Renewed fighting risks ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Yemen, aid groups warn
- Almost one million people are on brink the of starvation as health infrastructure is overwhelmed by the war-wounded.
- The humanitarian groups the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have sounded the alarm over the worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen amid ramped-up fighting.
- An estimated 800,000 people have been cut off from life-saving food assistance as front lines have rapidly shifted between Saudi-backed forces of the internationally recognised government and the Iran-aligned Houthis, according to the WFP.
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- Almost one million people are on brink the of starvation as health infrastructure is overwhelmed by the war-wounded.
- The humanitarian groups the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have sounded the alarm over the worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen amid ramped-up fighting.
- An estimated 800,000 people have been cut off from life-saving food assistance as front lines have rapidly shifted between Saudi-backed forces of the internationally recognised government and the Iran-aligned Houthis, according to the WFP.
Sources: Al Jazeera