World May 10 Can Yemen exist as a unified state post-war? Here’s what different forces want By Jane Ferguson
World May 04 Watch 9:01 Stalked by death: How rising food insecurity is killing war-torn Yemen’s children Nearly seven years of war in Yemen have produced the world's most dire humanitarian catastrophe. Millions are starving and have little in the way of medical care. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson has spent years traveling in and out of the…
World May 03 Watch 10:08 On the ground with Yemeni soldiers battling Iran-allied rebels Three months ago, President Biden ended American military involvement in the war in Yemen and reversed President Trump's decision to designate the Houthis a terrorist organization. But soon after, as special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports, the Houthis launched an offensive… By Jane Ferguson
World Jun 29 Hunger stalks children in Yemen as UN cuts aid programs The U.N. children's agency warned about last week that millions of children in war-torn Yemen could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus sweeps across the Arab world's poorest country. By Issa Mohammed, Associated Press
World Dec 28 Watch 9:03 Fighting, starvation and disease yield grim crisis in Yemen The United Nations calls Yemen the site of the worst humanitarian suffering in the world. Years of war have caused widespread starvation and disease; supply routes are blocked by fighting, and fuel and food prices have spiked. With the economy… By Jane Ferguson
Dec 18 Watch 6:52 Critical Yemeni port city clings to fragile truce Houthi rebels control the critical Yemeni port of Hodeidah, but they are now encircled by fighters loyal to the country’s internationally recognized government. In the ravaged city, fighting between the two sides continued up until a UN-brokered cease-fire took effect… Continue watching
Dec 14 Who are Yemen’s Houthis? By Myriam Renaud, University of Chicago Yemen is in the midst of an escalating conflict between two religious factions: the country’s Sunni Muslims and its Houthis. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 9:54 How food became a weapon of war in Yemen By Marcia Biggs Three years into its civil war, Yemen has become the site of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. A proxy war between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and a Saudi Arabia-led coalition has led to starvation and blocked supplies to the… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 10:07 Scarred by war, Yemen’s children carry burdens beyond their years By Marcia Biggs In Yemen, some of the most vulnerable victims are the 2 million children on the brink of starvation, or those who lost limbs during the fighting. In Aden, many children have been fit with prosthetic limbs, but with rudimentary materials… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 9:08 Survival is a struggle in the rubble of Yemen’s war By Marcia Biggs With its infrastructure broken, the constant threat of starvation and a failed state, Yemen is on the brink of collapse. Less than half of its health facilities are functional amid a health crisis that has seen epidemics of preventable and… Continue watching