It's a shame to see this -- that people are going to go hungry. An agreement just the other week was supposed to stop the fighting.
FAO: Political Conflicts Worsening Yemen Food Security
People gather near a car damaged by a mortar shell during fighting between Shi'ite Houthi militants and government forces in Sanaa, Sept. 19, 2014.
September 29, 2014 6:47 PM
ABU DHABI—
An escalation of political turmoil in Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the world, risks aggravating an already dire food security situation, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday.
Shi'ite Muslim rebels seized the Yemeni capital Sanaa this month, prompting President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to warn of a drift towards civil war in a country long riven by deep political, religious and tribal divisions.
One in four Yemenis is undernourished and more than half of Yemen's 25 million people are 'food insecure', that is lacking access to sufficient food for their needs, FAO regional coordinator Ad Spijkers told a news conference in Abu Dhabi.
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FAO Political Conflicts Worsening Yemen Food Security
FAO: Political Conflicts Worsening Yemen Food Security
People gather near a car damaged by a mortar shell during fighting between Shi'ite Houthi militants and government forces in Sanaa, Sept. 19, 2014.
September 29, 2014 6:47 PM
ABU DHABI—
An escalation of political turmoil in Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the world, risks aggravating an already dire food security situation, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday.
Shi'ite Muslim rebels seized the Yemeni capital Sanaa this month, prompting President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to warn of a drift towards civil war in a country long riven by deep political, religious and tribal divisions.
One in four Yemenis is undernourished and more than half of Yemen's 25 million people are 'food insecure', that is lacking access to sufficient food for their needs, FAO regional coordinator Ad Spijkers told a news conference in Abu Dhabi.
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FAO Political Conflicts Worsening Yemen Food Security
