Pandemic could push already-vulnerable Yemenites into starvation
A five-year war has pushed Yemen to the brink of famine, now the coronavirus pandemic has put its shaky food security under further pressure
18 May 2020 - 12:40
Dubai — Yemen, already pushed to the brink of famine by a five-year war, could face a “catastrophic” food security situation due to the coronavirus pandemic and lower remittances from the Gulf, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Monday.
The conflict between a Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement has caused what the UN describes as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis...
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