Saudi conflict in Yemen has averaged 113 casualties per day

more than 6,100 people and resulted in an average of 113 casualties per day

 

One year of war on Yemen, Saudi led airstrikes and siege has killed more than 6,100 people and resulted in an average of 113 casualties per day.

In the first seven months of 2015, more civilians were killed or injured in Yemen as a result of explosive weapons than in any other country in the world.

War on Yemen has forced 2.4 million people to flee their homes and has destroyed jobs, creating crippling debt and poverty. The destruction of trading routes and farms by warring parties, drop in agricultural production, as well as a long-running fuel crisis have created a scarcity of supplies in markets and excessive prices for staple food items.

Now a looming financial crisis threatens to compound one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. In February, the Central Bank of Yemen stopped guaranteeing favourable exchange rates for imports of sugar – and the latest indications are that it may be about to do the same for rice and wheat. 

This catastrophic cocktail of under-reported crises means millions of people may not be able to afford food in the coming months.