The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Sunday that more than 16 million people in Yemen face a high risk of hunger in 2021, while half a million people are already living in a famine-like atmosphere. Conditions in the war-torn country. OCHA, be warned The threat of famine is widespread In the poorest country in the Arab world, “it has never been more,” adding that years-long conflict, economic decline and institutional collapse have created enormous humanitarian needs in all sectors. The stark warning comes a day before the pledging conference hosted by Sweden and Switzerland. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will request $ 3.85 billion in relief aid to Yemen this year. The response to the UN appeal is unlikely to meet expectations, given that the global COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating consequences have hit economies around the world. Rich Gulf donors such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, who contributed generously to the UN appeals in 2018 and 2019, Dramatically cut aid to Yemen last year. The Yemen war began in 2014 when the Houthi rebels seized the capital, Sanaa, and much of the north of the country.
Feb 2021. Yemen Crisis
