UN condemns Houthi attack on commercial ship

UN condemns Houthi attack on commercial ship

(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations and many individual countries condemned the missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday which killed three...
US, UK sanction Houthis

US, UK sanction Houthis

(VOVWORLD) - Bloomberg reports that the US and UK imposed sanctions Thursday on four senior Houthi militants as the group continues its attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea. The four...
UN extends sanctions on Yemen

UN extends sanctions on Yemen

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to extend its sanctions mandate on Yemen through November, which will continue the asset freeze on Yemeni entities and travel ban on...
Countries welcome ceasefire in Yemen

Countries welcome ceasefire in Yemen

(VOVWORLD) - The two-month cease-fire in Yemen began at 19:00 on Saturday. All offensive military, air, ground and maritime operations inside Yemen and across its borders are halted...
UN urges parties to respect ceasefire in Yemen

UN urges parties to respect ceasefire in Yemen

(VOVWORLD) - The head of the United Nations team tasked with monitoring a fragile ceasefire in Yemen's flashpoint city of Hodeidah has visited its lifeline docks, according to a port...
WHO: Smoking kills millions each year

WHO: Smoking kills millions each year

(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that smoking is involved in 7 million deaths annually, half of them from heart disease and nearly 900,000 from second-hand...
UN leader calls to end fighting in Yemen

UN leader calls to end fighting in Yemen

(VOVWORLD) -United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed concern over the recent escalation of fighting in Yemen, with other UN leaders demanding the immediate resumption of commercial...
UN urges action to root out poverty

UN urges action to root out poverty

(VOVWORLD) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on the international community Tuesday to address the root causes of poverty to completely eliminate the problem