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Stephen O'Brien, the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, will travel from Oslo to Yemen between Feb 26 and March 5 to meet people most affected by humanitarian crises, a UN spokesman said here Friday, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
"In all three countries, Mr. O'Brien will meet people most affected by humanitarian crises, which are caused chiefly by conflict and drought," Stephane Dujarric said at a daily news briefing here.
"Millions of people in Yemen … face the very real risk of famine over the coming six months if aid efforts are not rapidly scaled up," the spokesman said.
In Yemen, more than seven million people are severely food insecure and 460,000 children are suffering severe acute malnutrition, while in Somalia nearly 3 million people urgently need food assistance, he said.
The UN official’s trip will also include Somalia and Kenya.
O'Brien will meet with stakeholders on the humanitarian crises in all three countries, he added.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
