Human Wrongs Watch
By José Graziano da Silva*
ROME, Apr 24 2017 (IPS) – People in Yemen are currently suffering from the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
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Al Hudaydah, Yemen. Dairy cattle seek shade. Credit: FAO/Chedly Kayouli
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More than 17 million people around Yemen’s rugged landscape are acutely food insecure, and the figure is likely to increase as the ongoing conflict continues to erode the ability to grow, import, distribute and pay for food.
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More than 7 million people are on the verge of famine, while the rest are marginally meeting the minimum day-to-day nutritional needs thanks to external humanitarian and livelihoods support. Large-scale famine is a real risk that will cast an awful shadow for generations to come.
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