The United Nations says more than 22000 Yemenis have been displaced as a result of fighting in the central Yemeni province of Ma’rib.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s spokesman Stephen Dugaric told a news conference in New York that more than 22000 Yemenis had been displaced since last February as a result of violence in the central Yemeni province of Ma’rib.
Clashes continue in Yemen, including in Ma’rib, and have displaced more than 22,000 people since early February, Dujarric said.
Clashes continue in Yemen, including in Ma’rib, and have displaced more than 22,000 people since early February, Dujarric said.
He went on to say that the Yemeni economy is collapsing and its national currency has depreciated unprecedentedly this month and this issue means that the people of Yemen will no longer be able to pay for food and basic goods.
Dujarric further noted that more than half of Yemen’s population is facing food insecurity and that five million people are one step away from starvation.
The Saudi aggressor coalition bombed the Yemeni provinces of Ma’rib and Sa’ada 16 times on Friday.
In recent days, the United States and Saudi aggression coalition have made every effort to prevent the advancement of the Ansarullah of Yemen in Ma’rib province.
According to the Rai Al-Youm newspaper, Dujarrik added that the Yemeni economy is collapsing and the value of its national currency has depreciated unprecedentedly this month, which means that the people of this country will no longer be able to pay for food and basic goods.
He added that more than half of Yemen’s population is facing food insecurity and that five million people are one step away from starvation.
The invading Saudi coalition bombed 16 Yemeni provinces of Ma’rib and Saada on Friday 16 times.
In recent days, the United States and the Saudi aggressor coalition have made every effort to prevent the Yemeni National Salvation Government from advancing in Ma’rib province.
The Arab Coalition against Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, has launched a military aggression against Yemen and land, air, and sea siege of the country since April 26, 2015. More than 233,000 people have been killed so far.
