... Die Kriegsparteien im Jemen schweigen über Missbrauch von Migranten Wie die Emirate ihre Interessen in die US-Politik einfließen lassen – und mehr
December 9, 2022: Fighting is starting to escalate in Yemen and peace is more and more elusive – Yemeni refugees, host countries, and the UNHCR – Houthis curb women's rights – Warring parties in Yemen silent about migrant abuse – How the UAE turns its interests into US policy – and more
Schwerpunkte / Key aspects
Kursiv: Siehe Teil 2 / In Italics: Look in part 2: https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-833b-yemen-war-mosaic-833b
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Für wen das Thema ganz neu ist / Who is new to the subject
cp1 Am wichtigsten / Most important
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 Aden-Regierung im Südjemen / Separatists and Aden 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
cp9b Beziehungen der USA zu Saudi-Arabien und den VAE / US-Saudi and UAE relations
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
cp12b Sudan
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
cp13b Söldner / Mercenaries
cp13c Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
cp13d Wirtschaft / Economy
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp15 Propaganda
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
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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
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Film: Bürgerkrieg im Jemen: Die Geschichte dahinter
Seit 2014 herrscht im Jemen ein brutaler Bürgerkrieg unter Beteiligung ausländischer Mächte. Die Folgen für die Bevölkerung im ärmsten Land der arabischen Welt sind verheerend. Ein Blick in die Geschichte des Jemen hilft dabei, diesen Konflikt besser zu verstehen.
https://www.zdf.de/funk/mrwissen2go-geschichte-12024/funk-buergerkrieg-im-jemen-die-geschichte-dahinter-102.html = https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/mrwissen2go-geschichte/buergerkrieg-im-jemen-die-geschichte-dahinter/funk/Y3JpZDovL2Z1bmsubmV0LzEyMDI0L3ZpZGVvLzE4NTgzOTEvc2VuZHVuZw
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The Forgotten Tragedy of the Yemen Crisis
With the increase in world crises, others become forgotten. Seven years and the Yemen Crisis is still one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Unnoticed, unseen, and unheard, the cry for help from the suffering in Yemen has been largely forgotten. Yemen has always been the most vulnerable country in the Middle East, even prior to the 2015 Civil War. With the worst rates of malnutrition, more than half of the Yemeni population has been living in poverty with limited to no access to resources need to live. With such an important, detrimentally impactful crisis, why has there been silence surrounding solutions?
Why is there a Crisis?
The Yemen Crisis began with a civil war between the government forces and the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah. In the past seven years, the residue of the civil war in Yemen continues to worsen tremendously. The conflict has been between the internationally recognized government, backed by the Saudi government, and the Houthi rebels backed by Iran. The war was caused by many factors.
https://sites.uab.edu/humanrights/2022/11/30/the-forgotten-tragedy-of-the-yemen-crisis/
cp1 Am wichtigsten / Most important
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Ärzte ohne Grenzen: Immer mehr Kinder im Jemen sind unterernährt
Zwischen Januar und Oktober hat die Hilfsorganisation im Vergleich zum Vorjahreszeitraum 36 Prozent mehr Mädchen und Jungen in dem Bürgerkriegsland behandelt
Teure Lebensmittel und Kürzungen bei der humanitären Hilfe: Im Jemen sind nach Angaben von Ärzte ohne Grenzen immer mehr Kinder von Mangelernährung betroffen. Zwischen Januar und Oktober habe die Hilfsorganisation im Vergleich zum Vorjahreszeitraum 36 Prozent mehr Mädchen und Jungen behandelt, hieß es in einer Mitteilung vom Freitag. Insgesamt seien in den Einrichtungen von Ärzte ohne Grenzen in den ersten zehn Monaten dieses Jahres knapp 7600 betroffene Kinder versorgt worden.
Viele Menschen können sich nach Angaben der Hilfsorganisation nicht genügend Lebensmittel leisten. Die Preise seien wegen der Wirtschaftskrise im Land gestiegen. Vor allem durch den Bürgerkrieg Vertriebene hätten kein regelmäßiges Einkommen.
Da Hilfsgelder gekürzt worden seien, sei zudem die Nahrungs- und Gesundheitsversorgung der Menschen im Jemen weiter eingeschränkt worden. In einem Behandlungszentrum für Mangelernährte hätten die Mitarbeiter wählen müssen, welchem seiner vier Kinder geholfen werde, berichtete ein Vater laut der Mitteilung.
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Five reasons why acute child malnutrition is surging in Yemen
Child malnutrition in Yemen is causing preventable deaths, especially of children under the age of five. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) responds to seasonal and annual peaks of malnutrition across the country, in Hajjah, Al-Hudaydah, Saada, and Amran governorates. These rises are usually linked to the "lean season," which is caused by the disruption of agricultural production in rural areas. This pattern was evident before the escalation of war in the country in late 2014, but the direct and indirect consequences of conflict have intensified its effects.
Rates of malnutrition usually peak in Yemen between June and September. But this year, MSF teams in several projects documented an early onset of the peak in April or May and are expecting it to continue until December. This, coupled with high numbers of severely malnourished children needing to be admitted for care, has overwhelmed MSF-supported facilities. In some locations, MSF has launched emergency interventions to respond to the surge of acute malnutrition cases and compounding health complications such as diarrhea, pneumonia, and anemia.
According to MSF teams in Yemen, here are the five main reasons why malnutrition is rising across the country.
1. Rising food prices
Many families in Yemen are unable to afford enough nutritious food as Yemen’s deepening economic crisis has caused prices to soar. Many people lost their jobs or homes during more than eight years of war. The value of the Yemen rial [Yemen’s currency] is depreciating, and prices of food and transportation—including fuel—are rising, further impeding people’s ability to access sufficient food.
“We came to Abs Hospital several times and he was improving,” said Shohra Mohamed, who brought her four-year-old grandson, Abdullah, who was suffering from malnutrition and other complications, to Abs hospital in Hajjah. “The last time he was discharged was 20 days ago. We prefer to come here as the services are free of charge. Abdullah´s father is away. With his mother, we try to feed him with what we have—we rarely can afford to give him milk. We don’t have access to health centers that provide therapeutic food nearby.”
2. Lack of access to primary health care services
Yemen's health care system is in shambles. Many public health facilities have been forced to close, as health authorities contend with a lack of funding and widespread shortages of supplies and equipment. It's common for medical staff to go unpaid for their work. Along with the high cost of fuel, these make it extremely difficult for people to access urgent medical care. This means many can't get care quickly when they fall ill, leading to preventable complications—including malnutrition.
MSF teams working in Al-Salam-Khamer hospital in Amran governorate have seen a steady increase in the number of patients with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) since the end of May. The bed occupancy rate in the inpatient therapeutic feeding center (ITFC) reached 396 percent in September 2022. At the same time, there was a more than 20 percent increase in the number of emergency consultations.
From January to September 2022, 31 patients with SAM died after admission. Most, unfortunately, arrived too late and had medical complications that were too severe to be treated. Many of the people who were admitted to the MSF-supported Al-Salam hospital with SAM traveled from surrounding areas where primary health care facilities were only partially functioning.
A similar trend was observed in Al-Hudaydah governorate. Our team in the emergency department of Ad-Dahi rural hospital received 1,902 children suffering from malnutrition with complications between January and October 2022.
3. Poverty and unstable living conditions
Poor living conditions, especially for displaced people, also contribute to the rise of malnutrition. Abs Hospital in Hajjah governorate receives patients from the surrounding areas of Abs, where many internally displaced people live without proper shelter and with limited access to food or income. From January to September 2022, the MSF-supported ITFC at Abs General Hospital admitted 2,087 children with malnutrition and associated medical complications. Many of these patients came from Al-Khamis, a sub-district in Al-Hudaydah governorate, south of Abs, and several presented late. Most patients were between 6 and 23 months old.
“Most of the displaced people don’t have a regular income due to difficulties in accessing [employment] opportunities,” said Saddam Shayea, MSF health promotion supervisor at Abs Hospital. “Another issue is the lack of access to clean water. This increases the cases of diarrhea, for example, in addition to the lack of hygiene materials that are essential to reduce the risk or limit the spread of some diseases.”
4. Lack of community health education
A lack of health education on pre- and postnatal care is also contributing to rising rates of malnutrition. Without such services complicated pregnancies are more common, resulting in poorer birth outcomes for both mothers and babies. For example, in Abs hospital in 2022, more than 50 percent of mothers in the maternity department were suffering from malnutrition.
In the past, MSF has observed that very few women in the maternity ward had received prenatal care. In 2021, only 10 percent of women who delivered in the hospital had attended at least one prenatal care consultation. Prenatal consultations are usually an opportunity to identify malnutrition in pregnant women and to refer patients for treatment through nutrition services. This improves pregnancy outcomes and reduces the risks of malnutrition in newborns and infants.
In addition, there is limited awareness in the community about the importance of breastfeeding and routine vaccinations for children. Parents also don’t have access to information about identifying the initial symptoms of malnutrition, which delays the detection and prevention of the condition.
5. Gaps in the humanitarian response
This year, funding cuts have forced many primary health care facilities to discontinue services. Those that remain open often have insufficient supplies.
In addition, gaps in nutrition and food assistance programs and inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene services have increased the risks of malnutrition and related complications, including more sever cases of waterborne diseases.
Malnutrition continues to be extremely worrisome in Yemen, causing preventable deaths.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/five-reasons-why-acute-child-malnutrition-surging-yemen
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WHAT CONGRESS NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE TRUCE IN YEMEN
Fighting is starting to escalate in Yemen and peace is seeming more and more elusive.
The Houthis’ stated position is that the sale of this oil should pay Yemenis’ salaries, specifically the salaries of Yemenis living under Houthi control, which are the majority of the population. The question of the payment of salaries was central to why the truce expired: the Houthis demanded that the Presidential Leadership Council pay the salaries and pensions of Yemenis in their territory, including military salaries. The Presidential Leadership Council refused, and the truce expired.
Because violence has not significantly escalated and specific aspects of the truce remain in place — flights from Sana’a to Amman continue, and ships continue to unload fuel at Hodeidah port — the case of Yemen may appear less urgent. However, without the truce, there is no formal mechanism preventing the Saudis from restarting airstrikes, ending flights, or once again preventing fuel ships from docking at Hodeidah.
If the Saudis and the Presidential Leadership Council reimpose a full blockade, fuel would again become scarce in Houthi-controlled areas.
Prior to the truce, fuel scarcity contributed to the consolidation of Houthi control, both over the functions of daily life as well as the ability of humanitarian organizations to operate. As the Yemeni analyst Abdulghani al-Iryani noted, “the weaponization of the economy has been the [Saudi] coalition’s greatest gift, empowering the [Houthi] extremists and delegitimizing a complicit [Yemeni] government.” The kinetic and economic violence wreaked by Saudi Arabia and its proxies has significantly empowered the Houthis. For this reason, the Houthis may even decide to provoke Saudi airstrikes in order to coalesce support, which is otherwise likely to unravel in the absence of foreign aggression.
WHAT CONGRESS CAN DO
This is why it is imperative that the 117th Congress take action to hold the warring parties accountable and try to bring them back to the negotiating table. There are several steps Congress and the Biden administration can take to support peace.
Lawmakers in Washington should pass the bipartisan Yemen War Powers Resolution to end US military support for the Saudi-led coalition during the lame-duck session.
By removing the possibility of more US support for Riyadh and its partners to renew airstrikes in Yemen, Congress can play a constructive role to keep the pressure on the Saudis to negotiate an extension of the truce.
While members have proposed a range of legislation aimed at reining in US-Saudi military cooperation, the Yemen War Powers Resolution is the most viable for several reasons.
Unfortunately, this move would have little effect on pressuring the Houthis to rejoin the truce, which partly reflects the fact that the United States lacks leverage over the group.
An alternative source of accountability was one that the Saudis removed: the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen at the UN, which is a war crimes accountability mechanism.
Lawmakers must also prioritize supporting financial assistance and aid delivery to Yemenis in need.
In addition, the Biden administration and Congress should support a fair replacement of UN Security Council Resolution 2216, the resolution that has governed the international community’s flawed response to Yemen since Saudi Arabia initiated hostilities in 2015. An inclusive peace process is essential to ensure that all stakeholders — including women, youth, and civil society — are heard and given a seat at the negotiating table. A new UN Security Council resolution should also call for an end to outside military forces on Yemeni territory, including the archipelago of Socotra and Perim or Mayun Island, both effectively occupied by the United Arab Emirates and its proxies, and al-Mahra governorate, in eastern Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has increased its military presence.
It is critical that lawmakers act on these policies with urgency – by Annelle Sheline and Hassan al-Tayyab
https://inkstickmedia.com/what-congress-needs-to-know-about-the-truce-in-yemen/
and main points: https://twitter.com/HassanElTayyab/status/1599796892405092352
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Feeling Forgotten: Yemeni Refugees, Host Countries, and the UNHCR
Introduction
Since the outbreak of the war, Yemenis have sought to escape the scourges of violence, economic collapse, and political instability. Some have made arduous journeys to Djibouti, Somalia, and Somaliland[1] on small fishing boats to reach safety,[2] and now reside in their respective capitals.[3] Others have sought refuge in Ethiopia, where they are mostly found in remote areas on the outskirts of Addis Ababa.[4] A number have been able to reach Jordan and Egypt, most of whom now live around Al-Jubeiha in northern Amman,[5] or in the Faisal, Ard al-Lewa, and Al-Duqqi areas of Cairo.[6] Many refugees, particularly those who fled to Egypt and Jordan early in the conflict, believed it would only be a matter of weeks or months before the war came to an end and they could return home. But as the conflict has dragged on, their living conditions have deteriorated, forcing large numbers to register with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to obtain assistance and establish their legal status.[7]
Surviving as refugees is a recent phenomenon for Yemenis, emerging after the 2011 political crisis and the outbreak of war in 2015. The ongoing conflict and deteriorating economic and security conditions have led to an escalation of forced migration and displacement, as residents flee persecution, armed conflict, and human rights violations. According to the UN, more than 19 million people will face hunger in Yemen this year, and nearly 160,000 Yemenis are already on the edge of famine.[8] Since the start of the war in March 2015, 4 million Yemenis have been displaced, and although some 1.3 million have returned to their homes, most are still at risk.[9]
This report highlights the situation of Yemeni refugees registered with the UNHCR in Egypt, Jordan, Somalia, Somaliland, and Ethiopia, examining and analyzing the way the organization deals with refugees in these countries and the challenges they face. It focuses on the role played by the UNHCR and partner organizations in providing protection to Yemeni refugees and dealing with them under established international legal frameworks. Current deficiencies make clear the need for a reassessment of how the international community deals with Yemeni refugees.
While Yemenis receive refugee cards from the UNHCR, activists, and refugees claim that access to the services guaranteed under humanitarian law and the Refugee Convention is unequal, and allege that their resettlement rate remains low compared to refugees from other countries. According to activists and applicants, European states and the US, many of whom are signatories of the 1951 Refugee Convention, have refused to receive Yemeni refugees or allocate a quota for resettlement. Many of those interviewed believe the reasons to be political, though such allegations are difficult to prove.
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic reduced the UNHCR’s capacity in host countries,[10] leading to a halt in the issuance of asylum cards and slowing the renewal process,[11] creating new challenges, including difficulties obtaining residency permits. These bureaucratic hurdles precipitate more serious issues, such as an increase in detentions due to the expiration of residence permits.
This report concludes with a number of recommendations to make the suffering of Yemenis in host countries more visible to the international community, which may in turn help them to obtain better access to relief.
Conclusion
Despite assurances from the UNHCR that Yemenis are not treated differently from other refugees and asylum applicants, activists and asylum seekers in all of the host countries studied in this paper allege that their cases have stalled, and that Yemeni refugees have not been provided with sufficient legal and social protection or access to resettlement, including those with health needs and women at risk. They contend that the number of those who have been resettled to date is negligible, and that they face discrimination in the process.
A number of Yemeni refugees prefer to get their residential permits on their passports, despite the high cost, as if they get them on their UNHCR cards, they will not be allowed to travel. Yemeni refugees suffer from deteriorating economic conditions, rising rental prices, a lack of access to employment, and increasing poverty. It is difficult to find jobs, though some are able to work in restaurants, cafes, and shops owned by Yemenis. The scarcity of health care and the lack of educational services are driving many children and young people into an unknown future.
The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has been a global humanitarian and financial crisis, which has resulted in a deterioration in refugees’ situations. UNHCR’s policies changed due to the implementation of Covid-19 protocols. It became difficult for refugees and asylum seekers to communicate with UNHCR and other organizations due to precautionary measures. Communication and booking appointments took place only by phone, email, or Zoom. Newcomers faced difficulties getting an appointment at which to apply for registration.[91] The outbreak of the pandemic led to the exacerbation of the refugees’ ordeal, as an absence of support led to increased suffering. It also worsened unemployment, as many businesses where refugees worked closed – most had been daily workers in restaurants and shops. Developing countries continue to bear the brunt of refugee crises, as they receive large numbers of refugees into environments where it is difficult to find jobs or high-quality health care. Significant changes are necessary to alleviate the conditions faced by Yemenis and other refugee groups in host countries, and to ensure equitable access to the legal rights afforded them under international law – by Qabool Al-Absi
https://sanaacenter.org/publications/main-publications/19116
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Frauen im Jemen: Reisen nur in männlicher Begleitung
Im Jemen setzen die aufständischen Huthis in den von ihnen kontrollierten Gebieten einen Erlass durch, der Frauen Reisen nur dann erlaubt, wenn sie von einem männlichen Verwandten begleitet werden.
Jahrelang tobte der Krieg im Jemen und stürzte das Land in eine humanitäre Krise katastrophalen Ausmaßes. Eine nicht beabsichtigte Folgewirkung davon ließ sich immerhin auch positiv werten: Viele Frauen genossen mit einem Mal größere Bewegungsfreiheit als vorher - wenn auch nicht als Resultat einer politischen gewollten Gleichstellung, sondern aufgrund der menschlichen Not. Denn angesichts der katastrophalen humanitären Verhältnisse mussten sich auch die Frauen stärker als traditionell üblich aktiv zum Wohl der Gesellschaft einsetzen. Dadurch bewegten viele sich in bislang ungekannter Weise quer durch das ganze Land.
Doch diese Freiheiten drohen wieder zu schwinden, fürchtet Lamia. Über drei Jahre arbeitete die junge Jemenitin in einer Einrichtung der humanitären Hilfe. Doch das dürfte demnächst kaum mehr möglich sein, so ihre Sorge. Denn die aufständischen, vom Iran unterstützten Huthis, die sich 2012 gegen die damalige Regierung unter Abed Rabbo Mansur Hadi erhoben und nach Jahren des Krieges heute den Südwesten des Landes einschließlich der Hauptstadt Sanaa kontrollieren, haben in den von ihnen regierten Gebieten zwischenzeitlich eine Vorschrift erlassen, die sich gegen die Bewegungsfreiheit der Frauen richtet: das so genannte Vormundschafts-System ("Mahram"). Dieses verpflichtet Frauen, sich bei jeder Reise von einem männlichen Verwandten begleiten zu lassen.
Dies hat für die Frauen enorme Konsequenzen. Und führt darüber hinaus auch zu praktischen Problemen.
Doch selbst wenn der Vater mitreiste, wären die Auflagen des Huthi-Erlasses noch nicht erfüllt. Denn zusätzlich braucht es für jede Reise, ob beruflich oder privat, auch eine Genehmigung der jeweils zuständigen Behörden. Auch bei Auslandsreisen sind Frauen offiziell auf eine Begleitung angewiesen.
Die neue Anordnung schafft für viele Jemenitinnen erhebliche Probleme.
Weil dies aber zusätzliche Kosten und Komplikationen mit sich bringt, versuche sich ihre Familie über Mittelsmänner mit den Huthis in Verbindung zu setzen, um künftige Reisen auf Grundlage anderer Modalitäten zu ermöglichen, sagt Umm Omar im Gespräch mit der DW. Ob dies tatsächlich so funktionieren wird, weiß sie noch nicht.
Menschenrechtsberichte belegen, wie die Reisefreiheit von Frauen durch die Huthis seit mehr als einem Jahr auf Grundlage verschiedener Vorgaben zur Geschlechtertrennung zunehmend eingeschränkt wird. Vergrößert werden die Schwierigkeiten dadurch, dass auch die männlichen Begleitpersonen sich einer Identitätsüberprüfung unterziehen müssen, in der die Rechtmäßigkeit der Vormundschaft ermittelt wird. An bestimmten Kontrollpunkten kann diese Überprüfung mehrere Stunden dauern. Nicht selten sind sie auch für die männlichen Begleiter mit Schikanen verbunden.
Die Anordnung sei frustrierend, sagt die Menschenrechtsaktivistin Samar (Name von der Redaktion geändert) im DW-Gespräch. Es sei auch schon auf praktischer Ebene schwierig, sich von einem Vormund begleiten zu lassen. Schließlich müssten viele männlichen Familienmitglieder arbeiten und hätten kaum Zeit, Frauen zu begleiten. Vor allem jedoch sei die Regelung willkürlich, denn sie beraube die Frauen ihres natürlichen, von der Verfassung geschützten Rechts auf Freizügigkeit, so die Aktivistin. "Der Erlass behandelt uns Frauen als unmündige Wesen."
Die neue Vorgabe widerspreche der Verfassung, den geltenden Gesetzen wie auch internationalen Abkommen zum Schutz der Frauenrechte, einschließlich ihres Rechts auf Freizügigkeit, sagt auch die Menschenrechtsaktivistin und ehemalige jemenitische Ministerin für Menschenrechte, Huria Mashhour, im DW-Interview.
Huthi-Behörden verteidigen Erlass
Anders sieht es Sanad al-Sunaidi, Sprecher des sogenannten Ministeriums für Menschenrechte der Huthi-Behörden. Der Beschluss werde derzeit zwar noch einmal erörtert und überprüft. Er ziele aber keineswegs darauf ab, Frauen willkürliche Beschränkungen aufzuerlegen, sondern sie vielmehr zu schützen. Auch gegen den Menschenhandel wolle man auf diese Weise vorgehen – von Safia Mahdi
https://www.dw.com/de/frauen-im-jemen-reisen-nur-in-m%C3%A4nnlicher-begleitung/a-63998572
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Yemen: Houthis curb women's rights
In parts of Yemen, Houthi rebels have enforced a decree that allows women to travel only if accompanied by a male relative. The move is seen by many as a major setback to women's rights in the country.
Women now face losing that freedom, however. Lamia, a young Yemeni woman who has worked in a humanitarian aid organization for more than three years, is worried that this might soon no longer be possible for her. The Iranian-backed Houthis — who rose up against the government of Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in 2012 and, after years of war, control the southwest of the country, including the capital, Sanaa — are enforcing "mahram" requirements, a guardianship system under which women must be accompanied by male relatives when they travel.
The ruling has enormous consequences for the women. In Lamia's case, her father, a retired civil servant, would like to support his daughter, but he told DW he cannot accompany her on trips for financial reasons and because of his poor health.
Even if he was able to travel with her, the Houthi decree also requires permission from the authorities for every trip, whether for business or pleasure. And women must also be accompanied when traveling abroad.
The new directive creates huge problems for many Yemeni women.
According to human rights reports, women's freedom to travel has been increasingly restricted by the Houthis for more than a year based on various gender-segregation requirements. The problems are aggravated by the fact that male escorts need to verify their identity, too, to determine the legality of their guardianship. The process can take several hours at certain checkpoints and can also involve harassment for the male escorts.
The arrangement is frustrating, according to Samar, a human rights activist (name changed by the editors). It is impractical to have men accompany women, since many male family members have to work and hardly have time to do so, she told DW. It is also random because it deprives women of their natural right to freedom of movement, which is protected by the constitution, the activist argues. The ruling "treats us women like immature beings," she says.
She feels it sets back by years what women, but also men, have achieved. "It puts the brakes on our struggle for progress and development, prevents female education and promotes the increase of gender-based violence," Samar says. In turn, she says, that causes psychological damage and "increases the social and health burden on society as a whole." The new requirement makes women vulnerable to blackmail because it gives men much more power over women, according to Samar
The new requirement goes against the constitution, current laws and international agreements on the protection of women's rights, including their right to freedom of movement, says Huria Mashhour, a former Yemeni minister for human rights and human rights activist. The requirement does not fit in at all with the reality of people's everyday lives today, she told DW. The dangers women would have been exposed to 1,400 years ago, when such rules were first made, no longer exist, she says, and argues that today, in a world full of transportation and communication options, such decrees no longer make sense - by Safia Mahdi
https://www.dw.com/en/yemen-houthis-curb-womens-rights/a-64017546
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Warring Parties in Yemen Silent Amid Reports of Migrant Abuse
Grave UN Allegations Underscore Need for Monitoring, Investigations
Recent communications from several United Nations experts to the Saudi government and Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthi forces, the de facto authority in much of Yemen, laid out a series of grave allegations of rights abuse against migrants and asylum seekers, including killings, torture, arbitrary detention, and sexual abuse. Unfortunately, both sides to Yemen’s years-long conflict ignored the reports.
In the October communications, which recently became public, the UN experts detail reports of Saudi security forces allegedly killing approximately 430 migrants and injuring 650 others in cross-border shelling and shooting between January and April 30, 2022. Captured migrants were allegedly tortured by Saudi security forces, with girls as young as 13 having reportedly been raped. The experts warn that women and girls are also at risk of sexual violence by smugglers who, collaborating with the Yemen Immigration, Passport and Nationality Authority (IPNA), under the control of Ansar Allah, are extorting migrants. Migrants in an IPNA reception camp in the town of Monabbih are also allegedly subjected to forced labor, sexual exploitation, forced to traffic drugs, and other forms of abuse. Migrants who fail to pay smuggling fees or submit to exploitation are reportedly detained or forcibly returned to south Yemen.
Most migrants passing through Yemen come from Ethiopia and include refugees and asylum seekers.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/12/07/warring-parties-yemen-silent-amid-reports-migrant-abuse
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How the UAE turns its interests into US policy
A new Quincy Institute report examines one of the largest and most well financed foreign influence operations inside the United States.
UAE meddling in U.S. politics is now a national security concern, according to a classified report compiled by U.S. intelligence officials and briefed to policymakers in Congress and the executive branch.
While the report remains classified to the public, the UAE’s attempts to illegally meddle in U.S. politics and elections, however, have made front page headlines for years — including a scheme to illegally funnel millions of dollars into the campaigns of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election and a multi-million dollar covert campaign to vilify the UAE’s rival Qatar in Washington.
A new Quincy Institute brief that I authored, “The Emirati Lobby in America,” lifts the veil on the UAE’s legal lobbying and influence operations in America. The brief shows how this extraordinarily well funded collection of some of the most influential lobbying and public relations firms in America has worked to influence members of Congress, the executive branch, the media, think tanks, and others to shape critical U.S. foreign policy decisions in the Middle East.
At the heart of the UAE’s legal influence in America is the Emirati lobby — the more than two dozen firms registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) to do the bidding of Emirati interests in the United States. In just the two years the brief analyzed — 2020 and 2021 — the Emirati lobby reported more than 10,000 political activities on behalf of their Emirati clients, including emailing, calling, and meeting members of Congress and their staff more than 7,000 times. This extraordinary influence undertaking was designed to steer several key U.S. foreign policy decisions that would expand U.S. military entanglements in the region.
Peace Through Arms Sales
The Abraham Accords — which ultimately led to the normalization of relations between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan — were publicly being hailed as “a warm peace transforming the Middle East,” according to the UAE’s Embassy in Washington. Behind the scenes, however, the Emirati lobby was quietly using the Abraham Accords as leverage for obtaining billions in U.S. military equipment and a formal security treaty with the United States. In short, these “peace” agreements were being used to increase, not reduce, the militarization of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.
Following the Emirati Lobby Money
The road to this security pact that could, once again, put U.S. service members in the middle of another Middle East war, was paved in part with the millions of dollars the UAE has devoted to influence operations in the United States. According to OpenSecrets, the Emirati lobby has received more than $157 million from the UAE since 2016, making it one of the most well financed foreign lobbies in America. This extraordinary funding has given firms working for Emirati interests the opportunity to offer lucrative lobbying contracts to former defense officials, like Todd Harmer, and former members of Congress, like Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who once represented the interests of their American constituents, but are now paid to represent Emirati interests.
As the Emirati lobby was pushing Washington towards greater military entanglements with the UAE, it was also pushing hundreds of thousands of dollars into the campaigns of members of Congress. In fact, as documented in “The Emirati Lobby in America,” just one firm working for the Emiratis, Akin Gump, donated more than half a million dollars to the campaigns of politicians its lobbyists had contacted on behalf of the UAE. In some cases these contacts and contributions were made just days apart, like when Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) had an in–person meeting with an Akin Gump lobbyist to discuss “bilateral relations between US/UAE” on April 15, 2021, and then eight days later Akin Gump donated $5,000 to his campaign committee, according to the firms FARA filing.
And, to be sure, the Emirati lobby’s donations were decidedly bipartisan. In fact, among members of Congress, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), were the top recipients of contributions from the Emirati lobby – by Ben Freeman
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/12/06/how-the-uae-turns-its-interests-into-us-policy/
and more https://quincyinst.org/report/the-emirati-lobby-in-america/
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Interactive Map of Yemen War
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MILITARY SITUATION IN YEMEN ON DECEMBER 6, 2022 (MAP UDPDATE)
https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-yemen-on-december-6-2022-map-udpdate/
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Der Jemen-Konflikt – (endlich) Frieden in Sicht?
Sophia Haggenmüller, Studienleiterin an der Katholischen Akademie in Bayern, diskutiert mit: Dr. Said AlDailami, Staatswissenschaftler sowie Vorstandsvorsitzender des gemeinnützigen Jemen-Hilfs-Vereins Hayati Karamati e. V., und Dr. Marie-Christine Heinze, Vorsitzende von CARPO (Center for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gve6BcVY9I
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Including harassment, humiliating inspection and kidnapping attempt Forms of violence against female relatives monitored by Abductees Mothers Association require accountability
Abductees' Mothers Association held a hearing this evening, Wednesday, for women who were subjected to violence during the period of arrest and disappearance of their family members, in conjunction with the 16-day Activism against Gender-based Violence, and the 180-day campaign to demand accountability for the perpetrators of violations.
http://ama-ye.org/index.php?no=1946&ln=En
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100 Women: Nine women from Arab countries on the BBC’s 2022 list of inspiring women
Mueen Al-Obeidi: Lawyer – Yemen
As Yemen’s civil war escalates this year, lawyer Moeen al-Obeidi continues to focus on attempts to build peace in the besieged city of Taiz. It assumed the role of mediator in facilitating the exchange of prisoners between the conflicting groups. And if it does not always succeed in returning the fighters alive to their families, it is at least trying to work to return the bodies of the dead to their families.
Moein Al-Obaidi volunteered in the Yemeni Women’s Union, through which she defended imprisoned women and abused women. She was also the first woman to reach the Bar Council as supervisor of the Human Rights and Freedoms Committee.
https://news.trenddetail.com/middleeast/273860.html
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Film: Nonstate armed actors in Iraq, Libya, Yemen, and Syria
Recent geopolitical, regional, and internal dynamics in the Middle East have been shaping the actions of nonstate armed actors in the region.
In Yemen, the fragile ceasefire between the Houthis and the externally-sponsored Yemeni government faces significant challenges. External actors remain thickly involved in those and other Middle Eastern and North Africa countries diplomatically, militarily, and via proxies, such as the Wagner Group.
On December 5, the Brookings Institution’s Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors held a panel to explore how nonstate armed actors are evolving and adapting to changing internal political dispensations and the external geopolitical and regional environment.
https://www.brookings.edu/events/nonstate-armed-actors-in-iraq-libya-yemen-and-syria/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClUnzTcMpiE&t=1s
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Map: The State of Yemen: Q2 2022 – Q3 2022
https://reliefweb.int/map/yemen/state-yemen-q2-2022-q3-2022
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Reporter ohne Grenzen: Nominierte: Prize for Courage
Der Preis für Mut - Courage - wird an Journalist*innen, Medien oder Nichtregierungsorganisationen vergeben, die Mut in der Praxis, Verteidigung oder Förderung von Journalismus in einem feindlichen Umfeld und trotz Bedrohung ihrer Freiheit oder Sicherheit beweisen.
Mahmud al-Atmi stammt aus der heute von Houthi-Rebellen kontrollierten Hafenstadt Al Hudaydah und berichtete seit 2014 als freiberuflicher Journalist für jemenitische Medien über die Menschenrechtsverletzungen durch die Houthi. 2018 gründete er in Aden die Webseite almmarsa.com, die sich auf die westlichen, von den Houthi kontrollierten Provinzen des Jemen konzentriert. Al-Atmis Bruder wurde im folgenden Jahr als Vergeltungsmaßnahme inhaftiert, sein Vater wurde dazu gezwungen, ein Dokument zu unterzeichnen, mit dem er sich von seinem Sohn distanzieren musste. Einige Monate später konnten die Houthi sein Auto und den Ort, an dem er wohnte, ermitteln. Am 9. November 2021 wurde sein Auto in die Luft gesprengt, als er mit seiner Ehefrau, der Journalistin Rasha Al-Harazi, zur Geburt des gemeinsamen Kindes ins Krankenhaus fuhr. Sie und das Kind waren sofort tot. Er selbst überlebte den Anschlag schwer verletzt. Er lebt nun in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten und setzt dort seine Arbeit fort.
https://www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/aktivitaeten/press-freedom-awards/prize-for-courage-1
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Return of 9 detained fishermen for more than 40 days
The [Sanaa gov.] General Authority for Fisheries in the Red Sea received 9 fishermen who were being held by the Saudi aggression coalition mercenaries, for more than 40 days.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3213849.htm
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Hodeidah Receives New Group of Fishermen Detained by Saudi Arabia
Nine Yemeni fishermen arrived in Al Luhya district in Al Hodeidah governorate who were detained by US-Saudi mercenaries for more than 40 days.
The Director of Fish Landing Center, Mohammed Rizk, explained that the reception of the fishermen was arranged in cooperation between the Red Sea Fisheries Authority and the Coast Guard, and within the efforts made by the Committee to Support and Follow-up the Cases of the kidnapped fishermen and their families.
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Countless Areas Contaminated with Explosives in Yemen
Almost every part of Yemen has explosives buried in large swaths of land across the country - including populated areas due to the ongoing conflict since 2015.
Many civilians in Yemen have been victims as a result of the use of various explosive weapons in populated areas, including indiscriminate projectiles, mines, ballistic missiles, and even smart weapons such as laser-guided bombs and drones.
Since the front lines changed on November 12, 2021, 242 civilian casualties have been reported in Al Hudaydah, including 101 deaths and 141 injuries, due to landmines and other explosive remnants of war, according to a statement from the mission.
The Mission reported fifteen casualties as a result of landmines and explosive remnants of war, including the death of one child and the injury of 12 other children, in just three days.
The mission stated that this unfortunate outcome is a reminder of the devastating impact of the remnants of war on the civilian population in the governorate.
Lack of Justice
None of the Ansar Allah (Houthis) redress-related bodies operate transparently according to human rights organizations, as there is no clear basis for how the Equity Committee or the Grievances Commission decides which cases to consider, whether or not to take action on them, and whether it would make recommendations to other Ansar Allah entities and when.
Additionally, the work of these two bodies also differs from one governorate to another. In some governorates, lawyers said, the two bodies were accepting cases unrelated to Ansar Allah's abuses, including cases that allowed mediators to profit. There is no transparent basis for determining who may be eligible for assistance from these agencies, nor for determining what types of assistance or relief these agencies may provide.
The justice-related bodies of the Ansar Allah group (Houthis) failed to conduct real investigations, according to the testimony of the people who submitted their petitions to the two bodies, as they are - in general - ineffective bodies, and powerless in front of other agencies affiliated with the Ansar Allah group, such as the security and intelligence forces.
https://www.khuyut.com/article/countless-victims
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Audio: U.S. Foreign Policy, Saudi Arabia, & the Arms Industry w/ Annelle Sheline & William Hartung/Geopolitics & U.S. Foreign Policy w/ Doug Bandow
On this edition of Parallax Views, the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft's Dr. Annelle Sheline and William Hartung return to discuss their recent The Nation article "It’s Time to Cut Off Arms Sales to the Saudi Regime". Among the topics covered in this conversation:
- Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al-Saud granted legal immunity by the U.S. in lawsuit concerning the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
- The argument for suspension of arms sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- OPEC+ cutting oil production
- The U.S.-Saudi relationship, oil production, and arms sales; Saudi Arabia is the largest customer of U.S. weapons; vested interests like the military-industrial complex and the U.S.-Saudi relationship
- The Yemen War; potential for Congress to pass a Yemen War Powers resolution; where the Yemen War has been since the truce struck up earlier in the year
- Statistics on arms sold to Saudi Arabia under the Obama, Trump, and Biden Presidencies
- Lobbying by companies like Raytheon
- Addressing the argument that the arms industry provides jobs to American citizens and thus the arms sales to Saudi Arabia are necessary
- The move of the world towards a multipolar order and how this effects our relationship with other countries; countries like Saudi Arabia don't feel the need to bend to U.S. demands/whims; the consequences of a multipolar world (ie: less stability); adjusting to the changing order (ie: relying more on diplomacy)
- America still has the best-funded military; how then is the U.S.'s dominance in question?
- The U.S. as overdeveloped in military force and underdeveloped in other areas vital to playing a role in a world where power is more diffuse
- What leverage does the U.S. have against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?
- Decoupling the arms industry from U.S. foreign policy
- How the U.S. arms industry effects the broader Middle East
- Saudia Arabia, the UAE, Israel, Iran, and the Abraham Accords
- Weakening the power of the arms industry in the U.S.; alternatives to employment; investment in areas other than weapons; green technology and green investments vs. the arms industry
- The revolving door between the arms industry and policy-making institutions
- The American people's perceptions of U.S. arms sales
- What are the biggest misconceptions people have about Yemen and, more broadly, the Middle East in general
In the second segment of the show, Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan, returns to the program to discuss current geopolitical happenings and the hubris of the foreign policy establishment aka the Blob
https://parallaxviews.podbean.com/e/shetungdow/
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Social media users in Yemen, November 2022
https://napoleoncat.com/stats/social-media-users-in-yemen/2022/11/
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Ehemaliger französischer Botschafter enthüllt das Geheimnis der saudisch-emiratischen Aggression gegen Jemen
Botschafter Gauthier sagte während eines Interviews mit France 24: dass Saudi-Arabien und die VAE durch den Krieg gegen den Jemen versuchten, ihn aus mehreren Gründen zu schwächen und zu zerstören, von denen der erste ist, dass das Regierungssystem im Jemen republikanisch ist, während ihre Systeme es sind Diktatorische Monarchien.
Zweitens sehen die beiden Golfstaaten die Bevölkerungsdichte im Jemen als existenzielle Bedrohung für sie an, zumal die Bevölkerungszahl der beiden Länder neben allen Golfstaaten nicht der Zahl der Jemeniten entspricht.
Er fügte hinzu: Sie hätten sich ihren Ängsten stellen können, indem sie mit dem Jemen fusionierten und von seiner Bevölkerungsdichte profitierten, um eine starke arabische Insel zu bauen, aber leider griffen sie auf Krieg zurück.
Der ehemalige französische Botschafter machte sich über die Vorwürfe einer iranischen Präsenz im Jemen lustig und sagte: „Es ist nur Propaganda, und der damalige jemenitische Innenminister gab mir in einem Interview zu, dass sie das behaupten und keine Beweise haben.“
Er betonte, dass Saudi-Arabien wegen des Geländes im Jemen keine Hoffnung auf einen Sieg habe, egal um welchen Preis, wenn man bedenke, dass Riad in den Krieg gegen den Jemen verwickelt war.
https://www.saba.ye/de/news3213278.htm
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Rights Group Reveals Disastrous Situation of Yemeni Women Due to US-Saudi aggression
Entesaf Organization for Women and Children's Rights announced that five thousand and 297 women were killed and injured in eight years of the US-Saudi aggression against Yemen.
The organization stated in its statistic in conjunction with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women that the number of killed women reached 2,435, while 2,862 were wounded.
It referred to the catastrophic and tragic conditions experienced by Yemeni women, as a result of the aggression and siege, as the number of violations committed by the forces of aggression on the West Coast reached 695, including 132 rape crimes and 56 kidnapping crimes.
Violations in the southern governorates, and Aden in particular, amounted to 443 rape crimes, according to reports.
The organization emphasized that the aggression and blockade have deprived women of their right to access health services. That is by targeting hospitals and centers, spreading diseases and epidemics, and increasing malnutrition rates, especially among pregnant and lactating women. In addition, the rate of abortions and fetal deformities increases as a result of the use of internationally prohibited weapons.
It showed that more than 1.5 million pregnant and breastfeeding women suffer from malnutrition, including 650,495 women with moderate malnutrition.
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Social impact monitoring report: July–September 2022
Two key observations can be made about the truce period, which started in April. Firstly, the absence of active fighting increased the enforcement of rules and behaviours restricting women and enhancing gender segregation. Examples include the Mahram requirement, increased gender segregation in public spaces, and changes in school curricula. Secondly, reduced fighting and decreased displacement improved humanitarian access to IDPs, especially in Ma’rib governorate. As a side note, while conflict-related displacement remained the main driver of people’s movement, followed by displacement resulting from natural hazards, displacement for economic reasons increased compared to 2021 (IOM 30/10/2022).
A review of the data reveals that the truce, regional economic conditions, deteriorating healthcare, flash floods, and reduced purchasing power were key drivers of humanitarian needs in July–September 2022. These factors affected everyone to a degree, but specific categories of people felt them more acutely. Such categories include women, children, IDPs, and (Yemeni and non-Yemeni) migrants.
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Spot Report: Houthi Targets Yemen’s Dhabah Oil Terminal in Ash Shihr
But in a broader sense, the attack likely also intended to undermine the internationally recognized government (IRG)’s economic outlook. Amid high global oil prices, rising hydrocarbon revenues have propped up the government’s ailing fiscal position, all as energy crises prompt increasing international interest in revitalizing the Yemeni energy sector. As foreign energy companies demand political stability and security to restart oil and Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) operation in Yemen, the attack is a clear blow to IRG efforts to make any case for investment.
The incident may more immediately impact the trajectory of the conflict. Although, since the end of the truce, coalition air strikes have remained paused and frontline forces have refrained from major offensives (despite a notable uptick in fighting), the Houthis have clearly escalated in ordering a strike within IRG territory against international commercial and maritime interests. Much will depend on how the IRG and coalition respond.
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Film: US-Saudi Aggression Spreads Chaos in Cities, Focuses on Southwestern Oil-Wealth Coasts
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Film: Council of Saudi-Emirati tools One of Worst Disasters Facing US-Saudi Aggression
cp2a Saudische Blockade / Saudi blockade
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Saudi Arabia buys allegiances of STC militia leaders
A leader in the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia revealed a new Saudi plan to split the militia, through the processes of attracting and buying loyalties to its leaders.
“There are efforts to attract members of the STC from the people of Abyan and Shabwa governorates and appoint them to senior positions in the government and bodies affiliated with the Presidential Council,” Abdullah Mubarak al-Ghaithi, a leader of the STC in Hadramout, said on his Twitter account.
“This comes as a prelude to splitting the STC into a moderate council representing the provinces of the so-called
https://en.ypagency.net/280152/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/03/saudis-actively-seek-to-bribe-senior-figures-in-southern-yemeni-separatist-movement-stc-claims/
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US arranges to tighten blockade on Yemen
The government loyal to the US-backed Saudi-led coalition on Saturday revealed that it had started arrangements to impose more restrictions on the entry of food and fuel ships to the port of Hodeida.
This comes after extensive meetings with US officials, most notably the envoy, Tim Lenderking, who is currently visiting the region.
Media reported that the pro-coalition government began pursuing oil companies that own ships that transport fuel under the pretext of dealing with what it described as “Houthis,” noting that the move is part of efforts to tighten restrictions on the entry of oil derivatives through the port of Hodeida.
The move of the pro-coalition government came in the wake of a meeting between the Minister of Finance in Moien’s government and the US envoy to Yemen.
https://en.ypagency.net/280162/
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Increasing Suffering of Yemeni People, Due to US-Saudi Aggression Ban of Water, Sanitation Equipment
Al-Masirah channel conducted a field investigation about the equipment and materials that US-Saudi aggression bans from entering through the various ports of Yemen, and its effects on the suffering of citizens.
The Director General of the Local Corporation for Water and Sanitation, Mohammed Al-Shami, confirmed that the US-Saudi aggression has been preventing the entry of types of water and sanitation equipment into Yemen for years.
"We sent repeated letters to the UN organizations about the danger of preventing these equipment and tools, which lead to a deterioration in the reality of water and sanitation in Yemen," he said.
He stressed that the impact of continuing to prevent the entry of this important equipment is the difficulty in expanding the water networks and the ability of the corporation to operate or rehabilitate the stalled wells.
The investigation confirmed that these aggressive measures caused the deterioration of water networks, machinery and equipment, and the scarcity of emergency maintenance and planned renovation.
The investigation showed an aspect of the daily suffering experienced by the people, young and old, to obtain a few liters of water, in a shameful crime.
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YPC: Aggression seizes fuel ship
YPC official spokesman Issam al-Mutawakil said the US-Saudi aggression coalition detained the gasoline ship "Invictus" despite being subjected to forced inspection in Djibouti.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3213026.htm
cp3 Humanitäre Lage / Humanitarian situation
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The Unconditional Cash Transfer Project’s 14th payment cycle has begun, serving 1.5 million households across Yemen! #UnconditionalCashTransferProject @WBG_IDA
https://twitter.com/UNICEF_Yemen/status/1600931217351639040
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Yemen Aid supported livelihoods for vulnerable farmers through the distribution of hand tillage machines in Al-Matmah district of Al-Jawf province. This project was aimed to improve the level of productivity for farmers, reduce their labor costs and increase income (photos)
https://twitter.com/YemenAid_US/status/1600890250863472648
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Real time pictures: @monarelief's team distributing now food aid baskets to 169 BNFs in Habour Dhulimah district of Amran governorate 170 km far from the capital Sana'a in northern #Yemen. Our distribution is funded by @monareliefye's fundraising campaign in Patreon. #monarelief
https://twitter.com/Fatikr/status/1600835961566466050
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UNICEF supported more than 7,000 people with #disabilities with referrals to services such as health, education, assistive devices, and #psychosocialsupport in 2022 in #Yemen. (photos)
https://twitter.com/UNICEF_Yemen/status/1600884665191378949
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Yemen: Humanitarian Response Plan (YHRP) 2022 - Funding Status (06 December 2022)
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Jehan's birthday fundraiser for Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation
Want to join me in supporting a good cause? For my birthday this year (& every year:) , I'm asking for donations to Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation because their mission means a lot to me and I hope you'll consider celebrating with me. Your contribution will make an impact.
https://www.facebook.com/donate/8765864103423989/
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Black Sea grain deal 'critical' in addressing hunger in Yemen: US official
The Black Sea grain initiative has been 'critical' to addressing hunger in Yemen, a senior US official said Tuesday, Anadolu News Agency reports.
US Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for humanitarian assistance, Sarah Charles, emphasised to lawmakers that Yemen historically relied heavily on wheat imports from Ukraine and Russia, and said the continuation of the imports is a critical lifeline for Yemenis.
"The first US-supported vessel transporting wheat from Ukraine arrived at the port of Hodeida on 14 October, " she told a House of Representatives Foreign Affairs subcommittee. "This shipment will feed 2.1 million people and additional grain vessels arriving later this month."
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Film: Women become breadwinners as eight-year-old conflict continues in Yemen
Moving on, and the war in Yemen has produced what the UN calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been killed, and for many women who have lost their husbands, the responsibility of providing for their families becomes theirs. We've talked to women who have become the main breadwinners of their homes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuhPNQv7aWE
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Qatar Charity signs an agreement with OCHA to provide water in Yemen
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/qatar-charity-signs-agreement-ocha-provide-water-yemen
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UNHCR: Yemen Fact Sheet, September 2022
502,842+ IDPs and refugee reached with cash assistance in 2022
246,734+ IDP and refugee families received shelter and NFI kits in 2022
22,602+ IDPs and refugees supported with legal assistance in 2022
24,483+ IDPs and refugees received psychosocial first aid in 2022
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-fact-sheet-september-2022
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New Life for Mohammed
The consequences of the continued armed conict in Yemen have been aecting negatively all Yemeni population life sectors, especially the health sector.
Three months later, Mohammed was discharged from SAM and MAM programs Nutrition Room Mohammed Al-Durah Health Center,-Ma`rib Immediately after his arrival to Mohammed Al-Durah medical facility,
Mohammed received the necessary health with a weight of 7.2 kg and MUAC of 13 cm and (-1) Z. score and the Length is 67.7cm.
Via its programs funded by the German Federal Foreign Once (GFFO) and in partnership with Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH), BFD continues to support health centers, mobile medical team and community health volunteers to ensure that the medical services reach all children and their families, especially those who live in remote areas.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/new-life-mohammed
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Climate change warned to have impact on Yemen
The Yemeni UN-recognized government has warned of the climate change impacts on the war-torn country in the few coming decades.
Climate indicators and figures recorded an increase in temperatures during recent years, the ministry of planning said in a recent study, blaming the increase in emission of worming gases.
Yemen is placed 20th among the countries suffering high water strain, which increases the country's vulnerability to water poverty due to the traditional irrigation systems, khat plantation and climate changes, it added.
While 15.9 per cent of Yemen's total area risks desertification, 71.6 per cent of the land is already dessert due to the scarcity of seasonal rains, drought repeated waves and climate changes along with resultant sudden floods, according to the study.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31911.html
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Review: The agony of Yemen’s ‘forgotten’ war
This sensitive oral history of the conflict’s early years forgoes political analysis to reveal the suffering endured by all Yemenis, says Helen Lackner.
What Have You Left Behind?, an oral history originally published in Arabic in 2018, is an outstanding exception to this neglect and focuses on the human impact of the first three years of the war from 2015. At the outset Bushra al-Maqtari, the book’s Yemeni author, explains that she is ‘not concerned with listing the political details of the war’ but instead wishes to ‘capture the essence of it all: the images of war I’ve seen and experienced, the disappearance of any kind of normal life’.
She does not spare the reader’s sensitivity in the 43 first-person testimonies she and her translator, Sawad Hussain, present.
Whether from the skies or ground attack, from coalition and government forces or militias, the impact on civilians killed and wounded is the same. Indeed, much of the reality she vividly describes is true of any war. In that sense, the book can be read as a much-needed universal pacifist appeal, and it is written with empathy and attention to detail.
Meanwhile, the intra-Yemeni struggle shows no sign of ending, particularly as the internationally recognized government is composed of rival factions whose mutual hostility takes precedence over fighting the Houthis. Until peace comes, and despite the intentions of this touching book, the danger is that Yemen will indeed remain ‘forgotten’ and its civilians will continue to suffer.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2022-12/review-agony-yemens-forgotten-war
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Film: The mental health toll on children in #Yemen is unimaginable. No child should grow up experiencing this.
https://twitter.com/ICRC/status/1598941945195384832
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Drought threatens lives of residents in Dhalea
Dhalea governorate, southern Yemen, suffers from water scarcity, as a result of the dependence of the people there on monsoon rains, in light of the water scarcity that hit the country due to climate change, war and blockade since the 8 years, in addition to the neglect of Saudi-led coalition authorities for the suffering of the residents of the province.
Local residents said the province suffers from water scarcity, which threatens the lives of residents and livestock.
They confirmed that the people of the “Kola Al-Zaqari” area in Dhale built two dams on their own initiative, costing 250 million Yemeni riyals, in order to provide water during the upcoming rainy season.
https://en.ypagency.net/280345/
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Film: Women resort to handicrafts for a living amid deteriorating living conditions
Handicrafts are no longer exclusive to men, as women in the coastal city of Aden to dive into this line of work due to the deteriorating living conditions as a result of the war and poor economic situation. Women are making perfumes and incense as a source of income to secure the basic necessities for their families.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwpDLmn17N4
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Film: Winter Distribution in Yemen
#MAUSA distributed winter essentials to over 1,100 people in #Yemen. These kits included blankets, clothes, gloves, and other winter items.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv4a1zgYJ_4
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Restoring Education and Learning
Stakeholder Engagement Plan
This Preliminary Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) was prepared jointly by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and Save the Children International (SCI) for the Yemen “Restoring Education and Learning” (REAL) Project, in accordance with the World Bank Environmental and Social Standard on Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure (ESS10). It defines a program for stakeholder engagement, including public information disclosure and consultation, throughout the entire project cycle, outlines the ways in which the project team will communicate with stakeholders, and includes a mechanism by which people can raise concerns, provide feedback, or make complaints about the project and any activities related to it.
Due to the urgency of the project and COVID-10 restrictions, a preliminary SEP has been prepared and disclosed. This updated SEP version is the first update of the preliminary SEP, it includes the consultation during the previous period till the end of August 2022
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Smuggled and counterfeit medicines killing Yemenis silently
Yemen is witnessing a wide spread of ineffective and expired smuggled medicines that violate manufacturing standards, cause health damage, worsen the condition of patients, or lead to their death. The Director General of the Supreme Authority for Medicines, Muhammad Sofi, told the A24 correspondent in Taiz that the phenomenon of drug smuggling has spread widely in the province recently, considering that it is one of the results of the war and chaos in the country. Soufi said that these drugs caused widespread diseases and complications for patients. Since there are no accurate statistics on the volume of smuggled medicines, the Yemeni Ministry of Health estimates that medicines smuggled before 2015 make up more than 50 percent of the medicines available on the market. According to the assurances of The Yemen Association for Consumer Protection (YACP), the war-torn country also faces the problem of a proliferation of expired medicines, as many "counters" change the expiration date.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn54ptx6eHE
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ADRA: Justice at the Table in Yemen
Due to the war in Yemen, food production and distribution has been severely compromised and 19 million people are hungry. Please join ADRA today as we together relieve suffering in Yemen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhOiofQWDuM
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Action Against Hunger: THE STATE OF HUNGER IN YEMEN
Ongoing violence and insecurity have pushed millions of Yemeni people into a devastating humanitarian crisis. Even before the current conflict, families were facing severe hardship in Yemen, the poorest country in the Arab world.
In addition to conflict, the high rates of hunger in Yemen are driven by lack of clean water, diverse and healthy food, and income as well as disease outbreaks and recurring natural disasters.
HOW WE'RE HELPING IN YEMEN
Support for mothers, caretakers, and young children is at the heart of Action Against Hunger’s work in Yemen. Our teams save lives by preventing and treating malnutrition, improving access to water, sanitation, and hygiene, and providing mental health services.
https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/location/middle-east/yemen/
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US-Saudi Aggression Kills Cancer Patients in Yemen Amid Siege on Medicines
The 60 years old, Hajj Ali Al-Raymi, tells of his arduous journey with leukemia (CLL) and his search for the Laukeran medicine written for him on the prescription head by the specialist doctor.
Almasirah newspaper conducted its field visit to ensure the presence of the medicines in the pharmacies and in the cancer tumor center, but found nothing other than disappointments in front of it as this that medicine has not existed in Yemen for a long time.
The director of the Oncology Center, Dr. Abdullah Thawabeh, says: We receive dozens of patients daily, and the center's services face difficulties in providing some medicines that were prevented by the US-Saudi aggression from entering Yemen.
In a special statement to Almasirah newspaper, Dr. Thawabah added : we face difficulties in providing many types of medicines and chemical doses due to US-Saudi aggression and siege. Many additional devices are prevented from entering the country, and there are devices that need maintenance, and some of them are very old.
Thawabah continues by saying, the World Health Organization did not play the role required of it, and the humanitarian organizations that used to provide us some support withdrew their support under the pretext that the United Nations and donor countries did not fulfill their obligations towards them.
Thawaba says: Among the difficulties that hinder our work to establish a large and independent cancer center is our need to rehabilitate a specialized medical staff and provide a building that can accommodate all cases, as well as the establishment of additional branches in the provincial centers.
He confirmed that the most common areas for cancer patients are those that have been hit by prohibited weapons by the US-Saudi aggression, pointing to the spread of cancerous tumors in a way doubled since the start of the aggression and siege.
The director of the Oncology Center explains that the center received more than 6,000 cases in 2021, while the number of cases this year reached 12,000, noting that some cases died before reaching the center.
He added that the US-Saudi aggression’s siege on Sana'a International Airport in the faces of travelers for treatment abroad, doubling the death rate, exacerbating the most sick cases, and reinforcing the feeling of frustration among some cases who do not trust the center's services.
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[Sanaa gov.] Health Ministry, Thalassemia Society Warn of Running out of Medicines Due to US-Saudi Siege
The Ministry of Public Health and Population and the Yemeni Society for Thalassemia and Hereditary Blood Patients held a press conference, Thursday, to comment on the scarcity of life-saving drug stocks due to US-Saudi Siege.
Dr. Ahmed Shamsan, head of the Yemeni Society for Thalassemia and Hereditary Blood Diseases, explained that 40,000 patients with blood clots in Yemen have increased their suffering due to the blockade, the prevention of entry of medicines, and the low economic level of their families.
Shamsan indicated that due to the complexities of the blockade, essential medicines for patients with hereditary hemolysis arrive after 6 months to a full year from the moment of request, stressing that there is a real danger to patients' lives due to the lack of essential medicines for thalassemia patients and the disavowal of United Nations organizations.
For his part, Dr. Mukhtar Ismail, Director of the Treatment Center for Thalassemia Patients, explained that patients' ability to receive treatment and access to our centers has declined by about 42% under the blockade.
Ismail confirmed that the stock of life-saving medicines for thalassemia patients reached zero in the governorates of Hajjah and Al-Hodeidah, and close to this number in the capital and other governorates.
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-31910.html
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Yemen Price Bulletin, November 2022
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity.
Wheat flour is the staple food for most households in Yemen; sorghum and rice are most often consumed as a substitute. Households are heavily dependent on imported wheat supplies reaching the regional trading centers of Sana’a City, Al Hudaydah City, and Aden City—critical markets that supply other urban and rural districts. Aden City, located in a trade deficit zone, is the reference market for the southern region and the largest wholesale market with significant storage capacity. Al Hudaydah is an important assembly, wholesale, and retail market in the most populous region in the country where most households are dependent on markets for staple foods. Sana’a City serves as a wholesale and retail market for households in northern and central Yemen, and Sayoun serves as a reference market of the east. Wheat grain and flour prices are susceptible to the exchange rate of the Yemeni Rial (YER) and US Dollar (USD). There are currently two exchange rates split by monetary governance between the Sana’a-based authorities (SBA) and the internationally recognized government (IRG). YER currency valuation has fluctuated in recent years due to foreign intervention in monetary policy, high seasonal demand, increased foreign trade and trade policy. Purchasing power is a significant food security constraint, as incomes from casual labor and livestock, the main income-generating activities for households and poor households, tend to fluctuate. Terms of Trade serve as proxy indicators for purchasing power by measuring the relative value of these income-generating activities (wages and livestock prices) to the cost of purchasing staple foods (staple food prices).
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-price-bulletin-november-2022
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Launching a supportive healthcare project to treat malnutrition
A supportive healthcare project has been launched by HUMAN ACCESS in Taiz Governorate
https://humanaccess.org/m/news/launching-a-supportive-healthcare-project-to-treat-malnutrition
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Funded by Namaa Charity, three water wells launched to serve 2,298 people
In the presence of a number of local officials, HAMAN ACCESS in Hadhramaut and Shabwa governorates launched three water wells,
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/funded-namaa-charity-three-water-wells-launched-serve-2298-people
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HUMAN ACCESS operates mobile medical clinics funded by Al-Sayer Charitable Foundation
Human Access in Hadhramaut Governorate has launched a mobile medical clinic program in Al Dhulaia district that examines and treats skin diseases with the assistance of a highly qualified medical staff
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With support of Namaa Charity launching of urology surgery and endoscopy camp
A urology surgery and endoscopic camp has been launched by HUMAN ACCESS in Hadhramaut Governorate with the purpose of examining urology patients and providing free medical care.
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World Bank Provides an additional $150 Million Grant to Strengthen Resilience and Address Food Insecurity in Yemen
The World Bank has approved an additional $150 million grant for the second phase of the Yemen Food Security Response and Resilience Project. The new funding is designed to address food insecurity, strengthen resilience and protect livelihoods in Yemen.
The additional grant will scale up the Bank’s efforts to strengthen Yemen’s resilience to food crises. It is aligned with the overall World Bank strategy to support countries as they navigate crises while making progress on longer-term development objectives. In particular, the additional grant will (i) focus on agricultural production and climate-resilient restoration of productive assets to protect livelihoods;(ii) scale-up household-level food production as well as domestic food distribution using a combination of short- and medium-term interventions, and prioritize areas where food insecurity and malnutrition are chronic.
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Support the charity work of @ghalebalsudmy and donate to feed starving Yemeni children now
https://twitter.com/FrancoiseG19/status/1598010808537354240
Film: 8 years and Yemenis facing a worst aggression and humanitarian disaster in history, with shameful silence of the world. millions children starving due to death of world consciences.
https://twitter.com/ghalebalsudmy/status/1598064374123737088
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Yemen: Health Cluster Achievements (October 2022)
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-health-cluster-achievements-october-2022
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Yemen - Access Constraints Map, 28 November 2022
https://logcluster.org/document/yemen-access-constraints-map-28-november-2022
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Yemen WASH Needs Tracking System (WANTS) Cholera HHs, Various Districts, October 2022
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ACAPS Thematic report: Social impact monitoring report: July–September 2022
Two key observations can be made about the truce period, which started in April. Firstly, the absence of active fighting increased the enforcement of rules and behaviours restricting women and enhancing gender segregation. Examples include the Mahram requirement, increased gender segregation in public spaces, and changes in school curricula. Secondly, reduced fighting and decreased displacement improved humanitarian access to IDPs, especially in Ma’rib governorate. As a side note, while conflict-related displacement remained the main driver of people’s movement, followed by displacement resulting from natural hazards, displacement for economic reasons increased compared to 2021 (IOM 30/10/2022).
A review of the data reveals that the truce, regional economic conditions, deteriorating healthcare, flash floods, and reduced purchasing power were key drivers of humanitarian needs in July–September 2022. These factors affected everyone to a degree, but specific categories of people felt them more acutely. Such categories include women, children, IDPs, and (Yemeni and non-Yemeni) migrants.
About the report
The SIMP report identifies events and themes emerging from information on Yemen between July–September 2022 that have had or are likely to have a social impact. It uses a broad definition of social impact, which is the effect on people and communities of a specific action or event or the lack of action to intervene in a situation. Themes were chosen based on the considered significance of their impact (or potential impact) on people as already observed and through time. The report aims to support the understanding of the groups and categories of people in Yemen facing the greatest challenges in meeting needs and those most vulnerable to protection concerns.
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UNICEF Ma'rib Humanitarian Action Update - October 2022
Key Achievements
WASH
200,295 people accessed safe water for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene.
432,187 people reached with critical water, sanitation and hygiene supplies and services and with messages on appropriate hygiene practices.
Health
516,918 children under 10 vaccinated against polio. 187,233 children vaccinated against measles.
162,953 children and women accessed primary health care in UNICEF-supported facilities.
Nutrition
8,754 children under five with Severe and Moderate Acute Malnutrition received curative services.
Child Protection
79,551 vulnerable children reached with mental health and psychosocial support services (MHPSS).
Education
14,079 children accessed formal/non-formal education activities.
Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM)
99,365 vulnerable displaced people received RRM kits containing food, family basic hygiene kits and female dignity kits.
Social and Behaviour Change (SBC)
606,937 people participated in engagement actions for social and behavioural change including COVID-19 RCCE and C19 vaccination campaigns.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/unicef-marib-humanitarian-action-update-october-2022
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Research Terms of Reference - Yemen Expenditure of Household Assessment (YEHA) YEM2204 (October 2022, V1)
Multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) is recognized as an integral response to the complex and multifaceted humanitarian needs in Yemen, by alleviating financial obstacles of people in need. Therefore, an understanding of the budget and financial barriers faced by households can support the planning of MPCA and an assessment of its impact.
Existing market monitoring data collection efforts (e.g. the Joint Market Monitoring Initiative led by REACH and the Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping of the World Food Programme) effectively map out the price of key food and WASH commodities in Yemen. This data demonstrated ongoing price inflation and illustrated the increasing cost of living for households. However, the exact financial burden inflicted on households remains unsure, because there is no recent household expenditure data to support the CMWG.
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Yemen 2023 IFRC network country plan (MAAYE001)
In 2021, the Yemen Red Crescent Society implemented several interventions across the country, in response to disasters, disease outbreaks, and continued to address the existing needs of vulnerable communities.
The National Society’s vision is to be a model response organization within the Middle East region, providing integrated humanitarian services to affected communities before, during and after disasters. It has a clear mission to relieve human suffering, protect human lives and dignity, and respond to humanitarian needs in emergency situations. Its commitment to its role as a far-reaching humanitarian organization is built into its Strategic Plan for 2022–2026, which outlines three strategic priorities:
-Timely, coordinated and effective emergency humanitarian assistance is delivered to communities affected by disasters, crises and climate change
Under its Strategic Plan for 2022–2026, the Yemen Red Crescent Society has set itself several ambitious goals.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-2023-ifrc-network-country-plan-maaye001
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At least 21 child cancer patients die after taking expired medicine in rebel-held Yemen
“The Houthi militias injected more than 50 child cancer patients with an expired dose of treatment in Kuwait Hospital, which led to the poisoning and deaths of more than 21 children so far,” said a statement given to The National by the Yemeni coalition of independent women.
A vigil was held in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva by activists and relatives of the children on Tuesday evening.
“We consider this to be a crime against humanity, and international action must be taken to punish the criminals among the militia leaders,” the statement said.
Families of the children have been subjected to extortion, pressure and threats by the Houthis “to not speak out against them”, it said.
“The rebels have attempted to hide the crime and to protect those involved in the operation that was headed by the Houthi Health Minister, Taha Al Motwakil,” it said.
My comment: Blame game against the Houthis blaming them for the consequences of the US-Saudi coalition.
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Delays in approving sub-agreements of humanitarian projects, or visas & travel requests for international and national aid workers, affect millions of people in urgent need of assistance.
https://twitter.com/OCHAYemen/status/1595699995423932424
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Research Terms of Reference - Yemen Expenditure of Household Assessment (YEHA) YEM2204 (October 2022, V1)
Multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) is recognized as an integral response to the complex and multifaceted humanitarian needs in Yemen, by alleviating financial obstacles of people in need. Therefore, an understanding of the budget and financial barriers faced by households can support the planning of MPCA and an assessment of its impact.
Existing market monitoring data collection efforts (e.g. the Joint Market Monitoring Initiative led by REACH and the Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping of the World Food Programme) effectively map out the price of key food and WASH commodities in Yemen.
cp4 Flüchtlinge / Refugees
Siehe / Look at cp1
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Audio: Immigration dreams and migration through Yemen and the U.S. - Lost all over the world
This episode of Al-Jisr podcast comes with multiple perspectives on migration and immigration in the USA and Yemen. Together, we will listen to the challenges of migrants and immigrants in both countries, the difficulties they are facing, and the dreams they want to achieve.
Students from universities in Yemen and the U.S. talk about migration and immigration in both countries
https://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2022/12/p-aljisr-posdcast-2
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Yemen: Methodological Note for the Calculation of the 2023 CCCM HNO PIN and Severity Analysis (November 2022)
Yemen also remains the fourth largest internal displacement crisis globally, with an IDP population of over 4.5 million, and with 1,635,925 internally displaced Yemenis settled in 2,374 IDP hosting sites as of October 2022. Spontaneous sites are the most common camp-like setting representing 66% of sites in Yemen and are generally underserved and in need of Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) assistance. Almost all sites don’t have a tenancy agreement, and part of those who do, have faced eviction threats. Security concerns, conflict and natural hazards remain the main drivers of displacement, with the majority of IDPs intending to stay in sites in the near future.
RATIONALE
In order to understand the CCCM needs, risks and vulnerabilities of the population in Yemen, the 2023 CCCM Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) People in Need (PIN) analysis assesses CCCM-related indicators across all districts in Yemen, where IDP hosting sites are present.
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Migration along the Eastern Corridor, Report 32 | as of 31 October 2022
The Horn of Africa and Yemen is one of the busiest and riskiest migration corridors in the world travelled by hundreds of thousands of migrants, the majority of whom travel in an irregular manner, often relying on smugglers to facilitate movement along the Eastern Route. This regional report provides monthly updates on the complex migratory dynamics through Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen and Ethiopia based on diverse data sources and consultations with key informants in the four countries. Moreover, it provides information on the main protection concerns for migrants along the journey, information on the spill over effects of the conflict in Northern Ethiopia observed at the border between Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan, a specific focus on children and information on the returns from Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/migration-along-eastern-corridor-report-32-31-october-2022
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The Role of the Diaspora in Peacebuilding in Yemen. Potentials and Opportunities, Challenges and Constraints
Many members of the Yemeni diaspora are not ‘outsiders’, but regularly travel back to Yemen. They are also often in daily and even hourly contact with families, friends, colleagues and busi- ness partners back home.
In contrast to the often-held perception by Yemenis based inside the country that those who have left “are fine”, Yemeni refugees and other members of the diaspora face a multitude of challenges that limit their ability to actively contribute to peacebuilding in Yemen.
When these challenges can be overcome, the opportunities afforded to Yemenis based abroad can equip them as peacebuilders, who are able to build bridges and help identify new ideas and pathways for conflict mediation and post-conflict reconstruction in Yemen.
Introduction
There are more than 10 million Yemenis liv- ing in almost 40 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.4 In the context of the ongoing war in Yemen, Yemeni diasporas have been growing and their transnational networks expanding. Since the outbreak of war in 2014/2015, many activists, politicians and talented professionals fled the country to continue their activities from abroad. For example, the number of Yemenis in a refugee-like situation in Europe doubled between 2014 and 2019 to a little over 11,000.5 The majority live in Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Greece, Austria and Switzerland.6 Outside of Europe, some of the largest Yemeni diaspora communities can be found in Africa (Somalia, Djibouti7 , Ethiopia, Sudan); the MENA region (Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Gulf countries); South-East Asia (Malaysia, Singapore, India); Canada and the USA.8 Independently of whether Yemenis’ migration has been driven by war or other reasons, the current conflict in Yemen has played a crucial role in the development of their transnational identity. Many Yemenis living abroad not only remain deeply connected to Yemen, but also have been able to build strong links between their country of origin and their host country. A number of them have mobilized and created transnational networks in support of Yemen-related causes.
if this link does not work, try via https://carpo-bonn.org/en/the-role-of-the-diaspora-in-peacebuilding-in-yemen-potentials-and-opportunities-challenges-and-constraints/
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#Yemen: college professor Abdullah Al-Thaifani has drowned off Spain while trying to enter Europe.
https://twitter.com/FuadRajeh/status/1600572015618019328
Photos: https://twitter.com/Kawkab/status/1600888875681189888
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UNHCR Yemen: IDPs Protection Monitoring Update (1 Jan 2022 - 30 Nov 2022)
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Fire devours camp for displaced, African refugees in Aden
A huge fire destroyed on Wednesday a camp for the displaced and African refugees in the port city of Aden, southern Yemen.
Local sources in the city confirmed that the fire broke out in the camp of the displaced and African refugees located behind “Karwan” Resort in Khormaksar district, and it is likely that the fire set by arson.
The sources accused the local authorities in the region of standing behind the fire, with the aim of transporting the displaced Africans and refugees out of the city of Aden.
The fire came after an incitement campaign led by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s activists against the displaced and citizens from the northern provinces who are in the city of Aden.
https://en.ypagency.net/279932/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/30/huge-fire-destroys-refugee-camp-in-aden/
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Film: Flüchtlingsroute durchs "Tor der Tränen"
Es ist eine von der Weltöffentlichkeit kaum wahrgenommene Flüchtlingsbewegung: von Ostafrika über das Meer auf die arabische Halbinsel. Zehntausende wagen jährlich die Überfahrt - und geraten von einem Kriegsschauplatz zum nächsten.
Viele Migranten stammen aus Äthiopien, sind vor Armut oder dem Krieg, der seit zwei Jahren in der Provinz Tigray tobt, geflohen. Einige kommen aus den Nachbarländern. Bis hierher haben sie es geschafft, nun soll es mit dem Schiff auf die arabische Halbinsel weitergehen.
"Es gibt Arbeit in Saudi-Arabien, da will ich hin", sagt einer der Migranten, der angeblich aus dem Sudan kommt. Dschibuti drückt bei illegalen Migranten ein Auge zu. Den Schleppern droht allerdings Gefängnis.
Allein bis zur Jahresmitte sind nach Angaben der Internationalen Organisation für Migration (IOM) schon mehr als 25.000 Menschen aus Ostafrika auf die arabische Halbinsel geflohen - fast so viele wie im gesamten Vorjahr.
Es ist eine der großen Flüchtlingsbewegungen, die von der Weltöffentlichkeit kaum wahrgenommen wird.
Obock ist eine triste Kleinstadt mit etwa 30.000 Einwohnern, im Norden Dschibutis, am Horn von Afrika.
Auf der anderen Seite liegt schon der Jemen. Dass dort noch ein Krieg wartet, wissen viele der jungen Männer am Strand nicht. .
"Man verdient hier nicht viel mit seiner Arbeit", sagt Fischer Abdou. "Dafür muss man raus aus Dschibuti. Im Jemen, da verdient man mehr." Es ist die Not, die Fischer zu Menschenschmugglern macht - die dann manchmal in die Fänge der Küstenwache gehen.
Die Fracht der kleinen Boote besteht aus Flüchtlingen, die tagelang durch die trockenen Landesteile Äthiopiens und Dschibutis gelaufen sind, oft ohne sauberes Wasser, oft ohne etwas gegessen zu haben. Was sie haben, tragen sie auf dem Leib, was sie an Geld hatten, mussten sie größtenteils den Schleppern überlassen.
Am Stützpunkt der Internationalen Organisation für Migration, kurz IOM, werden diejenigen aufgenommen, die nicht aus eigener Kraft weiterkommen. 250 Menschen finden hier Hilfe, doch viele Migranten müssen von den Helfern abgewiesen werden.
Manche von ihnen, oft Jugendliche, Frauen oder Kinder, haben auf ihrer Reise Unfassbares erlebt. Sozialarbeiterin Hawa Musa arbeitet mit den Kindern, die das Erlebte kaum allein verarbeiten können.
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/afrika/dschibuti-fluechtlingsroute-101.html
cp5 Nordjemen und Huthis / Northern Yemen and Houthis
Siehe / Look at cp1
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French Ambassador to Yemen Sounds Alarm Over Houthi Recruitment of Children
French ambassador to Yemen Jean-Marie Safa said that his embassy was in contact with the Houthis, but accused the group of communicating with the world through people who do not have a decision-making capacity.
In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Safa said that the Houthis’ recruitment of children have reached terrifying levels, citing UN reports.
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Houthis are forcing academicians to work at public universities by preventing them from working at private universities or universities abroad. It is worth mentioning that university professors haven't been paid salaries for more than six years and Houthis now want them (document)
https://twitter.com/RiyadhAldubai/status/1600798574052253697
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JEMEN: JOURNALIST FREIGELASSEN
Am 7. Dezember wurde der Journalist Younis Abdelsalam von den De-facto-Behörden der Huthi aus der Haft entlassen. Er war seit dem 4. August 2021 in Sanaa willkürlich und ohne Anklage oder Gerichtsverfahren festgehalten worden, weil er friedlich Kritik an den Behörden geübt hatte. Nach seiner Festnahme wurde er mehrere Wochen lang Opfer des Verschwindenlassens und dann einige Zeit lang unter isolierten Bedingungen in Einzelhaft und ohne Kontakt zur Außenwelt festgehalten. Er hatte während seiner Inhaftierung keinen Zugang zu angemessener medizinischer Versorgung.
https://www.amnesty.de/mitmachen/erfolg/jemen-journalist-freigelassen-2022-12-09
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After detaining him since Aug 2021,AnsarAllah group #Houthis released the journalist Younes Abdelsalam today.
https://twitter.com/MwatanaEn/status/1600529666816835585
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Yemen commemorates International Civil Aviation Day in Hodeidah Airport
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Film: The women's sector in the capital's secretariat inaugurates the annual martyr's anniversary with a number of events
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s0cJi9KAbQ
My remark: Little boys in military uniforms sec 0:31.
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Sayyed Abdul-Malik stresses importance of establishing correct concept of martyrdom
The leader of the revolution, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, stressed on Wednesday the importance of establishing the correct concept of martyrdom for the sake of Allah and its role in reviving the nation and steadfastness on the right stance.
In his speech on the anniversary of the martyr 1444 AH, the Leader of the Revolution addressed greetings, honor and appreciation to all the relatives of the martyrs, pointing out that this anniversary is a station for providing determination, insight, awareness and many lessons.
Sayyed Abdul-Malik explained that human societies glorify the sacrifices of those who contributed to their major causes and those who sacrificed for their principles and crucial issues and for their freedom and independence, and this is an innate thing in the reality of human beings in general.
He also affirmed that the Yemeni people are at the forefront of the people of the nation in terms of their level of steadfastness, sacrifices and giving that they are not subject to weakness or submissiveness.
The leader pointed out that it is important on this anniversary to recall the responsibility towards the families of the martyrs and to praise them, their generosity, patience, steadfastness, and honorable stances.
https://en.ypagency.net/280619/
Leader of the Revolution: US does not want peace in Yemen because it benefits from the war
The Leader of the Revolution, Sayyed Abdul Malik Al-Houthi, stressed that freedom of the Yemeni people is not included in a bargaining auction, and Yemen’s political dictionary is based on Quranic values, principles and culture.
This came during his speech Today, Wednesday, to commemorate annual anniversary of the martyr (1444).
In his speech, the leader affirmed that “The US-backed and Saudi-led military onslaught is aimed at placing Yemen under foreign occupation. Yemenis will not accept Saudi-led plots designed to put the country under Western hegemony.”
“Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are seeking to enslave the Yemeni nation and plunder the country’s natural wealth. Enemies do not want the salaries of Yemeni civil servants to be paid by means of revenues earned from plundered crude oil and natural gas,” he said.
https://en.ypagency.net/280604/
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U26ReiR0ANs
Snippet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msnaE51YfvI
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Houthis accused of killing two Yemeni farmers after land seizures protest
Two Yemeni farmers have been killed by armed Houthi fighters, and three more injured, after protests against the rebels seizing their land were brutally suppressed.
In a tweet accompanied by a video, the information minister of Yemen's internationally-recognised government, Moammar Al-Eryani, said the Houthis had fired on farmers who had held a small demonstration after their land was confiscated by rebel authorities in the Bajel area, in the western Yemeni province of Hodeidah.
In the video shared by Eryani, one of the protesters appears to film the Houthis and points out that while they are armed, the farmers have no weapons and are only carrying sticks.
A number of farmers are seen gathering and shouting. Later on, shots are fired and the gathered farmers run away. Several are seen falling to the ground, dead or wounded. Some are heard screaming in pain.
The New Arab was unable to independently verify the content of the video.
https://www.newarab.com/news/yemens-houthis-accused-seizing-land-killing-farmers
Film: https://twitter.com/ERYANIM/status/1600143540016668674
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Parliament Condemns Pro-Saudi Government for Financial Deals Increasing Suffering of Yemenis
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Jemen kann jeden Angriff mit Dutzenden von Raketen und Drohnen erwidern
Der Sprecher der jemenitischen Streitkräfte sagte, das Land habe ein militärisches Leistungsniveau erreicht, das ihm ermögliche, mit bemerkenswerter Feuerkraft auf die Aggression des Feindes zu reagieren.
„In der Vergangenheit hat der Feind Sanaa und andere Provinzen bombardiert. Jetzt sind wir jedoch in der Lage, jeden Angriff mit Dutzenden von Raketen und Drohnen zu erwidern“, sagte Brigadegeneral Yahya Saree am Sonntag dem jemenitischen Fernsehsender al-Masirah.
Die jemenitischen Streitkräfte seien nun bereit, auf alle Arten von Offensiven zu reagieren, und hätten es geschafft, „eine [neue] Gleichung im Gl
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Yemen can respond to any aggression with remarkable firepower
The Yemeni Armed Forces' spokesman said the country has reached a level of military capability that has enabled it to respond to the enemy's aggression with remarkable firepower.
"In the past, the enemy used to bomb Sana'a and other provinces. Now, however, we are capable of returning every attack with dozens of missiles and drones," Brigadier General Yahya Saree said on Sunday, Yemen's al-Masirah television network reported.
Yemen's Armed Forces are now prepared to respond to all sorts of offensives and have managed to "create an [new] equation in the balance of fear and terror with the enemy," he added, Press TV reported.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/194493/Yemen-can-respond-to-any-aggression-with-remarkable-firepower
and also https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/30031/Armed-Forces-Able-to-Protect-Yemeni-Sovereignty%2C-Oil
(B P)
Houthis commit 3,370 violations against mosques
The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedom (YNRF) documented 3,370 incidents of violations against mosques committed by Iran-allied terrorist Houthi militias in 14 governorates from 1 January 2015 to 30 April 2022.
The YNRF said in a statement carried by Saba that the Houthi militiamen are involved in 109 incidents of killing against mosques preachers and worshipers, 132 incidents of injuries, 376 cases of kidnapping mosques preachers and worshipers, and 52 incidents of tortures.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36952
(A P)
Events, Activities All Around Yemen On The Occasion Of The Martyr’s Anniversary
https://www.ansarollah.com/archives/570030
(A P)
Sanaa denies occurrence of assaults on captives of coalition
Head of the National Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs in Sanaa, Abdulqadir al-Mortada, on Saturday denied what the Saudi-led coalition forces are promoting about allegations of assaults on war prisoners in Sanaa prisons.
“What the mercenaries are promoting that there are assaults and abuses against some of their captives in our custody is pure slander, and its aim is to cover up the crimes committed against the prisoners inside their prisons,” Al-Mortada said.
https://en.ypagency.net/280228/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/04/prisoners-affairs-committee-denies-saudi-allegations-of-abuse-of-prisoners-in-yemeni-prisons/
(A P)
Unless catches peace chances, Coalition to face land, sea, air battles: Houthis
Unless catches peace chances, the Saudi-led Coalition would face a land, maritime and air fighting, the Iranian-backed Houthi forces warned late on Tuesday.
The Houthi leader "gives the chance for peace efforts exerted by some regional and international parties in order to reach positive, fair understandings," Houthi defense minister and chief of staff said in a letter sent to their leader on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of Yemen's Dependence Day, 30 November.
"Unless the enemy picks this chance to reach a solution" for this "fruitless war.., pay salaries and end the unfair blockade, the upcoming battle will be crematory for the invaders," Mohamed al-Atifi and Mohamed al-Ghimari added in their letter.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31894.html
(A P)
Family of journalist Tawfeeq Al-Mansoori (been in Houthi custody since 2015) says head of Houthi Prisoner Exchange team to @OSE_Yemen led talks Abdulqader Al-Murtada severely tortured Mansoori & two other journalists after moving them to solitary confinement in Aug 2022
https://twitter.com/Ndawsari/status/1598726228655181836
According to journalist family Houthi's Al-Murtada beat Mansoori repeatedly on his skull until it cracked. Clinic inside the detention facility said that Mansoor's situation is critical & he needed to be taken immediately to a hospital to stop the bleeding
https://twitter.com/Ndawsari/status/1598731193935138818
(A P)
Human Rights Organizations Warn of Houthis' Obstruction of Girls Education
Arab and regional human rights organizations warned that the Houthis in Yemen, the Taliban in Afghanistan, and Boko Haram in Nigeria obstructed girls' education.
Coinciding with the UN's awareness campaign of "16 Days against Gender-Based Violence," the organizations held a seminar on "Girls' Education in the Islamic World" in Cairo.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36944
(A P)
A Houthi militia man killed a Yemeni citizen in cold blood in the city of Yarim because he refused to pay an illegal #Houthi-imposed tax of 200 Yemeni riyals. That's being killed for a dollar. Militias want to show that opposing #IRGC-backed Houthis is not an option.
https://twitter.com/YemeniFatima/status/1598379628313382918
Film: https://twitter.com/maldhabyani/status/1598378304301850624
More details in Arabic: https://yemenfuture.net/news/11916
(A B E P)
Although Operational, Equipment Urgently Need to Be Replaced, in Hodeidah Port After US-Saudi Bombings
The member of the Supreme Political Council, Jaber Al-Wahbani, and the Prime Minister, Abdulaziz bin Habtoor, were briefed on the extent of damage to the berths, cranes, incubators, and equipment of the port of Hodeidah, as a result of the direct US-Saudi aggression targeting.
He pointed out that a number of United Nations programs promised, more than once, to provide and maintain the port's equipment to return to work at its full capabilities, but they have not fulfilled their promises to date. He pointed out that there are many pieces of equipment in urgent need to replace them with new ones and some for maintenance so that the port can restore its capabilities to what it was before the aggression.
(A P)
The Houthis have dug a new water channel from al-Fazah's coast off the Red Sea to al-Madman area western al-Tuhaita district in #Hudeidah governorate, according to Islah website. The channel is 2 km long, 18 m wide, and 9 m deep. (photos)
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1598153257670803457
In Google Earth/Maps: https://twitter.com/CarvajalF/status/1598379462604705795
https://twitter.com/Mikeknightsiraq/status/1598283785149501442
So the question is, are they building this because they're afraid of a coalition offensive up the West Coast or are they doing it so they can redeploy Hudaydah forces elsewhere... This isn't the only big fortification I've heard about along this front
https://twitter.com/NickJBrumfield/status/1598298409852616705
(B P)
„Jemen – Die Mütter der Entführten“
In Mariams Nachbarschaft in Sanaa gibt es kaum eine Familie, die noch komplett ist. Das deutsche Auswärtige Amt spricht von über 17.000 Menschen, die in den letzten Jahren im Jemen entführt wurden. Darunter vor allem Männer. Sie werden in eins der über hundert Gefängnisse im Jemen gebracht, misshandelt, gefoltert und in vielen Fällen hingerichtet. Um die Männer aus den illegalen Gefängnissen zu befreien, engagiert sich seit 2016 der Frauenverband „Abductees Mothers Association“.
Eine versteckte Kamera folgt den Müttern und Ehefrauen der Untergrund-Organisation und zeichnet eine persönliche und authentische Momentaufnahme aus Sanaa. Der Film zeigt, wie die Frauen ihren Protest auf die Straße und sich damit oft selbst in Lebensgefahr bringen.
Einige Frauen aus dem Mütterverband mussten das Land verlassen, weil ein Leben im Jemen zu gefährlich für sie geworden war. Darunter ist Amat Assalam Al-Hadj, die Vorsitzende des Mütterverbands. „Ich habe meine ganze Familie und meine Heimat hinter mir gelassen, weil ich vor den Rebellen flüchten musste. Ich habe Angst zurückzukehren, weil die Methoden der Rebellen auch Frauen gegenüber immer krasser werden.“
https://www.swrfernsehen.de/swr-doku/jemen-muetter-artikel-100.html
(A P)
FM: Yemen is not bound by agreement signed by pro-coalition gov’t with AMF
Foreign Minister of the Sanaa government, Hisham Sharaf, on Tuesday affirmed that the Republic of Yemen is not bound by the agreement signed between the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and the government loyal to the Saudi-led coalition.
The Foreign Minister considered that the agreement falls within the framework of a political propaganda move sponsored by Saudi Arabia and does not serve the interests of the Republic of Yemen and its people.
“The agreement, which includes providing a loan of one billion dollars with high interest rates, is unacceptable, and therefore falls as a form of future obstacles to any consensual political arrangements or settlement in the post-aggression stage,”
https://en.ypagency.net/279871/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/29/foreign-minister-yemen-is-not-bound-by-treaties-signed-between-puppet-government-and-arab-monetary-fund/
(A P)
President Al-Mashat advises coalition to deviate from peace
President of the Supreme Political Council, Mahdi Al-Mashat, advised the Saudi-led coalition countries to deviate from a just and honorable peace.
In his speech delivered on Tuesday on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of Independence Day, November 30, Al-Mashat stressed the need to expedite the payment of the salaries of the Yemeni people without procrastination.
He condemned the efforts of the coalition, backed by America, to obstruct the payment of salaries and disrupt peace efforts, considering this an aggressive act that will have consequences and repercussions.
Mr. President reaffirmed Sanaa’s firm position to protect the capabilities of the Yemeni people and prevent the plundering of its oil and gas wealth.
https://en.ypagency.net/279884/
https://www.newarab.com/news/houthis-continue-port-attacks-stop-yemeni-oil-exports
(A P)
Parliament warns against signing any loans in name of Republic of Yemen
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3213147.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/279854/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/29/yemeni-parliament-warns-puppet-government-against-signing-shady-deals/
(A P)
Houthis forced #Yemen-i journalst Nabil Sharabi to sign a paper committing to never step inside Sanaa University again bcz he talked to 2 female students after thr graduation ceremony. Houthis implement aggressive gender segregation & women exclusion policies in ares they control
https://twitter.com/Ndawsari/status/1597248576924815360
(A P)
Parliament renews unanimous confidence in its presidium for next term
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3213004.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/279756/
(A P)
Famous Yemeni poet Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Maqaleh passed away at age of 85
President Al-Mashat orders to hold official funeral for great poet Al-Maqaleh
https://en.ypagency.net/279785/
Al-Houthi makes offer for coalition’s mercenaries to attend Al-Maqaleh’s funeral
https://en.ypagency.net/279826/
Hundreds of Yemenis attend Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Maqaleh’s funeral
https://en.ypagency.net/279841/ https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/29/large-crowds-attend-funeral-ceremony-of-yemeni-poet-abdulaziz-al-maqaleh/
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-31870.html
(* B P)
Wikipedia: Huthi
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huthi
Wikipedia: Houthi movement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement
Fortsetzung / Sequel: cp6 – cp19
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-833b-yemen-war-mosaic-833b
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-832-yemen-war-mosaic-832
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-832 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-832:
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/
Liste aller Luftangriffe / and list of all air raids:
http://yemendataproject.org/data/
Untersuchung ausgewählter Luftangriffe durch Bellingcat / Bellingcat investigations of selected air raids:
Untersuchungen von Angriffen, hunderte von Filmen / Investigations of attacks, hundreds of films:
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