Category: yemen war
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Nine years of conflict: Yemen’s women and girls bear the brunt of uncertainty
4.2 million women and 4.8 million girls – a staggering 49 per cent are in need of humanitarian assistance – Care.org statement
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Norwegian Refugee Council statement on the 9th anniversary of the Yemen war + 67 Signatories
More than four in every five people in Yemen almost 83 per cent of the population live in multidimensional poverty. As a result, families are being forced to choose between food and education for their children, resulting in an increase in school dropouts, early marriage and child labor , exacerbating protection risks and vulnerabilities.
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The 9th anniversary of the Yemen war – Oxfam report
As Yemen enters its tenth year of war, its people face renewed airstrikes and a deepening economic crisis that risks pushing millions into starvation, Oxfam warns today.
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Beloved Yemen is worth every trouble
Silencing Yemen – My social media accounts are either suspended, blocked or my posts demolished by Tech Companies. In the global North absolutism is the norm and those who oppose this line of thought are shunned and prohibited. Fascism is on the rise; white supremacy rules every aspect of life.
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Yemen is being starved
The WFP has ceased operations in the Ansar Allah controlled areas. “The country faces an alarmingly high malnutrition rate, with nearly 2.4 million children aged under 5 years suffering from stunting.” Over half a million children suffer from a severe form of malnutrition, which is akin to starvation. Over 17 million people are living in…
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The air, land, and sea embargo prevents any form of movement in and out of Yemen (UNSCR2216)
Tens of thousands of patients prevented from seeking medical care abroad.
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In Yemen, more than 4.5 million internally displaced people live in ‘tent-cities’
The truce process has been very slow; people cannot return home
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Education in Yemen since the beginning of the war
Two in five children, or 4.5 million, are out of school, with displaced children twice as likely to drop out than their peers, according to a new report by Save the Children.
Nascent Yemen 