On July 20-22 2021, Muslims around the world will be celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the major Islamic holidays. The day falls on the tenth day of the twelfth and final month in the Islamic Lunar Calendar and is preceded by a moon sighting and the completion of the Holy Pilgrimage to the Hajj. Eid al-Adha […]
Yemen is now running on its seventh year of conflict as it marked its sixth year anniversary on March 26. Yemenis had no idea they were heading for the costliest and vicious turmoil that same day in 2015. Despite the country experiencing several military interventions and civil wars in the past, what the people of
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World Refugee Day was created by the United Nations on 20 June 2001 celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. This year marks 20 years of honoring the more than 80 million people around the world who were forced to flee from conflicts, persecution, and war-torn countries. The
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Yemen Situation Update: According to an ERC briefing to the UN Security Council, fuel shortages have reduced water and sanitation assistance to at least 2.5 million people. Food aid for at least half a million people has been disrupted, with another 300,000 people at risk. UN and humanitarian flights at the Sana’a airport have been
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