Yemen 
Yemen: Measles deaths on the rise in Saada(0)
Sanaa–Six rounds of fighting between the army and Houthi-led rebels in northern Yemen since 2004 have prevented or limited immunization campaigns in the area and have subsequently led to a higher prevalence of measles, according to health officials.
Despite an 11 February ceasefire ending the latest clashes, up to 120 children under five have died of [...]
Yemen: Landmine awareness training for children
Amran–At al-Hamza Girls School in the northern Governorate of Amran, Afra Omar from the National Mine Action Programme (NMAP) teaches a class of 50 students about the risk of mines. She holds up photos of some of the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that were found in neighbouring Saada Governorate, where are a war between the [...]
Yemen: Civilians trapped in violent war in Northern Yemen
Yemen–Five prior unsettled wars in Yemen’s northern Saada Governorate led to a sixth in 2009, the most intense so far. The Yemeni army ratcheted up its offensive against a rebel group drawn from the dominant community in the region, and the humanitarian fallout was unprecedented. Civilians and non-military targets such as hospitals were heavily affected [...]
