US Now Supporting Starvation on 'Unprecedented Scale' as Yemen Famine Threatens Five Million Children
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"This war," warns Save the Children International, "risks killing an entire generation of Yemen's children who face multiple threats, from bombs to hunger to preventable diseases like cholera."
by: Jon Queally
Any disruption to food and fuel supplies coming through Hodeidah port could cause "starvation on an unprecedented scale," warned Save the Children on Wednesday. (Photo: Save the Children)
In an urgent warning issued to the world on Wednesday, the charity group Save the Children says the ongoing and U.S.-backed assault by the Saudi-led coalition on the poverty-stricken country of Yemen is threatening to provoke a famine that could risk the lives of more than 5 million children.
"This war risks killing an entire generation of Yemen's children who fa...