Yemen could face famine this year, UN warns

Yemen is sliding deeper into humanitarian crisis and could face famine this year, the United Nations aid chief has warned.

Yemen is sliding deeper into humanitarian crisis and could face famine this year, the United Nations aid chief has warned.

About 14 million people – nearly 80% of the entire Yemeni population – are in need of food aid, half of whom are severely food insecure, Stephen O’Brien, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, told the Security Council.

The poor Arab country has been engulfed in war since a Saudi-led coalition launched a bombing campaign in March 2015.