WHO chief 'escaped death narrowly' in Yemen airport attack
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells the BBC he felt "completely exposed" during the Israeli strike on Yemen's international airport.
Statement by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director …
Dec 26, 2024 · Our mission to negotiate the release of the United Nations staff detainees and to assess the health and humanitarian situation in Yemen concluded today. We continue to call for the detainees' immediate release.
WHO chief recounts narrow escape at Yemen airport hit by Israeli …
Dec 28, 2024 · The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he and colleagues "escaped death narrowly" when an Israeli airstrike targeted Yemen's main airport.
Head of WHO was in Yemen airport during Israeli air strikes, with …
Dec 26, 2024 · As we've been reporting, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was at the airport in Sanaa when it was struck by Israel.
WHO chief says he was at Yemen airport when it was hit by deadly ...
Dec 26, 2024 · Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was about to board a flight from Sanaa International Airport when "the airport came under aerial bombardment". The Israeli military said it also struck other targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement.
UN chief condemns escalation in Yemen as airstrikes hit Sana’a …
Dec 26, 2024 · A high-level UN delegation, led by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was at the airport when the strikes occurred, following discussions on...
WHO Chief Tedros narrowly escapes deadly Israeli strike at Yemen…
Dec 27, 2024 · The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus narrowly escaped Israeli aerial bombardment at Sanaa International Airport in Yemen on Thursday. The strike took place when he along with his United Nations and WHO colleagues were about to board a plane.
UN health chief at Yemen airport during Israeli air strikes - BBC
Dec 26, 2024 · WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said they were about to board a plane when the attacks began. Houthi-run Saba news agency said three people were killed at the airport and 30...
‘I saw the blood on the tarmac’: top UN official in Yemen recounts ...
Dec 27, 2024 · Fresh details of the Israeli airstrike on Sana’a airport, which occurred as Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) was preparing to fly out of the country, have been provided by Julien Harneis, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen.
WHO chief says he’s safe after Israel strikes Yemen capital’s airport
Dec 26, 2024 · The head of the World Health Organization, who was at the Sanaa airport in Yemen amid an Israeli bombardment on Thursday, said there was damage to infrastructure but he remained safe.