The deal brokered by U.N. and Red Cross officials between Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Iran-backed Houthi rebels is the first major prisoner swap in almost three years.
Red Cross officials began a three-day operation in Yemen to release almost 900 prisoners of war as part of a deal among the warring sides that's been months in the making.
The ICRC said on Friday its role is to ensure humanitarian principles are respected and detainees are treated with humanity throughout the release and transfers.
More than a third of the funds will support aid efforts for people in Yemen (US$20 million) and Ethiopia (US$15 million).
As the U.N. honored the Geneva Conventions, the Red Cross chief said non-compliance is a 'serious problem.'
The U.N.'s chief says it will work with Sudanese authorities to use a 'simplified system' for humanitarian aid deliveries.
The four international treaties, which form the rules of war, have been ratified or acceded to by virtually all nations.
The U.N. chief calls on all nations to adopt a newer measure for phasing out powerful climate-warming chemicals.
The original target for the campaign was 640,000 children, which may have been an overestimate due to the war.
Global cooperation on health, defense, climate change and more would be at risk under a second Trump presidency.
A U.N.-led group says the world won't be able to get to net-zero emissions without first cleaning up the mining business.
