not fulfilling funding pledges to help Yemen, where the impact of the devastating Saudi-backed war has now led to one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world.

Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen's government against the country’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, hosted a high-level UN donor pledging conference in June to help Yemen deal with its humanitarian crisis, pledging $500 million of a total $3.4 billion in funds.

This week, however, both UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN’s humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock, publicly noted that Riyadh has not yet sent a single cent to the relief effort. The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, which also pledged significant amounts of money, have not delivered either.

"More than 9 million people have been affected by deepening cuts to aid programmes, including food, water and healthcare. Continuing to hold back money from the humanitarian response now will be a death sentence for many families," Lowcock told the UN Security Council Tuesday.

Lowcock highlighted that UN-led efforts to finance the humanitarian response to the Yemen war in 2018 prevented famine in the country, but with the huge gap in the funds this year, he said, “the spectre of famine has returned”.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4ay9dn/gulf-countries-have-not-paid-the-aid-money-they-pledged-to-yemen

My comment: As already has happened before.

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Exploring Gender Inequality in Yemen

The Gender Inequality Index (GII) was created by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2010 to expose the differences in the distribution of opportunities between men and women. The GII provides insights into gender gaps in major areas of human development, effectively highlighting areas in need of critical policy intervention. In 2018, the GII measured Yemen to have a GII value of 0.834 while the world’s average sits at 0.439, meaning Yemeni women have a lower standard of living compared to men. Here is how gender inequality in Yemen is affecting the nation and Yemeni women.

Education

Due to structural inequalities, women and girls cannot easily access essential services in Yemen, such as education. The effect of this limited access is poor education and, consequently, low literacy rates. According to the Human Development Index (HDI), the average years of schooling that Yemini girls achieve is 1.9 years, in contrast to the 4.4 years that boys receive on average. While both are low, boys obtain more than twice as much schooling as girls in Yemen.

Education is critical for not only providing economic opportunities but is also key to political participation and understanding factors surrounding sanitation and health. However, the consequences of disparities in education are not only felt by women. Female education is especially important in developing countries due to the social benefits of maternal education. Children of educated mothers are proven to have improved health and higher test scores than children of uneducated mothers. Thus, restricting girls’ access to education not only represses them by perpetuating gender inequality but damages society as a whole.

Health

Another consequence of structural gender inequality in Yemen is inadequate health care for girls and women. Yemeni girls and women struggle for adequate health care due to disproportionate impoverishment, a lack of health education and underrepresentation in politics.

A concrete consequence of poor female health care in Yemen is a radically high maternal mortality rate (MMR), with 43.2 per 1,000 live births. This rate, among other health factors, resulted in the 2018 HDI ranking Yemen as 177th in the world. Additionally, 18.5% of women suffer from female genital mutilation in Yemen. This procedure is immensely damaging, resulting in lifelong nerve damage and pain. Therefore, not only do women struggle to have access to health care, but the care they do receive is often detrimental to their overall health.

Violence

https://www.borgenmagazine.com/exploring-gender-inequality-in-yemen/

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Bürgerkrieg im Jemen: Hungersnot droht

Die Welternährungsorganisation FAO warnt vor einer Hungersnot im Bürgerkriegsland Jemen. 20 Millionen Menschen sind bedroht, 360.000 Kinder akut unterernährt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fayB_fPSFQ4

und

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FAO-Chef warnt vor Hungersnot in Burkina Faso, Südsudan und Jemen

https://www.greenpeace-magazin.de/ticker/fao-chef-warnt-vor-hungersnot-burkina-faso-suedsudan-und-jemen

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Film: Yemen: A Man with a Disability Flourishes with his Phone Store Business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67_F2uzBX8M

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Yemen Emergency Dashboard, August 2020

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-emergency-dashboard-august-2020

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Yemen: 'Choices have been made to abandon these people', says UN official

The problem seen is "just the tip of the iceberg", with those not being able to get to the hospital in a much worse situation.

The "distressing" situation in Yemen is a result of choices made by "powerful countries and powerful people", according to a UN official.

Sir Mark Lowcock told Sky News "choices have been made to abandon these people".

He added that deciding not to fund the relief operation has been "one of the worst choices" made this year.

The UN under secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief co-ordinator said the situation in Yemen is "very distressing and upsetting", and one which is "very important" for the world to see.

In the past, relief efforts have helped avoid suffering and death. However, without these in place Sir Lowcock said "half the people we were reaching, we're barely able to give any food to anymore".

This has also led to the closure of clinics and water stations.

He said countries in the Gulf typically pledge a lot of money but "have not pledged as much this year and have paid almost nothing", adding that "every country actually needs to step up to do more".

Sir Lowcock said even this amount isn't "going to be enough, it's not going to turn the corner, it's not going to save all of those millions of children", adding that the relief operation needs to get back to where it was in 2019.

David Milliband, president of the International Rescue Committee, emphasised this is not a tragedy, telling Sky News: "This is a crisis of diplomacy because there's a war going on. It's a crisis of politics because the UN is stuck unable to bring the waring parties to heel.

"It's a crisis of the humanitarian system too because only 30% of the UN appeal is funded." (with film)

https://news.sky.com/story/yemen-choices-have-been-made-to-abandon-these-people-says-un-official-12075312

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Saudi Arabia announces more than $200 million in UN aid funding to Yemen

Saudi Arabia has signed a series of deals to provide more than $200 million in funding to United Nations aid agencies operating in Yemen, just days after a CNN investigation highlighted a crisis in aid funding for the war-stricken nation.

The investigation revealed that support pledged to UN agencies by Saudi Arabia for Yemen had more than halved in 2020, falling from more than $1 billion to just $500 million this year. Of this amount, the UN told CNN only $23 million had so far come through its appeal.

https://us.cnn.com/2020/09/18/middleeast/yemen-funding-crisis-saudi-intl/index.html

My comment: As so often: They promise, but later do not pay.

cp4 Flüchtlinge / Refugees

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Film: Displaced People in Nowhere

After Being Expelled from Shaab Camp in Aden. The displaced people settled in streets of Aden after they were expelled from the Shaab camp in the Shaab area of Aden Governorate, southern Yemen. Displaced people said that armed men expelled them from their camp. The suffer of displaced people of Al Hudaydah and Taiz is exacerbated by the ongoing war in the country, amid the inability of the executive unit to find shelters for families and displaced people, most of whom are women and children.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDRz_xEE3ik

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Protection context for migrants passing through Yemen: A baseline 2019

Migration from the Horn of Africa (HoA) through Yemen is likely to increase in the coming years, and hubs are likely to remain stable. The number of migrants passing through Yemen has increased over the last decade, and is likely to continue to increase in the future. This is due both to drivers of migration within the Horn of Africa and to the conflict within Yemen, which facilitates irregular migratory pathways to the Gulf. Migrants move along flexible paths to avoid the conflict, but rely on logistical hubs that are stable.

The migration flow is rooted in Ethiopia and takes place primarily for economic reasons. Over 90% of migrants passing through Yemen come from Ethiopia; of these, the majority are from the Oromo region, and a significant minority come from the Amhara region. Most migrants are young, and are searching for better economic opportunities and safety from physical harm. Many migrants are looking specifically for relatively low skilled jobs currently available in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and other Gulf countries.

The conflict generates specific protection risks, and migrants are likely not to be aware of these risks. Migrants passing through Yemen are often unaware of the conflict when they leave home. Information about conflict and insecurity is usually shared at exit points on the shores of Djibouti, or inside Yemen itself. Protection risks that migrants face are higher due to the ongoing conflict in Yemen – migrants face increased risk of physical violence at checkpoints and front lines, as well as risk from airstrikes. These risks are heightened by language barriers with migrants unable to communicate or negotiate safe passage effectively in Arabic with security personnel they encounter.

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/protection-context-migrants-passing-through-yemen-baseline-2019

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Yemen Fact Sheet, August 2020

The operation continues to be constrained by severe underfunding, currently allowing UNHCR to address just half of identified needs. Some essential programmes will be shut by September, if additional funds are not received by then. The current emergency shelter and NFIs stocks will be depleted in a matter of weeks.

The number of suspected cases and deaths related to COVID-19 continues to overwhelm the country, compounded by stigma against refugees and IDPs, lack or loss of socio-economic opportunities, limited testing and health care.

Close to 23,000 families in 2020 have been displaced at least once by the ongoing fighting or floods, causing further strain and conflict with the already impoverished host families. This year, some 500,000 people have been affected by the rain leaving most of them with no adequate shelter.

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-fact-sheet-august-2020

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[UAE-payed] Joint Forces Arrest 40 Illegal Migrants in Bab-el-Mandeb

The forces of Bab-el-Mandeb brigade intercepted on Sunday, a boat carrying 40 African migrants coming from the Horn of Africa.

http://en.adenpress.news/news/26134

(B H)

Yemen - Preparedness Plan: Marib (September 2020)

Escalation in military operations causing major shifts in Sirwah front. Fighting moves further from Al Jawaf towards Raghwan district and Alrowaik area leading to the cut-off of the main Marib – Seiyon road near Safer petroleum facility and consequently encircling Marib city. Hostilities including missile attacks on targets in the city will cause a major displacement from Marib to southern Governorates including Shabwah and Hadramot. An estimated 55,000 families ware estimated to be displaced from Marib City to neighboring southern Governorates.

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-preparedness-plan-marib-september-2020

(A H P pS)

Houthi escalated offensive on Marib since early August has forced 5000 internally displaced families to displace again, and find safer locations within the same province of Marib. Source: Multiple news websites.

https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-42086

(B H)

2020 Yemen Contingency Plan - September 2020

This plan intends to ensure adequate preparedness for a timely, appropriate and principled humanitarian response to rapid onset large-scale displacements or other unpredictable emergencies.

The objective of the plan is to outline the immediate humanitarian response requirements to assist people who may be affected by potential shifts in conflict dynamics in all hubs across the country for a period of up to six months (June to December 2020). Shifting frontlines, changes in control and extreme weather events may result in increased humanitarian needs, which will necessitate a timely scaled-up response.

This plan outlines the preparedness and response efforts planned.

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/2020-yemen-contingency-plan-september-2020

cp5 Nordjemen und Huthis / Northern Yemen and Houthis

Siehe / Look at cp1

(A P)

The UN peace mediator is facilitating things for Houthis to withdraw the Yemeni deposits in Switzerland, identical sources said. Martin Griffthis arranged a meeting between the governor of the Swiss National Bank Thomas Jordan and the governor of the Houthi rebel militia’s self-styled “governor of the Central Bank of Yemen” Hashem Almoayad who accompanied his militia’s negotiation team that is in Geneva now to meet the Yemeni government’s negotiators. “Although Almoayad has nothing to do with the expected Houthi-government talks on prisoner exchange in Geneva, he is Switzerland to withdraw the Yemeni central bank’s funds deposited in Switzerland,” a source said. The source added that the Swiss officials agreed to meet with the Houthi militant because he has the confidential codes of those bank accounts in Switzerland.”

Source of the story: Al-Ayyam Al-Adaniya news website.

https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-42155

My comment: Well, this still is the legal Central Bank of Yemen, as it always has been.

(A P)

The Association of Mothers of Hostages in Houthi jails said in a statement today the Houthi militia are exercising pressure on a family in Amran to receive the corpse of their son who died of torture in jails a few days ago. The militia is threatening to torture six other inmates from the same family to death if the family declines to receive the corpse. Source of the story: Sawt Al-Horiya news website.

https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-42155

(A P)

New young man tortured to death in Houthi-run jail in Taiz

A new young man has died of torture in Houthi-run jails, this time in the southwestern Yemen city of Taiz, local sources said.

Abdullah al-Sharaabi (pictured) has been held for years in Al-Saleh Jail run by the Houthi militants where he was subjected to various forms of death until he died on Sunday 20th September

https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-42156

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Houthis call WFP to fulfill cash assistance deal

Member of the Houthi Supreme Political Council on Monday called on the World Food Programme to implement a deal signed with his group, under which the program would deliver cash assistances in Houthi-held areas north Yemen.

"We call the WFP to apply the pact and rapidly deliver relief to recipients instead of wasting time and efforts for the sake of American political bargains," Mohamed Ali al-Houthi added in a tweet, without further details on these "bargains".

In fears that food aid could be diverted from people in need, the WFP in June 2019 suspended its assistances in Houthi-held areas.

In August 2019, the UN program and Houthis reached a deal to end the partial pause.

The Houthi group inked a pact with the WFP, and cash payments will begin soon in conformity with the program's mechanism, al-Houthi said then.

WFP spokesman, Herve Verhoosel, hailed the deal as a vital step towards protective ways ensuring accountability in WFP's programs.

The WFP suspension came following dispute with the Houthis over the control of biometric data.

While the Houthis have kept calling for them, the WFP says would start paying these cash transfers to needy families once the biometric verification mechanism is in place.

According to the Houthis, the WFP control over beneficiaries' data is "in violation of the Yemeni law."

https://debriefer.net/en/news-20034.html

My comment: As far as the biometric data are concerned, the Houthis obviously are right. Read (all in German):

https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Schoenes-neues-Geld-kommt-die-totalitaere-Weltwaehrung-4159001.html

https://norberthaering.de/die-regenten-der-welt/sudan/

https://norberthaering.de/die-regenten-der-welt/sudans-grundeinkommen-2/

https://norberthaering.de/die-regenten-der-welt/trust-stamp/

https://norberthaering.de/die-regenten-der-welt/grundeinkommen-weltwirtschaftsforums/

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WFP suspends distribution of relief aids in Al-Jawf

The World Food Program (WFP) suspended this week distribution of relief aids that were scheduled to be delivered on Sunday in Al-Matoon district of Al-Jawf following Houthis’ extortion on permission to the field team.

Local sources said that the Houthis-run Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (SCMCHA) office in Al-Jawf provided that half of the relief aids be allocated for them in exchange of permitting the distribution.

As a result, the WFP had to suspend the distribution of the relief items to about 1,000 beneficiaries including hosting households and displaced families.

https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-42147

(B E P)

Houthis revive black market of fuel

Streets of the capital Sana’a have been changed into open black market for fuel, cooking propane gas and foreign currencies.

Anyone wants to buy some fuel must go streets and alleys of the capital Sana’a instead of going to gas stations.

The Houthis use the planned fuel shortage to change the fuel black market into a lucrative business for their affiliated merchants and to finance their military efforts for their fighting against the government’s forces.

In 2014, the Houthis incited the public to topple the government because of the fuel subsidy partial removal that then increased the price of 20-liter of gas from YR3,500 to YR4,000.

Ironically, the price of the 20-liter gas is now YR 10,000 and sometimes it increases to YR,16,000.

And this leap of the fuel price has dramatically increased prices of basic commodities including wheat, rice, legumes, dairy products, transportation fares and the public health service.

The public service had literally disappeared, and citizens must pay for everything they use at exorbitant rates.

The Houthis-held areas have changed over the past years into a jungle where survival is only for the most powerful.

https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-42123

My comment: By a pro-Islah Party, anti-Houthi website. Thus, they try to blame the Houthis for this. First and foremost, it’s the war, stupid, and lasting on, it’s a Saudi / US war.

(A P)

Salvation Government: Sep. 21st Revolution Freed our Decision from US Ambassador Control

https://english.almasirah.net/details.php?es_id=15039

(A P)

Supreme Political Council: The Revolution of Sep. 21st for All Yemenis

https://english.almasirah.net/details.php?es_id=15040

(B P)

September 21 Revolution ... Historical Juncture for Self-Building, advancement of Nation

The revolution of September 21, 2014, AD which the sixth anniversary we are celebrating, represented a historic turning point for a new Yemeni path entitled dignity, freedom, independence of decision, and the end of the era of tutelage and the rule of ambassadors and agents of Saudi Arabia in Yemen.

The Yemeni people are celebrating this occasion despite the aggression, blockade, and extremely complex difficulties in the light of public and national awareness of these challenges as an inevitable struggle for self-reliance in building a homeland that has lived for decades deprived of decision and will.

The September 21 revolution charted the right way to face the challenges after the forces of corruption, mercenarism, conspiracy, usufruct authority, and interest power.

The revolution also rejects dependency, subservience projects, separation, guardianship over the Yemeni decision, and intervention in the home affairs, security imbalances, the fall of advocates of sedition and infidelity, and their disruptive and chaotic projects.

What distinguishes the Yemeni Revolution of Honor and Dignity, September 21 is that it was launched to carry out the projects of independence, sovereignty, and development in the industrial, agricultural, and military industries.

This glorious revolution crushed the corrupt who controlled the power of the people and their wealth, knowing that corruption thwarted the achievement of the goals of the glorious September and October revolutions, as the corrupt exploited the simplicity of the Yemeni people.

https://www.saba.ye/en/news3109893.htm

My remark: The Houthi view of their Sept. 21, 2014 uprising.

(A P)

Film: Speech of Houthi leader

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1mrGmEvyDYDGy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvR8-f56WbM

and details:

(A P)

Sayyed Abdulmalik Reveals Role of US Ambassador in Yemen before the Revolution of Sep. 21st

The leader of the Yemeni revolution, Sayyed Abdulmalik Al-Houthi, affirmed that the revolution of Sep. 21st is a stepping stone for the people to exit from the past on the basis of their principles and values. He clarified in his speech this afternoon, on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the revolution of Sep. 21st, that the greatest goals of the revolution are freedom and independence. He added, “Without freedom and independence, the people live in a state of colonialism, subservience and servitude."
Sayyed Abdulmalik indicated that the Yemeni people can never accept the confiscation of their freedom and independence. "The Americans set their sights on Yemen before the Revolution out of hostile and colonial motives, most notably the strategic location of Yemen and its natural wealth. In addition, the Americans realized that the Yemeni people if gained their freedom they will qualify to play a significant role in the Islamic nation’s reality," he explained.
Sayyed Abdulmalik reiterated that the Americans deliberately increased their interference in Yemen after the Arabs Spring pushing the country into a civil war. “The American interventions were dangerous, and the American ambassador was interfering at the official level in all institutions, ministries, judiciary, military, security and political institutions," Sayyed Abdulmalik said.

https://english.almasirah.net/details.php?es_id=15037

Sayyed Abdulmalik, First to Label UAE as "Milking Goat" Comparing to Saudi "Milking Cow"

Sayyed Abdulmalik Al-Houthi, the leader of the revolution, asserted that the US intervention in Yemen was not in the interest of the Yemeni people, but rather served its colonialist aggressive policies. He warned the countries of aggression that the confrontation with the Yemeni people is too costly and called on the Nation to confront the ambitions of US and the Israeli enemy in the region

https://english.almasirah.net/details.php?es_id=15038

Sayyed Abdulmalik: US, Israeli Enemy Source of All Acts of Evil in World

The leader of the revolution, Sayyed Abd has censured the United States and Israel over their fiendish policies and conspiracies against world nations, saying Washington and Tel Aviv are the main source of all evil acts across the globe.

https://english.almasirah.net/details.php?es_id=15045

Sayyed Abdulmalik Exposes US Moves in South Yemen, Gives Important Advice to Those Involved in Treason

Sayyed Abdulmalik Al-Houthi, leader of the Yemeni revolution, said that “The Saudis and Emiratis have moved based on an American decision to control Socotra and Al-Mahrah, in which there are no fronts that justify their presence.” He pointed out that the traitors stigmatized themselves with betrayal for future generations to come, as did those before them with British colonialism." He gave an important advice to all those involved in treason, to reexamine their interest.

https://english.almasirah.net/details.php?es_id=15036

and also https://en.abna24.com/news//us-israel-source-of-all-acts-of-evil-in-world-ansarullah-leader_1072550.html

https://en.farsnews.ir/newstext.aspx?nn=13990701000182

https://www.saba.ye/en/news3109908.htm

(A P)

Houthis call for peace, national conciliation to end Yemen's war

Head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council late on Sunday called on the Saudi-led coalition to respond to peace calls and repeated initiatives the group issued, urgently release oil tankers, lift blockade, reopen Sana'a airport and engage in negotiations to end war and military presence.

The other Yemeni parties, "who took the aggression path, should recover their senses, and their positions can be settled through a national conciliation conference," Mahdi al-Mashat added in a televised speech on the sixth anniversary of 21-September "revolution day".

He called on the international community to "respect the Yemeni people and stop recognizing the legitimacy of corrupts, Qaeda and Daesh, since these groups represent neither Yemen nor the people's interests."

He also called the UN to "stop double-standard treatment and deplore the blockade, starvation and prevention from fuel and food suffered by the Yemeni people."

The Houthi official accused the Arab coalition of supporting, recruiting and settling Qaeda and Daesh militants in Baydha and Marib.

https://debriefer.net/en/news-20005.html

(A P)

Member of Supreme Political Council congratulates Leader of Revolution on sixth anniversary of September 21st Revolution

https://www.saba.ye/en/news3109797.htm

(A P)

President al-Mashat salutes Yemeni people on occasion of sixth anniversary of September 21st revolution

https://www.saba.ye/en/news3109824.htm

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Houthis privatize public education

Local sources in Sana’a said that the Houthis rebels began privatization of the public education in areas of their control.

The sources who spoke to Alsahwa Net, said that the Houthis imposed exorbitant tuition on students of public schools whereby each primary education student must pay YR65,000 ($108) and every secondary school student must pay YR95,000 ($158).

Belqees Female Public school in the capital Sana’a is among the schools that were added to the privatization program.

The sources said that Belqees School was changed into a private school for male students.

https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-42098

(A K P)

Houthi militia launches wide kidnappings campaign against civilians in Al-Bayda

The militia’s campaign took place Sunday in Al-Masawa Village of Al-Tafah district, kidnaped and attacked the villagers after shelled their village by heavy weapons.

The Houthi shelling resulted in destroying a number of citizens’ houses in addition to looting their cars.

http://en.26sepnews.net/2020/09/20/houthi-militia-launches-wide-kidnappings-campaign-against-civilians-in-al-bayda/ = http://en.adenpress.news/news/26145

(A P)

To the idiots at @Reuters & @ap who always call #Ansarrulah #Yemen. #Shia rebels” . Shia Arabs do not hold celebrations during this month of #Muhram , the month of mourning. Your #AbtiShiaism & hatred is clear. Here is the celebrations #Sanaa today

https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1307764459507781635

referring to https://twitter.com/mamashami/status/1307714131815010309

My comment: I do not think it’s “idiotism” but political (propaganda) intent.

(A P)

Secretary General of Ansarullah: US Leads Aggression Against Yemen, Provids all Means of Support

The Secretary General of the Political Office of Ansarullah Fadl Abu Talib confirmed that the US is the head of the aggression against Yemen, providing all means to support it.

https://english.almasirah.net/details.php?es_id=15022

(A P)

During a protest in front of the UN office in Sana'a, the Association of Abductees' Mothers stated that more than 1,300 civilians were abducted in the past year.

https://twitter.com/BelqeesRights/status/1307320356781338625

(A P)

Young man dies after five months of torture in Houthi jails: Reports

Sadeq Ahmed Yahya Alghawi who was disappeared along with a brother and six cousins of his by the Houthi militia five months ago died in jail on Wednesday,”

https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-42065

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Wikipedia: Huthi-Konflikt

Der Huthi-Konflikt ist ein Bürgerkrieg im Jemen. Er begann im Juni 2004 mit dem Aufstand der Huthi, einer politisch-militärischen Bewegung der Zaiditen, einer schiitischen Richtung, geführt von deren religiösem und politischem Führer Hussein Badreddin al-Huthi, gegen die jemenitische Regierung.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huthi-Konflikt

(* B P)

Houthi insurgency in Yemen

Wikipedia: The Houthi insurgency in Yemen,[51][52] also known as the Houthi rebellion, Sa'dah War, or Sa'dah conflict, was a military rebellion pitting Zaidi Shia Houthis (though the movement also includes Sunnis[53]) against the Yemeni military that began in Northern Yemen and has since escalated into a full-scale civil war. The conflict was sparked in 2004 by the government's attempt to arrest Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, a Zaidi religious leader of the Houthis and a former parliamentarian on whose head the government had placed a $55,000 bounty.[54] Initially, most of the fighting took place in Sa'dah Governorate in northwestern Yemen, but some of the fighting spread to neighbouring governorates Hajjah, 'Amran, al-Jawf and the Saudi province of Jizan. After the Houthi takeover of the capital city Sana'a in late 2014, the insurgency became a full-blown civil war with a major Saudi-led intervention in Yemen beginning in March 2015.[55]

General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar commanded the Yemeni security forces during the conflict and led all the government offensives from 2004 until 2011, when he resigned his post to defend protesters during the Yemeni Revolution.[56]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_insurgency_in_Yemen

Fortsetzung / Sequel: cp6 – cp19

https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-681b-yemen-war-mosaic-681b

Vorige / Previous:

https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-680-yemen-war-mosaic-680

Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-680 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-680:

https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose oder / or http://poorworld.net/YemenWar.htm

Der saudische Luftkrieg im Bild / Saudi aerial war images:

(18 +, Nichts für Sensible!) / (18 +; Graphic!)

http://poorworld.net/YemenWar.htm

http://yemenwarcrimes.blogspot.de/

http://www.yemenwar.info/

Liste aller Luftangriffe / and list of all air raids:

http://yemendataproject.org/data/

Untersuchung ausgewählter Luftangriffe durch Bellingcat / Bellingcat investigations of selected air raids:

https://yemen.bellingcat.com/

Untersuchungen von Angriffen, hunderte von Filmen / Investigations of attacks, hundreds of films:

https://yemeniarchive.org/en

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