Poverty, hunger and disease cripple childhood in Yemen as war completes two years

Publication date: March 27, 2017

– As the conflict in Yemen enters its third year, families’ coping mechanisms are being stretched to their limit, risking a total collapse in resilience. According to a new UNICEF report “Falling through the Cracks”, more than 17 million people – or 65 per cent of the population – are sinking deeper into vulnerability, poverty and insecurity. The poorest country in the Middle East, and one of the poorest countries in the world, is facing an economic, social and humanitarian crisis as never before.