Yemen front and the region
UN update: over 290,000 displaced in Yemen, with urgent needs for pregnant women
The UN published a humanitarian update on displacement since August and pregnant women’s needs. These are cumulative figures, not people displaced in the past hour. Yemen’s foreign ministry announced a meeting with a US official, while Pakistan’s military voiced cautious optimism about mediation between Iran and the United States, without announcing a deal.
Summary
- ConfirmedA UN update reports over 290,000 displaced since August, including about 6,100 pregnant women; 600 are expected to give birth within two weeks.
- ConfirmedYemen’s foreign ministry announces an al-Zouba–Blome meeting in Manama on humanitarian support and security in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab.
- AttributedPakistan’s military spokesman voices cautious optimism about mediation and says his country is not a party to Yemen’s internal conflict.
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- ConfirmedManama — Yemen and the Red Sea
Yemen’s foreign ministry announces al-Zouba–Blome talks at Manama Dialogue
Yemen’s foreign ministry said Afrah al-Zouba discussed support for the government and humanitarian needs with US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Blome on the sidelines of Manama Dialogue. According to the Yemeni statement, the talks covered efforts to stop arms smuggling and threats to navigation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab. The official announcement of the meeting is confirmed; the US positions quoted come from that statement, which announces neither a new agreement nor aid actually delivered.
Source: mofa-ye.org sabanew.net - AttributedPakistan — Iran and Saudi Arabia
Pakistan military cautiously optimistic on mediation, says it is not part of Yemen’s internal conflict
Pakistan military spokesman Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said in a new Reuters interview that he was cautiously optimistic about mediation between Iran and the United States. He reaffirmed his country’s commitment to defending Saudi Arabia and the holy sites, but said it was not part of Yemen’s internal conflict. He declined to disclose the Tehran talks or confirm US backing for the visit. The interview establishes neither a deal nor additional troop deployments.
Source: yahoo.com straitstimes.com - ConfirmedYemen — displacement and health care
UN update reports 290,000 displaced and 600 births expected within two weeks
An update published by OCHA and an Arab News report on the UN briefing say more than 290,000 people have been displaced since the beginning of August. UNFPA estimates about 6,100 pregnant women among the recently displaced, including 600 expected to give birth within two weeks. It says it has deployed mobile teams and midwives and delivered maternal health supplies. These are cumulative displacement figures and health projections, not displacement or births occurring within the monitoring window; implementation of the response remains attributed to UN agencies.
Source: arabnews.com unocha.org