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It has been four years since a Saudi-led coalition launched a military campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
⚠️ 60,000 dead
⚠️ 3.3 million displaced
⚠️ 85,000 children under five dead from starvation
It has been four years since a Saudi-led coalition launched a military campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
⚠️ 60,000 dead
⚠️ 3.3 million displaced
⚠️ 85,000 children under five dead from starvation
Nearly 20,000 raids have been carried out in Yemen in the past four years, the Arab world’s poorest country aje.io/ms6sp
Millions of Yemenis have been displaced during the war and are living in desperate conditions aje.io/gh8qb
Since 2015, Yemen’s economy has shrunk by 50% and the price of food has more than doubled aje.io/58tgm
How many more children in Yemen must die from starvation?
Since January, there have been almost 100,000 suspected cholera cases in Yemen. Two-thirds of the country’s population do not have access to clean water aje.io/xnl3b
The war in Yemen has led to the worst humanitarian crisis in the world with 80% of the population in need of humanitarian assistance.
More than 11 million Yemeni children are in need of aid - that's almost every child in the country aje.io/ms6sp
