Tag: humanitarian needs

Amman : Three years of war coupled with decades of chronic underdevelopment in Yemen has resulted in 11 million children plagued by malnutrition and disease and facing acute humanitarian needs, according to the Unicef. Geert Cappelaere, Unicef's regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, said on Sunday that Yemeni children have been killed or seriously injured at a minimum rate of five per day in 2017 alone, reports Xinhua news agency. The outbreaks of cholera and diphtheria have also claimed hundreds of lives. "Much more attention is needed to (be...