Yemen - Joint INGO statement welcoming the upcoming consultations in Sweden
Press release | 5th December 2018, 10:00
International NGOs working in Yemen welcome the upcoming political consultations in Sweden. After almost four years of conflict in Yemen, up to 14 million people – 50 per cent of Yemen’s population - do not know where their next meal will come from. An estimated 85,000 children under five are presumed to have died from extreme hunger or disease since 2015.[1]
The magnitude of the ongoing conflict in Yemen and its humanitarian toll has led to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock warned of the urgent risk of a massive famine in a recent UN Security Council briefing and suggested five urgent steps to offset this catastrophe. Chief among these steps is ending the ongoing violence throughout the country, and removing obstacles to imports and domestic distribution of essential goods to avoid a full-fledged famine.
We strongly hope that these consultations are the first step towards a peace process that will help put an end to the violence and dramatic food and health crises in Yemen and will lead to positive developments for the people of Yemen.
Press contact
Marlene Manning, Humanity & Inclusion UK
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Humanity & Inclusion (HI) in Yemen
HI operates in 8 health facilities (hospitals and rehabilitation centers) in Sanaa and surrounding areas. The organization provides rehabilitation care, psychosocial support and mobility aids (prostheses, crutches, wheelchairs) to injured and people. HI’s beneficiaries are mainly people injured by the conflict or a road accident.
About Humanity & Inclusion
Co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Humanity & Inclusion (the new name of Handicap International) is a charity working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work tirelessly alongside and vulnerable people to help meet their basic needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.
