Male guardianship rules in north Yemen restrict women’s aid work
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Female aid workers in north Yemen cannot do their jobs tackling one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises as tightening male guardianship rules by Houthi authorities restrict their movement, nine female humanitarians told Reuters. When women refuse to take a guardian, they cannot travel to oversee aid projects, collect data […]
Aid worker kidnappings ‘big business’ as criminals wade in – ex-hostage
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Kidnapping of aid workers has become “big business” as militants often work with crime networks to carry out abductions, a senior United Nations official and former hostage said on Tuesday. Vincent Cochetel, who was held captive in Chechnya in 1998, said countries must bring kidnappers to justice to stem a steep increase […]
Surge in militant violence halts aid in Chad’s lake region – UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation A surge in militant violence has forced several major aid agencies to suspend operations in part of western Chad, leaving tens of thousands of people without food and health services for weeks, the United Nations said on Friday. More than 150,000 people rely on aid to survive across the islands of Lake […]