Devex: Biometrics disagreement leads to food aid suspension in Yemen “An impasse over use of biometric data led the World Food Programme to partially suspend its delivery of food aid in warn-torn Yemen last week, raising questions about the use of such technology in humanitarian contexts. The Houthis, who control…

Associated Press: U.N. food agency starts partial suspension of Yemen food aid “The U.N. food agency has begun a partial suspension of food aid to areas of Yemen controlled by the rebels amid accusations they were diverting aid from the war-torn country’s hungriest people, the group said Thursday. The World…

Al Jazeera: Who is bombing hospitals in Syria? Rashed al-Ahmad, pharmacist from Hama, northern Syria “…About three years ago, doctors at my health center had to decide whether to share the building’s coordinates with the U.N. As part of its deconfliction mechanism, the U.N. shares the coordinates of humanitarian facilities…

New Humanitarian: U.N. gives ultimatum to Yemen rebels over reports of aid theft “The World Food Programme will start to suspend its operations in parts of the country Houthi rebels control as soon as this week if the group does not agree to implement a biometrics system intended to prevent…

UNICEF: Yemen: Parenting in a War Zone This report discusses the challenges pregnant women face in Yemen, noting, “Today, Yemen’s brutal conflict continues to rob children of their right to life and, for the survivors, to the best health care possible. This includes prenatal and postnatal care for their mothers…

The Guardian: Stop the carnage: doctors call for an end to Syria hospital airstrikes “Dozens of prominent doctors have called for urgent action to halt the bombing campaign by Syrian and Russian planes that has targeted more than 20 hospitals in Syria’s north-west, putting many out of action and leaving…

New York Times: In Syria, Even the Hospitals Are Not Safe Janine di Giovanni, 2019 Guggenheim fellow and senior fellow at the Jackson Institute at Yale “…[Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s] campaign against hospitals is not just inhumane — it represents one of the most repellent aspects of modern warfare. Hospitals…

The Telegraph: Syria and Russia bomb hospitals in Idlib after they were given coordinates in hope of preventing attacks “The Syrian government and Russia have in the last month bombed eight hospitals in the rebel stronghold of Idlib whose coordinates were shared with Moscow in the hope of preventing such…

The Guardian: Idlib casualties mount as assault leaves aid efforts in the balance “The recent escalation in the Syrian regime bombardment of Idlib has killed at least 10 more civilians. The deaths were reported on Wednesday, 24 hours after a senior U.N. official had warned the Security Council that aid…

Associated Press: U.N. warns more Idlib military action will overwhelm aid needs “The U.N. deputy humanitarian chief warned Tuesday that further military operations in northwest Syria’s Idlib province will overwhelm aid efforts, stressing that an estimated 3 million people are caught up in crossfire in the last rebel stronghold. Assistant…