The UN warns of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed particular concern for the fate of malnourished children in Yemen, stressing that at least 19.5 million residents will need humanitarian assistance in 2025. “The population of Yemen continues to face serious humanitarian and civilian protection crisis,” Joyce Misuya pointed out to the Security Council, Deputy Director of OCHA. According to estimates contained in an appeal for funding in 2025 that will be made “soon”, he continued, “the crisis is getting worse”. “At least 19.5 million people in Yemen are in need of humanitarian assistance and protection this year, or 1.3 million more than in 2024,” he clarified. “Almost half” of Yemen’s population, in other words more than 17 million people, “cannot meet their basic nutritional needs,” the UN official added, expressing concern for the “most marginalized,” such as women and children. girls, as well as for the “4.8 million forcibly displaced”. Among those most at risk, “almost half of children […]
Source: News Beast

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