We are now sleepwalking towards a seventh year of war, and the people of Yemen can only surmise that the world has forgotten them. The UN Secretary General called in March for a global ceasefire tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, but in Yemen this call has not translated into reality on the ground, at the […]
The global pandemic has halted the diplomatic negotiations, while it has also exacerbated the human suffering caused by the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. On September 7th 2020, Ireland invited States’ representatives, UN agencies, international organizations and civil society to a webinar on the Protection of Civilians in Urban Warfare.
The Syrian INGO Regional Forum (SIRF), the NGO Forum, the Syrian Networks League (SNL), and the Syrian NGO Alliance (SNA) share their concern regarding the UN Security Council’s resolution 2504/2165.
International agencies call for Brussels Conference to address fall-out from the pandemic.
Based on interviews with people that are displaced both in- and outside of Syria, 50 Syrian and International NGOs, including HI, published the report “Into the unknown: Listening to Syria’s displaced in the search for durable solutions”.
The United Nations Security Council has until July 10 to renew the Syria cross-border resolution, which ensures lifesaving UN aid reaches over four million Syrians living in areas outside of the Government of Syria’s control.
Eight international non-governmental organisations working in Yemen, including HI, strongly condemn the reprehensible attack that took place yesterday in the north of Yemen, killing 13 civilians – including four children.
In 5 years of war, Yemen has been devastated by the use of explosive weapons. HI is releasing a new report to demonstrate the long-term effects of this pattern of violence and to denounce its devastating and indiscriminate effects on civilians.
Humanity & Inclusion (HI) shares its most urgent considerations on the Syrian crisis ahead of this year’s “IV Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region”, which will take place on 29 and 30 June in a virtual form.