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Joint appeal by Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs; Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs; and Robert Mardini, Director-General of the ICRC.We are all grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but it could not have come at a worse time for people already made extremely vulnerable by

The ICRC's operational response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East

People across Yemen will mark Islam's holy month this year amid ongoing conflict, COVID-19, floods and rising prices, in a country where the economic situation doesn't allow two thirds of the population to access or afford enough food.

The failure to plan and prepare for mass casualties risks people being buried in mass graves, with few records and little understanding of who died and where the body was taken. The suffering of people not knowing where their loved ones are buried could be devastating.

As the Middle East faces a health crisis, conflict-hit countries need urgent support to stem the spread of COVID-19 and prepare for a potentially devastating aftermath

Ravaged by years of conflict and war, Yemen has become the scene of the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world.

Sanaa/Geneva (ICRC) - Intense fighting on the frontline between Sanaa and Al Jawf Governorate in Northern Yemen has displaced tens of thousands of people to Marib Governorate, leaving families without food, shelter and access to medical care. Marib Governorate already has a large population of displaced people, and their needs, whether they are newly-displaced or long-term

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

Delegates representing the parties to the conflict in Yemen agreed on a detailed plan to complete the first official large-scale exchange of prisoners since the beginning of the conflict. This is a step towards the fulfillment of the parties’ commitment to the phased release of all conflict-related detainees according to the Stockholm Agreement.

ICRC activities from August to September 2019 in Yemen