War-torn Yemen is facing another setback after experiencing a severe cholera outbreak, with the number of cases expected to quadruple to 300,000 within the next month. In the past month, there have been 600 cholera-related deaths recorded by UNICEF, with at least 10,000 cases being reported by UNICEF in the
Stephen O’Brien, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Response Coordinator for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) stated that Yemen was on the verge of economic, social and institutional collapse in a statement to the UN Security Council for Yemen. In his statement, O’Brien
Last Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that the United States and the United Kingdom would no longer be reliable allies to Europe. Speaking at an election rally in a Bavarian beer hall, Merkel announced that: “The times in which we can fully count on others are somewhat over, as
Following the attack at the Manchester Arena where British-born Salman Abedi detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), the French Parliament has extended the state of emergency until November 2017 The attack resulted in 22 deaths and over 50 injured. The extension comes just over a month before it was due
The Associated Press reported this week that the head of the United Nations’ food and agriculture agency warns the ongoing conflict between the Dinka majority and the Nuer minority in South Sudan could hinder any hopes of avoiding a new famine next year. The conflict has killed tens of thousands
