The Yemen Humanitarian Crisis.

News | Aliza Hasan | Mar 14th, 2022.

As the military intervention enters its seventh year, Yemen remains the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. Yemen is experiencing its worst food security crisis yet, with 20.1 million people— nearly two-thirds of the population— requiring food assistance.

Since March 2015, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have led a military coalition against Houthi-led rebel groups that took over Yemen’s capital, Saana, in late 2014 in an attempt to restore political power.

In 2020, fighting in Yemen intensified when the Houthis seized new territories held by the internationally recognized Yemeni government, where thousands of civilians were displaced and faced dire humanitarian conditions .

When US President Biden entered office, there were hopes that America would take efforts to de-escalate the crisis in Yemen. However, warfare has intensified this year as violence in Yemen has escalated regionally and nationally. Because the military strikes specifically targeted airports, critical infrastructure, hospitals, and schools, the UN cited that January 2022 was the deadliest month since the warfare began seven years ago.

At least 10,000 children have been killed since the beginning of the crisis, and thousands more have been recruited into fighting. Less than half of the country’s healthcare facilities are functioning, and the facilities that remain lack basic equipment.

The impact on the Yemeni children is devastating. The damage and closure of schools have left two million children vulnerable and without access to education. A combination of factors, driven by conflict, economic decline, and COVID-19, have exacerbated the crisis, as 2.3 million children under the age of five suffer from malnutrition and 400,000 more are expected to die if they do not receive urgent treatment.

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