David Gressly

Yemen has been devasted by five years of conflict.

UNOCHA/Giles Clarke

January will ‘almost certainly’ shatter records for civilian casualties in Yemen

25 January 2022

Violence in Yemen continues to escalate, raising casualties and spilling across the war-torn country’s borders, the Special Envoy for the country and the Humanitarian Coordinator warned on Tuesday.

David Gressly (left) in an interview with Conor Lennon from UN News

Russell Geekie

‘People feel trapped’: UN aid chief in Yemen

1 October 2021

Interviews

When David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, called for $3.85 billion from international donors to avoid a point of no return in March, he said that “Yemen can’t wait”.

Five months on, some $2 billion has been received, averting the immediate risk of famine, but leaving significant gaps in desperately needed areas, such as healthcare.

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