UN: 15.3m Yemenis at risk of waterborne diseases

Some 15.3 million Yemenis are at risk of contracting waterborne diseases, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) announced yesterday

UN: 15.3m Yemenis at risk of waterborne diseases

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UNICEF called on the international community "to support in providing Yemenis with clean water."

It pointed out that eight million of those affected were children, describing the situation as a "matter of life and death."

"People in Yemen are in urgent need of support, especially those who live in refugee camps," the UN agency stressed.

Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi militia stormed several northern cities and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government out of the capital Sanaa. The war intensified the following year after a Saudi-led coalition began air strikes in an effort to reverse Houthi gains. Hundreds of thousands have now been killed and over four million have been displaced in a conflict which has left millions on the brink of starvation, according to UN data.

Source: Middle East Monitor under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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