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What Kind of Yemen?
Majority of the Yemenis Face Starvation and Thirst
Even if the civilians manage to escape the civil war unscathed,
they are facing severe poverty. Life conditions deteriorate every day as
people struggle with severe hunger.
United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recent-
ly released a report showing the scale of the humanitarian disaster
Yemen faces. The report explains that the clashes caused the market-
places to shut down in big cities, causing price surges. The operation
coincided with the agricultural season, which is critical for food pro-
duction, threatening the harvest and the necessary preparations for
new crops.
L Life conditions deteriorate every day in Yemen
as people struggle with severe hunger.
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