The civil war in Yemen between Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition has claimed more than 10,000 lives since it started in March 2015. Now, 7.1 million Yemenis are on the brink of starvation.
“Yemen is one step away from famine,” UN aid chief Stephen O’Brien said earlier this week.
Recent peace efforts in the country have fallen short of a clear resolution, with the latest cease-fire effort crumbling last week. Yemen is also prone to food shortages, since it imports 90 percent of its food from regional neighbors, according to the UN’s World Food Progamme.
Eighty percent of Yemen is currently in need of humanitarian assistance, and 19 of the country’s 22 governorates have reached crisis levels of food insecurity, according to the Food Programme. Due to the closure of the airport in the capital city of Sanaa; Saudi-led coalition border blockades; and repeated bombings of farms, wells, and agriculture, food supplies have dwindled. Full story...
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“Yemen is one step away from famine,” UN aid chief Stephen O’Brien said earlier this week.
Recent peace efforts in the country have fallen short of a clear resolution, with the latest cease-fire effort crumbling last week. Yemen is also prone to food shortages, since it imports 90 percent of its food from regional neighbors, according to the UN’s World Food Progamme.
Eighty percent of Yemen is currently in need of humanitarian assistance, and 19 of the country’s 22 governorates have reached crisis levels of food insecurity, according to the Food Programme. Due to the closure of the airport in the capital city of Sanaa; Saudi-led coalition border blockades; and repeated bombings of farms, wells, and agriculture, food supplies have dwindled. Full story...
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