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The child starvation problem is only set to get worse
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Wheat supplies in the country are being disrupted by the conflict
“Throughout the whole of this country kids are dying,” said Jamie McGoldrick. UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen.
In the latest setback, Yemen’s biggest traders have stopped new wheat imports due to a crisis at the central bank, documents seen by Reuters show.
To scrape by, several families often rely on one salary-earner, and child marriage is increasing, with girls married off at the age of 15 on average, and often younger.
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Every 10 minutes a child dies due to preventable diseases
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Half of Yemen’s 28m population are ‘food insecure’
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The war between a Saudi-backed coalition and Houthi rebels has dragged on for nearly two years. Pictured, Houthi-affiliated tribesmen
The UN estimates that 18.8 million people need some form of humanitarian aid but it struggles to deliver supplies, partly because of the war and partly due to a lack of funding.
The disruption of wheat shipments will exacerbate the problem.
“We know that early next year we will face significant problems,” said McGoldrick, who described the economy as “shredded”.
Almost half of Yemen’s 22 governorates are already officially rated as being in an emergency food situation.
Oxfam is running a fundraising campaign to help families in Yemen.
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