Millions of Yemenis at risk due to US aid freeze, Amnesty warns

Millions of Yemenis at risk due to US aid freeze, Amnesty warns

Trump's aid freeze means Yemen has lost its biggest donor, as the US ramps up military strikes on the country

LONDON – The sudden interruption of U.S. aid aggravates the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and puts millions of lives at risk, Amnesty International (AI) warned in a report this Thursday. AI researcher on Yemen, Diala Haidar, said that “the sudden and irresponsible interruption of U.S. aid will have catastrophic consequences [...] This article Millions of people at risk when aid to Yemen is suspended was originally published on IPS News Agency

Trump Pulls Plug on Lifesaving Food Aid to Millions—WFP Warns of Mass Starvation

The Trump administration has stopped funding emergency food assistance programs in 14 crisis-hit countries, cutting off lifelines for millions who depend on international help for survival. The programs, run through the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), had provided critical aid in war-torn and impoverished regions including Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, and Somalia. The WFP, the world’s largest humanitarian food organization, confi…