epa09281433 A Yemeni child sits on
his family's food aid provided by Mona Relief Yemen, amid a
humanitarian crisis, in the remote district of Bani Matar,
Sana'a, Yemen, 17 June 2021. Mona Relief Yemen, local aid
agency, distributed food rations to 300 Yemeni families, who are
facing heightened food insecurity in the remote district of Bani
Matar, south of Sana'a. The United Nations has warned that over
16 million people, more than half of Yemen's population, would
go hungry in 2021, including over 5 million are at immediate
risk of famine, as the prolonged conflict continues to rage.
Yemen has been the scene of devastating war since March 2015
between the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and the Houthis.
EPA/YAHYA ARHAB
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