Yemen war leaves 320,000 children starving

[Sally]

The children can't even fight back against their situation, and they are suffering so much because of the adults.


Yemen war leaves 320,000 children starving

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Hundreds of thousands of children in Yemen face life-threatening malnutrition, millions lack access to health care or clean water, and some have been drafted as soldiers in the year-old war, the UN says.

A UNICEF report on Tuesday said all sides had "exponentially increased" the use of child soldiers in the conflict between Houthi forces, allied to Iran, and a Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

It knew of 848 documented cases, including boys as young as 10.


"On average, at least six children have been killed or injured every day," said the report Childhood on the Brink.


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Yemen war leaves 320,000 children starving

 

[MarathonMike]

Ok now let's get back to real news: Female reporter touched too hard by Trump campaign manager.

 

[waltky]

Al Qaeda in Yemen hit by drone strike and army advance...

Yemen sides appoint ceasefire observers as army fights al Qaeda
23 Apr 2016 - Yemen's government forces battled al Qaeda in the country's south on Saturday, aiming to push back advances the militant group has made during a year-long civil war while peace talks take place in Kuwait.

Twenty fighters loyal to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) were killed in the clashes, residents and a military source said, while a drone strike killed two others further north. AQAP has taken advantage of chaos in Yemen since its civil war began last year to win control over swathes of southern and eastern Yemen, creating a local government there and introducing services. The war pits a collection of local forces and army remnants backed by the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and a Saudi-led Arab coalition against the Houthi movement and troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Representatives gathered in Kuwait on Thursday to begin peace talks after agreeing a ceasefire across the country. The United Nations, which has convened the talks, says around 6,000 people have died in the conflict, half of them civilians.

However, as talks moved into a third day disputes continued over both the agenda and accusations from the government that the Houthis and Saleh's forces had breached the truce in the city of Taiz, a source from Hadi's government said. The government wants the Houthis and Saleh's forces to release prisoners, withdraw from cities and hand over weapons before discussing a solution to the political disagreements. The Houthis and its allies want coalition air missions to stop and a unity government to be formed before disarmament talks. The government delegation on Saturday said it would only meet U.N. special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad and not sit directly with the Houthis, the source said. However, later on Saturday Ould Cheikh Ahmad said the sides had agreed to appoint delegates to oversee the ceasefire process, a small step forward. Ceasefire documents shown to Reuters by the Saudi-led coalition showed agreements for each of Yemen's provinces where fighting was taking place signed by representatives of each side, who had formed committees to monitor the truce.

CLASHES

Saturday's clashes at al-Koud near Zinjibar in the southern Abyan Province were between AQAP and army forces of Yemen's internationally recognised government backed by local militias, referred to locally as the Popular Resistance. In recent weeks Hadi's forces, backed by coalition air strikes, have pushed towards Zinjibar along the beach road from Aden. Al-Koud lies on that road only 5 km (3 miles) from Zinjibar, long considered an AQAP stronghold along with the town of Jaar about 15 km to the north. A group of dozens of AQAP fighters escaped and around 30 were injured and taken to a government hospital, the military source said, adding that two army soldiers were also killed.

Later, a suicide attack on a military post in al-Koud was thwarted when a bomb-laden car was fired on and destroyed, killing the driver, before it reached the sentries, the military source said. Also on Saturday, an air strike from a drone killed two men south of the Yemeni city of Marib suspected of belonging to al Qaeda, local residents said by phone. The United States has used drone strikes in Yemen to target AQAP leaders, the global jihadist group's local wing, which has plotted to place bombs on international airliners and has encouraged attacks in Western countries. Officials travelling to Saudi Arabia with U.S. President Barack Obama this week said they hoped moves towards a peace deal in Yemen would allow a renewed focus on challenging AQAP.

Yemen sides appoint ceasefire observers as army fights al Qaeda

 

[waltky]

Cholera on top of conflict in Yemen...

More cholera cases registered in Yemen but disease not spreading - WHO
Wednesday 12th October, 2016: More cases of cholera have been registered in the Yemeni capital Sanaa but a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday the epidemic was not yet spreading.

The United Nations first reported the cholera outbreak on Friday and said three cases had been confirmed in Sanaa. But a WHO official on Tuesday said 11 cases had now been registered. "All the suspected cases are from the same area, they are all interconnected, there is no spread of the disease," Omar Saleh told a news conference in Sanaa.

Medics were working to curb the epidemic, which has yet to claim any deaths or spread beyond the capital, he said. Thousands of families fleeing Yemen's war are living in camps outside Sanaa, where conditions could lead to the spread of cholera, including through contaminated food or water.

Much of the country's infrastructure, including schools and hospitals, has been destroyed by the 18-month old conflict between a Saudi Arabia-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthi group which controls much of northern Yemen, including Sanaa.

Saleh said that more than half of Yemen's health centres had ceased to operate since the start of the war after not receiving funds from the health ministry. The conflict has killed more than 10,000 people and displaced millions, the United Nations estimates.

More cholera cases registered in Yemen but disease not spreading - WHO

 

[waltky]

Half of Yemen's hospitals not fully functional...

WHO: Half of Yemen's hospitals not fully functional after 18-month war
Nov. 7, 2016 -- More than half of Yemen's medical facilities have closed or are only partially functioning because of the 18-month war, according to a new World Health Organization survey.

More than 21 million people living in Yemen are urgently in need of health services as a result of the ongoing conflict, according to the United Nations health agency's study released Monday. Seven thousand people have been killed and 36,818 injured in the fighting between the country's Houthis and the government, according to WHO's data through Oct. 25. Another 2.1 million people have been internally displaced.

WHO's Health Resources Availability Mapping System found that out of 3,507 health facilities contacted in 16 of Yemen's 22 provinces, only 1,579 (45 percent) are fully functional and accessible, 1,343 (38 percent) are partially functional and 504 (17 percent) are non-functional. A total of 274 health facilities were damaged as a result of the ongoing conflict. Only 6.2 beds are available for every 10,000 people, which is below the international benchmark, according to WHO.

The survey found 49 of the 276 districts -- almost 18 percent -- had no medical doctors. In terms of services, less than 40 percent provide a full package of health-care services, and only 21 per cent of facilities offer full services for non-communicable diseases and mental health conditions. Without proper communicable diseases management, the areas are at risk of outbreaks of cholera, measles, malaria and other endemic diseases, the U.N. agency said. Also, the agency is concerned people are being deprived of live-saving procedures, and pregnant mothers and new-born children are at risk without proper care.

WHO: Half of Yemen's hospitals not fully functional after 18-month war

 

[waltky]

Cholera in Yemen doubles...

Yemen's suspected cholera cases double to 4,000-plus: WHO
Tuesday 15th November, 2016: Yemen is at risk of a significant cholera outbreak with the number of suspected cases doubling within 12 days to over 4,000, the World Health Organization said.

The outbreak in a country ravaged by a 20-month war that has killed thousands was declared by Yemen's Health Ministry on Oct 6. By Nov 1 there were 2,070 suspected cases, rising to 4,119 by Sunday. "The numbers of cholera cases in Yemen continue to increase, sparking concerns of a significant outbreak," the WHO said in a report on Monday. Cases confirmed as cholera by laboratory testing rose to 86 from 71 on Nov 1. Eight people have died in the outbreak, as well as 56 from acute diarrhoea.

Yemen is already beset by humanitarian problems arising from the war between a Saudi Arabia-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthi group which controls much of northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa. The war has destroyed much of Yemen's infrastructure, killed more than 10,000 people and displaced millions. The United Nations says only 45 per cent of health facilities are functional and two-thirds of the population has no access to safe drinking water or sanitation. The WHO said the largest cholera caseload was in the governorates of Taiz and of Aden, the site of the government's temporary capital.

But deaths due to cholera have also been confirmed in Amran, Sanaa, Hajjah and Ibb, and there are 29 "hot" districts in the country, with 11 governorates affected so far, the report said. Although most sufferers have no symptoms or mild symptoms that can be treated with oral rehydration solution, in more severe cases the disease can kill within hours if not treated with intravenous fluids and antibiotics. The UN estimates the cholera caseload in Yemen could end up as high as 76,000 across 15 governorates.

Yemen's suspected cholera cases double to 4,000-plus: WHO

 

[waltky]

Cholera outbreak in Yemen...

Cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen kills 115
Tuesday 16th May, 2017 - A cholera outbreak in Yemen has killed 115 people over the past two weeks, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country says.

Jamie McGoldrick told reporters that another 8,600 people were believed to have been infected, and that medicine was arriving.

But he also urged donor countries to fulfil more than one billion US dollars (£774 million) in aid pledges made in Geneva last month.

A cholera outbreak in Yemen has killed 115 people over the past two weeks, the UN says.​

A Saudi-led coalition has been battling Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen since March 2015, in a war that has killed more than 10,000 civilians.

The World Health Organisation said last month that fewer than 45% of health facilities in Yemen are now fully functioning, and that the flow of "essential medicines" has fallen by nearly 70%.

Cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen kills 115 - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

 

[dfens]

I've been hearing about "starving kids" since the 1980s and yet the world population has gone from some 4 billion to 7.5 billion.

Hmmm, something doesn't add up here.

 

[fncceo]

How many were starving before the war?

 

[irosie91]

Cholera outbreak in Yemen...

Cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen kills 115
Tuesday 16th May, 2017 - A cholera outbreak in Yemen has killed 115 people over the past two weeks, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country says.

Jamie McGoldrick told reporters that another 8,600 people were believed to have been infected, and that medicine was arriving.

But he also urged donor countries to fulfil more than one billion US dollars (£774 million) in aid pledges made in Geneva last month.

A cholera outbreak in Yemen has killed 115 people over the past two weeks, the UN says.​

A Saudi-led coalition has been battling Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen since March 2015, in a war that has killed more than 10,000 civilians.

The World Health Organisation said last month that fewer than 45% of health facilities in Yemen are now fully functioning, and that the flow of "essential medicines" has fallen by nearly 70%.

Cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen kills 115 - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

cholera is endemic in Yemen-----what else is new?

 

[irosie91]

How many were starving before the war?

all of them------very few fat Yemenis----but they have some adaptive mechanisms---
of the congenital variety