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The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Thursday that 24.4 million Yemenis are in need of humanitarian assistance, 80 percent of the country’s 28-million-strong population.
Writing on Twitter, the WHO said that “while Yemen is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, the situation is getting worse year by year. By the end of 2018, 24.4 million Yemenis – 80% of the total population – were in need of humanitarian assistance”.
On Sunday, the WHO announced that millions of Yemeni children continue to suffer in what has been called the greatest humanitarian crisis ever, pointing out that 45 per cent of health facilities in the country are out of service. Further, 16.6 million people lack water and sanitation services.
For nearly four years, Yemen has witnessed fierce fighting between forces loyal to former President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and Houthi Ansarullah revolutionaries.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
