Yemen
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Work like an ant and you’ll eat sugar.
— Yemeni proverb
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Washington is first state to sue Trump over immigration order
Washington state's attorney general declared Monday that he was suing President Donald Trump over his temporary ban on immigration from seven countries with majority-Muslim populations, making it the first state to announce a legal action against the Trump administration over one of its policies.Trump's executive order also suspended the United ...
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Trump fires US acting attorney general over executive order defiance
Accusing her of betrayal and insubordination, President Donald Trump on Monday fired Sally Yates (above), the acting attorney general of the United States and a Democratic appointee, after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his controversial refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court.The dramatic public clash between ...
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Conflict in Taiz maiming and killing children and other civilians
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Country: YemenMSF report looks at impact of the war on Taiz, and the collapse of health services in the divided city where, in the last six months of 2016, a quarter of those injured were women and children. Conflict in Taiz, Yemen is indiscriminately maiming and killing children ...
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US judge bars deportations under Trump travel ban
A federal judge issued an emergency order Saturday night temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump's travel ban, saying travelers who had been detained had a strong argument that their legal rights had been violated.U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in New York issued the emergency order after ...
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Trump orders strict new refugee screening, citing terrorists
President Donald Trump on Friday barred all refugees from entering the United States for four months — and those from war-ravaged Syria indefinitely — declaring the ban necessary to prevent "radical Islamic terrorists" from entering the nation.The order immediately suspended a program that last year resettled to the U.S. roughly ...
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UN warns of impending famine in Yemen
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: YemenHumanitarian chief says the conflict in Yemen is now the primary driver of the largest food security emergency in the world: 14 million people are food insecure, of whom half are severely food insecure. New York, 26 January 2017 As delivered. Mr. President, I thank ...
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MPs to get Sh11m and extra pay for two months
Kenyan MPs — already the world's second-highest paid lawmakers — will receive a taxpayers' gift of Sh11 million each and 'earn' Sh1.09 million salary for two months with no work. These princely payments have been authorised as the doctors' strike enters its second month. After years of medical school, public ...
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Trump to sign executive orders restricting African, Middle Eastern refugees
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign several executive orders on Wednesday restricting immigration from Syria and six other Middle Eastern or African countries, according to several congressional aides and immigration experts briefed on the matter. In addition to Syria, Trump's orders are expected to temporarily restrict access to ...
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Donald Trump pronto ad annunciare la costruzione del muro al confine con il Messico.
Donald Trump pronto ad annunciare la costruzione del muro al confine con il Messico. Il presidente statunitense ha annunciato che oggi sarà “un grande giorno” per la sicurezza nazionale. Trump dovrebbe firmare diversi ordini esecutivi sull’immigrazione e la sicurezza delle frontiere, compreso quello che dà il via alla costruzione di ...
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Updated - Corruption index: Malta loses 10 places to 47, worst place ever, PN reacts
Malta has lost 10 places in one year on the Corruption Perceptions Index, falling to its worst ever 47th placing since it started to be monitored by Transparency International in 2004.The latest figures were published last night, with Malta dropping from the 37th place in 2015 to the 47th in ...
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Contributions to Country-Based Pooled Funds hit record levels with over US$700 million in 2016
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Myanmar, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, World, YemenMoney is allocated in conjunction with Humanitarian Response Plans, ensuring availability at the ...
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Yemen projects to help 9 million people with basic health and nutrition services and work opportunities
Source: World Bank Country: YemenThe World Bank will finance two projects aimed at providing vulnerable women and children with access to health and nutrition services, income opportunities for the poorest households, and essential social services.US$450 Million in IDA grants to fund the critical health and nutrition needs and expand support for ...
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Over two million Yemenis displaced by conflict - IOM
Source: International Organization for Migration Country: YemenAs the humanitarian crisis further deteriorates by an additional stream of Horn of African migrants, IOM provides health care and non-food items to help families cope with winter weather.Yemen - The humanitarian crisis in Yemen caused by the ongoing conflict over the past 22 months ...
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I will write to ICC about Duale, Kalonzo repeats in Garissa
Kalonzo Musyoka has reiterated that he will write to the ICC about incitement remarks against Kambas allegedly issued by Aden Duale. The Wiper leader first said this on January 9, after the emergence of an audio clip of youths in Garissa being told to attack Kambas and keep them from ...
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UNICEF's impact in five of the most dangerous crises
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Iraq, Nigeria, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenThese included the Syrian crisis, the Nigeria regional crisis, Yemen, South Sudan and Iraq. In December, UNICEF marked its 70th anniversary.2016 was a year of challenges and upheaval across the globe. The ongoing migration and refugee crisis has ...
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Uhuru signs election laws to allow use of manual back up in August poll
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday signed the controversial Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015 into law at State House, Nairobi.The assent now allows IEBC to use a manual back-up to the electronic voting system in the August 8 general election.It also enforces a requirement for MPs and MCAs to have degrees ...
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EU and FAO team up to address alarming food insecurity in Yemen
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Country: YemenWith 14 million people food insecure in strife-torn Yemen, the European Union has committed 12 million euros in support of the UN Food Agency's efforts to tackle rising hunger.Partnership to directly assist 150 000 people and strengthen early warning information 9 January ...
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Improved access, trade support needed to limit famine risk in Yemen
Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Country: YemenLarge-scale food assistance is playing an important role in mitigating food insecurity in many areas. However, it is not sufficient to meet Yemen’s current needs. Improved humanitarian access and trade support needed to limit Famine risk Summary Conflict in Yemen is the primary ...
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IEBC selection panel meets as integrity queries hit nominees
The IEBC selection panel reconvenes today to discuss damning and embarrassing allegations against some of its nominees, which has exposed it to public ridicule. The panel, made up mostly of top religious leaders, has been bogged down by integrity claims against some of the nominees to the electoral commission, including ...
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New UN chief urges New Year's resolution: 'Put Peace First'
Antonio Guterres took the reins of the United Nations on New Year's Day, promising to be a "bridge-builder" but facing an antagonistic incoming U.S. administration led by Donald Trump who thinks the world body's 193 member states do nothing except talk and have a good time.The former Portuguese prime minister ...
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Ban Ki-moon buoyed by climate accord but laments conflicts
Ban Ki-moon ends 10 years at the helm of the United Nations lamenting the "fires still burning" from Syria to South Sudan but buoyed by a global agreement to combat climate change and new U.N. goals to fight poverty and inequality.As a final act before his term ends at midnight ...