Yemeni mothers forced to choose which child starves, says aid group
Thomson Reuters Foundation Mothers are being forced to leave their children to starve as they face a “catastrophic” shortage of food in war-torn Yemen, a humanitarian group said on Thursday. As the warring parties pledged a ceasefire over a key entry port for supplies, Action Against Hunger said many civilians were struggling to survive in a conflict […]
Cholera cases spike in violence-hit Yemeni port
Thomson Reuters Foundation The number of suspected cholera cases in the violence-hit Yemeni port city of Hodeidah has almost tripled, a charity said on Tuesday, warning the disease could kill hundreds of thousands of children already weak from malnourishment. Save the Children said the health facilities it supported had recorded a 170 per cent increase […]
Hundreds of pregnant women risk death in Yemen, says UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation Hundreds of pregnant women in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah risk dying as the escalating conflict puts medical care out of reach in a country with one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates, the United Nations said. The UN Population Fund said pregnant women were at “extreme risk” as it became […]
Agencies warn of ‘war on children’ in Yemen as thousands flee bombs
Thomson Reuters Foundation Thousands of Yemeni children are fleeing bombing attacks on the port of Hodeidah every day putting them at risk of starvation and disease, aid organisations said on Thursday, as fresh strikes hit the city. About 6,000 people are abandoning Hodeidah every day, half of them children, the charity Save the Children said, […]