All eyes and ears have focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the past month. Meanwhile, back in Yemen, the 7-year war, has resulted in what the UN is calling the “world’s worst humanitarian disaster.”
For many of us, the Yemeni civil war has never been on our radar. Sadly, the humanitarian crisis is not getting the attention (or the funding) it needs. According to the UN, more than 377,000 people have died during the war both directly and indirectly through hunger and disease. Children account for 70% of the deaths. Eighty percent (80%) of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance and fully half of children under 5 are suffering chronic malnutrition.
The UN has said that $4.3 bn is needed to alleviate the hunger crisis in Yemen. So far, only $1.3 bn has been pledged. And there is no end in sight to the war. To understand more about the crisis in Yemen, watch the video.
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