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There's a glimmer of hope on Yemen's war front. Yet children are still dying of hunger

In a hospital in the frontline city of Taiz, a woman tries to revive her malnourished baby with protein paste. The war-torn country is suffering through one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

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The remarkable story of how Yemen’s oil tanker disaster was averted by crowdfunding

When civil war broke out in 2015, a leaky oil tanker in the Red Sea became a crisis point – triggering a nail-biting series of events that saw special negotiations between the Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government, and the UN begging the public for help – and getting it from…

The Guardian - UK

UN says insurance coverage secured to salvage rusting oil tanker off Yemen

The United Nations Development Program says it's secured an insurance coverage to start a ship-to-ship transfer of 1.1 million barrels of crude from a rusting tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen — oil that could cause a major environmental disaster

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UN makes 'major breakthrough' to prevent Yemen oil spill disaster

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The United Nations has bought a ship to remove oil and avoid a potentially catastrophic spill from a tanker decaying for years off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen, officials said Thursday.

AFP

Saudi Arabia Contributes $10 Million to Address Danger of Safer Tanker

Advisor at the Saudi Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah signed on Saturday a memorandum on Saudi Arabia’s contribution of 10 million dollars to tackle the danger of the Safer oil tanker that has been moored off Yemen’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Raises Funds to Salvage the Safer Tanker

The United Nations said Wednesday it has raised the $75 million necessary to salvage the Safer, a stricken tanker off Yemen, in an emergency operation aimed at averting a disastrous Red Sea oil spill -- and a potential $20 billion cleanup.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen, UN, Netherlands Discuss Safer Tanker in Aden

A tripartite meeting between the Yemeni government, the UN, and the Netherlands was held in Aden to discuss the status of the FSO Safer tanker and efforts to initiate the implementation of the first phase of the UN plan to empty and maintain the tanker to avoid a global environmental…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UN Raises Alarm on Red Sea Oil Tanker ‘Time-Bomb’

The UN appealed Tuesday for the last $14 million needed to try and prevent a stricken oil tanker from triggering a disaster off Yemen that could cost $20 billion to clean up. The decaying 45-year-old FSO Safer, long used as a floating storage platform and now abandoned off the port…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN raises alarm on Red Sea oil tanker 'time-bomb'

Geneva (AFP) - The UN appealed Tuesday for the last $14 million needed to try and prevent a stricken oil tanker from triggering a disaster off Yemen that could cost $20 billion to clean up.

AFP

UN Decries Alarming Increase in Attacks on Aid Workers in Yemen

The United Nations said violence against aid workers in Yemen have increased at an “alarming.” A statement by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), marking the World Humanitarian Day, affirmed that most of the violations took place in Houthi-controlled areas, without identifying the parties responsible for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Donors Pledge $33m to Stop Safer Oil Spill

Donor countries have pledged $33 million to help prevent the Safer oil tanker from unleashing a potentially catastrophic oil spill off the coast of Yemen. The decaying 45-year-old oil tanker, long used as a floating storage platform and now abandoned off Hodeidah, is in "imminent" danger of breaking up, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Says $144 Million Needed to Avert Yemen Tanker Disaster

The United Nations was seeking $144 million on Wednesday needed to fund the salvage operation of a decaying tanker full of oil moored off the coast of Yemen, a ship whose demise could cause an environmental disaster. The amount includes $80 million to transfer the more than 1 million barrels…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN says $144 million needed to avert Yemen tanker disaster

The United Nations is seeking $144 million needed to fund the salvage operation of a decaying tanker full of oil moored off the coast of Yemen

The Independent UK

U.N. seeks $144 million to offload decaying Yemen oil tanker

The United Nations will launch a $144 million appeal on Wednesday for an operation to offload a million barrels of crude oil from a tanker stranded off the coast of war-torn Yemen for years which threatens a major environmental disaster.

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UN says 'imminent' Yemen oil spill would cost $20 bn to clean up

Amman (AFP) - The United Nations warned Monday that it would cost $20 billion to clean up an oil spill in the event of the "imminent" break-up of an oil tanker abandoned off Yemen.

The Guardian - UK

UN leads £65m plan to stop huge oil spill off Yemen during first ceasefire in six years

Decrepit tanker at risk of disaster worse than Exxon Valdez in 1989

AFP

Yemen truce could help reverse humanitarian crisis: UN

Sanaa (AFP) - The United Nations has warned of a "worsening" humanitarian situation in Yemen but said a fragile two-month truce since early April could help reverse the situation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab Parliament Warns Houthis Against Turning Safer into a Political Bargain

The Arab Parliament warned the Houthi militias against tampering with the Safer tanker issue and using it to achieve political gains. It issued a statement Friday saying the militias continue to prevent maintenance teams from boarding the tanker off Ras Issa in Hodeidah. The Parliament stated that the tanker faces…

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Qatari FM Discusses Safer Tanker with Yemen UN Resident Coordinator, US Envoy

Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani held talks in Doha on Thursday with United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, David Gressly, and US Special Envoy to Yemen, Tim Lenderking. The minister stressed that negotiations between Yemeni parties is the only…

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Yemen Govt Stresses Need to Lift Taiz Siege as Houthis Continue to Violate Truce

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik stressed on Monday the need for the Iran-backed Houthi militias to lift their seven-year siege on the Taiz province in line with the UN truce that was announced earlier this month. The PM held talks with UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen David Gressly…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN, US Seek Funding to Save Safer Tanker off Yemen

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stressed on Sunday its support to all international efforts aimed at salvaging the Safer oil tanker that has been moored off the coast of Yemen's Hodeidah for years. Carrying over 1.1 million barrels of crude oil, the FSO Safer tanker’s long-term presence in the Red…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Unveils Plan to Prevent a Safer Tanker Disaster

The United Nations revealed a "viable" plan to avoid any oil leakages or an explosion of the FSO Safer tanker off Yemen's Red Seas coast. The United Nations announced that the Yemeni government in Aden supports the plan, and the Houthi militia, which controls the oil tanker, agreed to the…

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