On Yemen, UN Aid Chief Speaks to UNSC, Then Russia to the Press, about SC Statement

On Yemen, UN Aid Chief Speaks to UNSC, Then Russia to the Press, about SC Statement By Matthew Russell Lee for InnerCityPro.com UNITED NATIONS, June 3 -- The UN Secretariat's bungling of Yemen mediation has become ever more clear, according to multiple sources and documents exclusively seen by InnerCityPro see below.   On June 3, the ...

IMF Tells Inner City Pro “No Time Line” on Yemen or Burundi, Is Nepal “Qualified” for IMF Relief?

By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, May 28, updated -- On the day Yemen talks were supposed to resume in Geneva, but were canceled by the UN, Inner City Pro asked the International Monetary Fund for the status of its program. IMF spokesperson William Murray read out the question -- "on Yemen, given the cancellation ...

Yemen’s PR Alyemany Says “More Force” on Houthis, Quotes Ban’s New Envoy; UNSC Elements to the Press

  By Matthew Russell Lee, for InnerCityPro.com UNITED NATIONS, May 20, updated with UNSC Elements to the Press -- The UN's bungling of Yemen mediation has become ever more clear, according to multiple sources and documents exclusively seen by Inner City Press. On May 6, Inner City Press reported how UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon accepted US ...

On Yemen IDP Camp Attacked, US Tells ICP Parties Should Minimize Harm; IMF Postpones Review of Program

By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, March 30, updated with video -- Amid continued airstrikes in Yemen, on March 30 came reports of an airstrike on an internally displaced persons camp in Haradh. Inner City Press immediately sought confirmation (and comment) from the UN, and then from the US State Department.  From the State Department ...