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Commenting on the passing of the 30 day deadline for a cessation of hostilities in Yemen laid out by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Oxfam’s Yemen Country Director, Muhsin Siddiquey said: “More than 200 civilians are likely to have died in fighting in Yemen, with more killed by malnutrition and disease, in the 30 days since the US called for peace talks to start. “Rather than a cessation of hostilities, in that time we’ve seen an increase in fighting around Hudaydah and a continuing callous disregard for the lives of men, women…

In response to today’s Virtual High-Level Side Event on Yemen, Muhsin Siddiquey, Oxfam’s Country Director in Yemen said: “After years of conflict, two-thirds of the population are in need of humanitarian assistance, one in eight people are displaced, and levels of hunger and utmost poverty continue to increase. In this context, the country cannot cope with the further crisis of COVID-19."

Oxfam and 9 other NGOs implore all parties in the conflict to abide by the terms of the ceasefire and to resume peace negotiations. 

The current five-day humanitarian pause in Yemen will not significantly ease the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict and the six-week-long de facto blockade, Oxfam warned today.

IPC announcement that more than 15 million people in Yemen are in a “crisis” and about 65,000 in a food “catastrophe” are a stark warning as peace talks beginMuhsin Siddiquey, Oxfam’s Yemen Country Director, said: “This is a stark warning sign on the road to catastrophe. It’s shocking that in 18 months, tens of thousands of people have been forced into a catastrophic situation. Two thirds of Yemen’s population are now reliant on aid to survive.“The peace talks in Sweden are a critical opportunity to bring an end to the devastating conflict and the suffering it’s inflicting on…

Oxfam is calling for an immediate ceasefire to allow health and aid workers tackle a runaway cholera epidemic that threatens the lives of thousands of people in the coming months. 

On 22 December, at around 1am, Oxfam’s office in Al Dhale’e was hit by two RPGs (rocket-propelled grenades). One hit the roof, while the other hit the office gate. Neither of the guards on duty were injured and there were no other staff present. The offices of several other agencies in Al Dhale’e were also targeted at around the same time.

Reacting to the announcement on the withdrawal of Houthis and government forces from Hudaydah port in Yemen, Oxfam’s Yemen Country Director, Muhsin Siddiquey said:“The redeployment of forces from Hudaydah, as part of the Stockholm Agreement, and under UN observation would be a welcome step. However, the humanitarian situation in Yemen remains dire. With 14 million people on the brink of famine, Yemenis desperately need all parties to agree to an immediate country wide ceasefire and return to negotiations with a commitment to ending the war and achieving a lasting peace.” 

Oxfam is calling on the international community to ensure funding both for Yemen’s coronavirus response and to address the country’s huge humanitarian needs ahead of a pledging conference taking place virtually on Tuesday 2 June.

Yemenis are battling a third wave of COVID, which threatens 99 per cent of the population who are unvaccinated, Oxfam said today.