These heartbreaking pictures reveal the true face of a civil war that has put six million people on the brink of starvation in Yemen.
Thousands have been killed in the battles between Houthi rebels and forces loyal to an exiled president Abd-Rabby Mansour Hadi, who fled the troubled country in February 2012.
But Oxfam today warned of the pressure blockades on imports are putting on the population, forcing an additional 25,000 people into hunger every day.
Half of the country's 26million population are now struggling to eat, according to Oxfam, as the war in the country rages on.
Oxfam's Yemen country director Philippe Clerc said: 'As the warring parties continue to ignore calls for a ceasefire, the average family in Yemen is left wondering when their next meal will be.'
Nearly 4,000 people have been killed and more than 1.2 million displaced in the conflict so far.
The United Nations say that four fifths of the population need help.
As well as the six million starving people, Oxfam believes 12.9million are hungry. More + photos...
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Thousands have been killed in the battles between Houthi rebels and forces loyal to an exiled president Abd-Rabby Mansour Hadi, who fled the troubled country in February 2012.
But Oxfam today warned of the pressure blockades on imports are putting on the population, forcing an additional 25,000 people into hunger every day.
Half of the country's 26million population are now struggling to eat, according to Oxfam, as the war in the country rages on.
Oxfam's Yemen country director Philippe Clerc said: 'As the warring parties continue to ignore calls for a ceasefire, the average family in Yemen is left wondering when their next meal will be.'
Nearly 4,000 people have been killed and more than 1.2 million displaced in the conflict so far.
The United Nations say that four fifths of the population need help.
As well as the six million starving people, Oxfam believes 12.9million are hungry. More + photos...
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