Washington Post: Under pressure from Pence, U.S. aid is directed to Christian, Yazidi communities in Iraq “The premier U.S. aid agency is poised to send millions of dollars directly to Christian and Yazidi communities in Iraq under a rarely used, streamlined funding arrangement after coming under pressure from Vice President…

The Guardian: U.N. in advanced talks to take over besieged Yemen port “Talks are at an advanced stage for the United Nations to take over the administration of the vital port of Hodeidah under siege from a Saudi-led coalition, the U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator Lise Grande said on Sunday. The Red…

IRIN: Hodeidah: What the assault means for Yemen’s civilians and the aid effort “After months of diplomatic wrangling and despite repeated warnings of humanitarian catastrophe, the long-threatened assault on Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah is now underway. … No one can be sure how the battle will play…

Devex: Battle for Hodeida puts local aid workers in the crosshairs “A Saudi-led offensive against Houthi rebels on Yemen’s major port of Hodeida could increase risks of cholera and famine as access to food and water plummets, humanitarians are warning, while exposing aid agencies’ reliance on local staff to provide…

Washington Post: 8 million teeter on the brink of famine. America is complicit. Editorial Board “…Because 70 percent of Yemen’s food and aid shipments come though [Hodeida], the United Nations and every major humanitarian agency have warned of dire consequences [of attacks on the port city] for the 22 million Yemenis…

U.N. Dispatch: The U.N.’s Nightmare Scenario is Now Unfolding in Yemen Mark Leon Goldberg, editor of U.N. Dispatch and host of the Global Dispatches Podcast, discusses the humanitarian situation in Yemen, highlighting a podcast episode with Joost Hiltermann of the International Crisis Group about the consequences of an attack on…

Foreign Policy: U.S.-Backed Catastrophe Brewing in Yemen “With all eyes turned toward the summit in Singapore between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen prepared to dramatically ramp up the conflict there with an assault on the key port of Hodeida, the…

Al Jazeera: Health crisis in Yemen’s port city goes from bad to worse “The United Nations says a quarter of a million people in Yemen are in extreme danger as Saudi-led coalition forces prepare to take the port city of Hudaida. The U.N. says Hudaida has the largest number of…

Associated Press: U.N. urges Syria to allow aid to 2 million in desperate need “The U.N. humanitarian chief on Tuesday urged the Syrian government primarily but also some rebel groups to allow the delivery of aid to more than two million desperate people in hard-to-reach areas. Mark Lowcock told the…

Washington Post: The world’s worst humanitarian crisis could get even worse Editorial Board “The world’s worst humanitarian crisis may be about to get much worse. In Yemen, where some eight million people are on the brink of famine and the worst cholera epidemic in history is raging, the country’s most…