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The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is worsening, particularly in the southwestern city of Taiz, which is being encircled by Iran-backed Houthi forces, UN News reported on November 2, 2026. The UN News brief also covered healthcare pressures in Afghanistan and the phased closure of the Western Sahara mission. The excerpt gives no further detail on the scale of the Taiz crisis or on the timetable for the mission's closure.