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When I visited Marib three and a half years ago, it was being sold as an island of stability and prosperity in the middle of Yemen’s violent war. I didn’t quite buy that line, but I also didn’t foresee the danger and dread that are bearing down on the central province and city now.
In the past few months, thousands of people have been forced to run from bombs and bullets as a Houthi rebel offensive closes in on the area. The reports of fighters dying in brutal battles and missiles ripping through residential neighbourhoods and camps where displaced people are sheltering could not not be further from the image I and other journalists were presented with in late 2017.
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As the UN asks today for $3.85 billion for aid to Yemen at an international pledging conference, The New Humanitarian has learnt that a new fund with deep pockets has emerged on the scene, looking to give hundreds of millions of dollars towards hunger relief in the country.
While some UN aid agencies and at least two large NGOs are in talks with the new Famine Relief Fund, others are shying away due to concerns over where the money is coming from and unusual requirements for how quickly it should be spent.
The large – and troubled – Yemen aid operation is underfunded in a time of severe hardship for many civilians. Needs for food, jobs, healthcare, clean water, and safe shelter have soared as the economy craters and the war causes new displacement, disrupts trade and jobs, and damages civilian infrastructure.
Joe Biden’s team should put things right because as part of the Obama administration they provided cover for the Saudi/UAE-led campaign
Yemeni children at a refugee camp on the outskirts of the northern city of Marib. ‘Left unattended, the fires will burn in Yemen, scattering refugees and spreading chaos.’ Photograph: AFP/Getty
Yemeni children at a refugee camp on the outskirts of the northern city of Marib. ‘Left unattended, the fires will burn in Yemen, scattering refugees and spreading chaos.’ Photograph: AFP/Getty
Fri 26 Feb 2021 12.57 EST
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“This war has to end.” These words by President Joe Biden about the terrible conflict in Yemen are welcome. But they are easier to say than to make happen. Since 2015, fighting in Yemen has left a quarter of a million people dead and 3 million displaced. War crimes were committed on all sides, while the world looked on as a humanitarian disaster unfolded. The country is currently a b