Monday, September 16, 2013

GCC countries respond to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen by providing aid to Syrian rebels

"WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos concluded their visit to Yemen on Thursday with an appeal for greater support, especially from the Gulf region, for humanitarian relief efforts in the country. More than 10 million people in Yemen – almost half the country's population – are either hungry or on the edge of hunger with very high rates of food insecurity. Child malnutrition rates are among the highest in the world with close to half of Yemen's children under 5 years – around two million children – stunted." (thanks Amir)