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Four years after the beginning of the conflict in Yemen and only a few months after agreements that gave hope to a war-weary nation, a renewal in hostilities is again forcing people on the move and taking the country from bad to worse

With over 20 million in need of aid, Yemen is the world's single largest humanitarian crisis. Here's the latest news coming out of the region

I take the floor today on behalf of the ICRC, IFRC and the National Societies that are part of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, one of the main humanitarian actors on the ground in Yemen.As the conflict enters its fifth year, the weight of the humanitarian crisis has become unbearable. Almost every aspect of people’s daily life has been impacted with 80% of the

A statement from Fabrizio Carboni, the regional director for the Near and Middle East for the ICRC, on the agreement to release and transfer conflict-related detainees in Yemen.

In Timbuktu, Mali, this month I met with families, surviving without food, whose crops have failed and whose children have been killed by improvised explosive devices (IED). I couldn't help but be moved by the deep levels of people's suffering – too many are living on the knife's edge.From West Africa, I travel straight to Davos, Switzerland, to impress upon leaders at the

In September and October, the International Committee of the Red Cross gradually resumed its regular pace of activities across Yemen: relief work but also support to healthcare facilities and water corporations.The situation in the country is desperate and we are advocating for a political solution to put an end to the immense humanitarian suffering and allow aid to reach all

Quotes by Fabrizio Carboni, the regional director for the Near and Middle East for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)We welcome this agreement between Yemeni parties for the release, transfer and repatriation of conflict-related detainees and we are determined to help facilitate the transfers and reunite people separated from their families.

A statement from Fabrizio Carboni, the regional director for the Near and Middle East for the ICRC, on the situation in Yemen.

The ICRC calls on warring parties to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure from unnecessary harm in Yemen.