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.
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.
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 at Yemen airport during deadly Israeli air strike
Dec 27, 2024 · The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other United Nations staff were at Yemen's main airport when it was hit by Israeli air strikes, killing three people and injuring many others.. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was about to board his plane Thursday when the airport "came under aerial bombardment," he posted 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 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...
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 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.
WHO chief Tedros narrowly escapes bombardment at Yemen's …
Dec 27, 2024 · World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus narrowly escaped an aerial bombardment at Sanaa International Airport in Yemen on Thursday, which resulted in the...