Famine in Yemen (2016–present) - Wikipedia
The famine is the direct result of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen and blockade. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Yemen was already the most impoverished nation in the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East , and Al Hudaydah one of the poorest cities of Yemen, but the war and the naval blockade [ 38 ] [ 39 ] by the Saudi-led coalition ...
Yemen facing ‘outright catastrophe’ over rising hunger, warn UN ...
2022年3月14日 · Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is “teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe”, UN agency chiefs said on Monday, as new data analysis from the war-ravaged country indicated potentially...
Yemen Crisis Explained - USA for UNHCR
2024年3月21日 · Two-thirds of the population of Yemen—21.6 million people are in dire need of humanitarian assistance and protection services. The risk of a large-scale famine in the country has never been more acute. Tens of thousands are already living in famine-like conditions, with a staggering six million more just one step away from it.
Yemen’s Tragedy: War, Stalemate, and Suffering
2023年5月1日 · The eight-year-old conflict in Yemen is between the internationally recognized government, which is backed by a Saudi-led military coalition, and Houthi rebels supported by Iran.
Millions in Yemen ‘a step away from starvation’ - UN News
2021年9月22日 · The crisis in Yemen, now in its seventh year of war, continues unabated, with thousands of people displaced and millions “a step away from starvation”, the UN Humanitarian Relief Coordinator...
Famine looming in parts of Yemen, UN experts warn
2024年8月18日 · Acute malnutrition is rapidly escalating in Yemen, with famine looming in four districts, United Nations experts have said.
Yemen crisis - UNICEF
What’s happening in Yemen? After nine years of conflict, the national socioeconomic systems of Yemen remain on the edge of total collapse, while conflict, large-scale displacement and recurring climate shocks have left families vulnerable to communicable diseases outbreaks.
Famine Stalks Yemen, as War Drags On and Foreign Aid Wanes
2021年3月31日 · Six years into a war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people, shattered the country and battered much of its infrastructure, Yemen faces rising rates of hunger that have created pockets...
Yemen | World Food Programme
2017年2月16日 · A decade of conflict in Yemen has created one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises. The conflict, coupled with economic downturns and recurring disease, has left a staggering 17.6 million people food insecure. A total of 4.5 million people are internally displaced, many of whom live in camps.
‘Act urgently’ to stave off catastrophic famine in Yemen: Guterres
2020年11月20日 · Yemen is in “imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for decades”, the UN chief warned in a statement released on Friday, calling for urgent action on the part of the...