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The two-day process October 15-16 involved 11 ICRC-operated flights into and out of five cities in two countries – Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The number of detainees released and provided with transportation was 1,056. “This is a momentous occasion in a war filled with agony. More than 1,000 families can rejoice after being re-united with loved ones. While we are very happy for

Facts about the operation: More than 1,000 people detained in relation to the conflict in Yemen are to be transported back to their region of origin or to their home countries by the ICRC in the largest operation of its kind during the five-and-a-half-year war.

The COVID-19 pandemic has further destabilized public health systems already weakened by war and natural disasters in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territories and other countries in the region, which sorely lack adequate facilities, equipment and sufficient human resources.

Joint press statement by UN office of Special Envoy for Yemen and ICRC on release of 1,081 conflict-related detainees and prisoners.

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

With fragmented health system, agriculture, and economy, 80 per cent of Yemeni's population is reliant on humanitarian aid.

The Red Cross and Red Crescent family on 20 September opened a free treatment centre for COVID-19 patients in Yemen