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Yemen at ‘point of no return’ as conflict leaves almost 7 million close to famine

by Les Roopanarine, Patrick Wintour, Saeed Kamali Dehghan and Ahmad Algohbary

A malnourished baby receives treatment at al-Sabaeen hospital in Sana’a. A total of 6.8 million people are in a state of emergency in Yemen, where a food crisis is causing widespread malnutrition. (Photo: Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

New figures released by UN indicate 17 million people facing severe food insecurity in Yemen. Full Report: http://www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ipcinfo/docs/IPC_Yemen_AcuteFI_Situation_March-July2017_ENversion.pdf

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