"YEMEN"

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the number of COVID-19 cases in Yemen has “doubled in just one month signalling an alarming and dangerous surge in the virus.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that as conflict has become more urbanized, “armed groups are proliferating and the use of improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, is increasing.” Access and mobility hurdles due to COVID-19, he added, are “complicating efforts to mitigate and respond to the threat.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

A UN Spokesperson said, “the humanitarian situation in Yemen continues to worsen. With fuel and food prices at double or even triple the pre-conflict averages and the depreciation of the Yemeni Rial, the threat of hunger for millions is a reality.” UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and Security Council President for the month of March, on the conclusion of the U.S. presidency of the Security Council.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Yemen received 360 000 COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped via the COVAX Facility today, a partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). UNICEF