Yemen War Continues to Force Families From Homes Amid Hunger and Disease
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees believes that the country, once again entangled in a civil war since July, is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
More than 250,000 people have been forced to flee their homes and move to other parts of the country as fighting in Yemen has resumed, the United Nations (UN) said. The figure covers the period from August 1 to October 17, Matthew Saltmarsh, spokesman for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), told a news conference on Tuesday. The UNHCR, he said, is “deeply concerned about the worsening internal displacement situation.”
On Tuesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called for humanitarian access to Taez, a city in western Yemen that had been under siege since early October by pro-Iranian Houthis rebels, blocking the road linking it to Aden. The conflict has made more than 250,000 internal since August.
Yemen: UN says more than 250,000 have fled renewed fighting, with 32 civilians confirmed killed in Taiz governorate
The UN said on 20 October that more than 250,000 people have fled renewed fighting in Yemen, and that its human rights chief has confirmed 32 civilian deaths in Taiz governorate, where aid access is largely blocked.
Yemen war continues to force families from homes amid hunger and disease
More than 250,000 people have now fled renewed fighting in Yemen, the UN said on Tuesday, citing particular concern for those sheltering in the southwestern city of Taiz and the wider governorate, where access is “essentially blocked”.
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