A Breakthrough for the United Nations in Yemen Mark Leon Goldberg January 29, 2019The United Nations Security Council reached a major milestone in January when it approved a new UN mission in Yemen. The mission will oversee and help implement a local ceasefire agreement that has the potential to lay the groundwork for a broader political ag...
The Yemen Agreement Demonstrates the Continued Relevance of the United Nations Mark Leon Goldberg December 13, 2018Representatives of Yemen's warring factions signed an agreement in Sweden in the first major diplomatic breakthrough of Yemen's devastating civil war. The agreement is not a peace deal. Rather, the parties agreed to a ceasefire in the key port city of Hodeidah...
The Trump Administration Supported a Ceasefire in Yemen and Then It Did Not Mark Leon Goldberg November 28, 2018The Trump administration has put the breaks on negotiations in the Security Council over a UK-drafted resolution calling for a limited ceasefire in parts of Yemen. The thing is, this ceasefire resolution was drafted largely in response to calls by Senior Trump...
PODCAST: The UN’s Top Humanitarian Official Discusses the Crisis in Yemen and the Challenge of Funding Crisis Responses Mark Leon Goldberg November 4, 2018Mark Lowcock is the top humanitarian official at the United Nations, serving as the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and the UN's Emergency Relief Coordinator.When a manmade or natural disaster strikes, his UN Office for the Coordinatio...
PODCAST: How Shipping Containers Explain the Conflict in Yemen Mark Leon Goldberg May 21, 2018Yemen is experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises and the circuitous route and tangled politics that cargo ships must navigate in order unload their goods on Yemen's ports helps explain why that is.Yemen has two main ports, Hodeidah to...
Yemen is currently facing the largest documented cholera epidemic in modern times. A new report warns it could get worse Alanna Shaikh, MPH May 8, 2018From fall 2016 to spring 2018, more than a million suspected cases of cholera were reported in Yemen – a country of not quite 30 million people. The rate of new infections has finally slowed, but a new study from MSF/Doctors Without Borders, published in The ...
The UN’s Nightmare Scenario is Currently Unfolding in Yemen Mark Leon Goldberg November 14, 2017Even before a blockade was imposed around Yemen, some 7 million people faced famine-like conditions. Over 900,000 people were sickened by the worst cholera outbreak in recent history. 20 million out of Yemen's 27 million people relied on some form of humanitar...
The Crisis in Yemen Takes a Turn for the Worse Mark Leon Goldberg November 9, 2017Yemen is already the world's worst humanitarian crisis and it appears that the situation is poised to deteriorate even further. At issue is a decision by Saudi Arabia to impose a blockade on the country--a move that was announced amid a significant shakeu...
“I can’t imagine this will not be one of the most devastating humanitarian catastrophes we’ve seen in decades.” Mark Leon Goldberg November 8, 2017Amidst the political upheaval in Saudi Arabia this week, a decision by the newly empowered Saudi Crown price to impose a total blockade of Yemen's sea, air and land routes is having an immediate and devastating humanitarian impact.Nearly 1 million people w...
