UNICEF warning about the threat to the lives of 6 million Yemeni children.
After 9 years of the cruel siege of Yemen, the United Nations once again warned of the threat to the lives of millions of Yemeni children at risk of starvation and death, and called for the immediate help of the international community to save their lives.
According to Mehr News Agency, the United Nations once again warned of the threat to the lives of millions of Yemeni children at risk of starvation leading to death after nine years of the relentless siege of Yemen, and called for immediate humanitarian assistance from the international community to save their lives.
Al-Mayadeen news channel on Thursday evening quoted the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as saying that millions of children in Yemen are at risk of starvation unless urgent measures are taken to ensure sufficient funds to provide aid to save their lives.
Based on this report, UNICEF announced on its official Twitter account that about six million children in Yemen are one step away from starvation and need immediate support.
The organization’s office in Yemen wrote on its Twitter account: “About six million children in Yemen are just one step away from starvation and need immediate support.”
The world organization noted that the time has come to emphasize commitments with European partners to provide relief and life-saving support.
UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, earlier this year announced its need for about 450 million dollars to continue providing life-saving humanitarian aid to children in Yemen.
According to a UNICEF report published in late March, more than 11 million children in Yemen need humanitarian aid.
The World Food Program on Sunday announced an urgent need for $80 million to continue providing life-saving food aid to Yemeni children.
The land, air and sea blockade of Yemen began with the presence of Saudi Arabian warships in Yemeni waters in 2015 and after the Saudi military attack on this country. America also joined this blockade in October 2016.