Oxfam launches 'Let's Save Lives in Emergencies' campaign
Oxfam Italia has launched a new campaign called "Let's Save Lives in Emergencies" to raise awareness of its work in war-torn countries such as Yemen, Syria, and now, Ukraine.
Yemen
Yemen: Dozens killed in airstrike on prison
Houthi rebels in Yemen have blamed the Saudi-led coalition for an airstrike that hit a detention center. The strike comes days after three people were killed in a drone attack on the UAE claimed by the rebels.
Displaced Yemenis struggle to access aid, UNHCR warns
The UN refugee agency UNHCR has expressed deep concern for the safety and security of civilians in the governorate of Marib, in Yemen, including over half a million of displaced people. As fighting shifts closer to densely populated areas, people's lives are in danger and access to humanitarian aid is becoming harder, the agency said.
63 refugees from Ethiopian camps brought to Italy via humanitarian corridors
Some 63 refugees from the Horn of Africa arrived in Italy on Friday from Ethiopian refugee camps as part of a humanitarian corridor project.
Continuing tension between EU and Belarus, as Belavia restricts ticket sales
Some Middle Eastern passengers will no longer be able to purchase tickets for, or board Belavia flights from Turkey to Belarus. In Poland far-right nationalists march in Warsaw, protesting the build-up of migrants on the border; and Finland reports 30 migrant arrivals from Belarus.
Thousands of Ethiopian migrants stuck in Yemen, IOM
Almost 5,000 Ethiopian migrants are stuck in Yemen while awaiting a chance to return home safely. This week about 300 of them are scheduled to leave Aden for Addis Abeba on two humanitarian flights run by IOM.
79 Ethiopian migrants evacuated from Yemen
Dozens of migrants from Ethiopia were flown home on Tuesday from Yemen. This was the first repatriation flight from the war-torn nation since 2019, according to the IOM.
Migrant shipwreck off Yemen, at least 25 dead, up to 175 missing
A boat thought to have been carrying between 160 and 200 people overturned at the weekend off the coast of Yemen. The bodies of 25 migrants have already been recovered and as many as 175 migrants are still missing.
IOM supports COVID vaccination campaign in Yemen
The International Organization for Migration is supporting the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Yemen and said it welcomes the government's decision to also immunize migrants.
Death toll rises off Djibouti coast, IOM returns stranded migrants from Yemen
The UN migration agency IOM says the death toll has risen to 42 after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti. Sixteen children were among the dead.
Djibouti: 39 dead after smuggler's boat capsizes
At least 39 people have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti in East Africa. The UN migration agency IOM said 16 of the victims were children.
IOM urges funds to help migrants in Horn of Africa and Yemen
The UN migration agency, regional governments and 38 partner countries have launched an appeal for 99 million dollars in aid for over half a million migrants in the Horn of Africa and Yemen.