What can be done to resolve the conflict in Yemen?
A UN study says development in Yemen has been pushed back by two decades as civil war enters its fifth year.
A child dies every 12 minutes in Yemen. The civil war in the country, now in its fifth year, has killed more than one-quarter of a million people.
Peace efforts have made little progress and fighting appears to be no closer to an end.
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Every day brings horrific stories of civilian deaths – including women and children – from violence, famine or disease.
A United Nations study identifies 44 million Yemenis, nearly 40 percent of the population, as living in extreme poverty.
A total of 1.6 million children are facing malnutrition. More than one-third of children cannot attend classes.
The war has cost the economy $89bn.
The UN says Yemen is one of the greatest preventable disasters.
How can we stop the world’s worst humanitarian crisis from getting even worse?
Presenter: Imran Khan
Guests:
Hakim al-Masmari – Political analyst and editor-in-chief of The Yemen Post
Mohammed Jumeh – Member of the National Dialogue Conference in Yemen
Karl Schembri – Norwegian Refugee Council
Published On 24 Apr 2019