resources & information about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen


What you need to know

Yemen is currently facing the largest humanitarian crisis in the world with more than 24 million people (according to UNICEF) - roughly 80 percent of the population - in need of humanitarian aid, including more than 12 million children.
The country is already facing FAMINE, five years of WAR and LIMITED ACCESS to HEALTH CARE!
Despite the conflict going on since 2015, there has been little to no media coverage on it.

With COVID-19 spreading rapidly,Yemen is facing an emergency within an emergency. Sanitation and clean water are in short supply and only half of the health facilities are functioning. Many facilities have a lack of basic supplies and are in desperate need of help.

According to the United Nations 10 million people in Yemen are one step away from Famine.

What you can do to help
 

1) consider donating to the following organizations:
   
   UN World Food Programme

       UNICEF

       Mona Relief

     Baitulmaal

       Save the children

       Islamic Relief

2) download the following apps to support food programs:

   FreeRice

        ShareTheMeal

3) sign the following petitions:





4) educate yourself with the following resources:

   podcasts
   
   Yemen - Conflicted
   
   Yemen's Forgotten War - The Documentary Podcast

   Voices from Yemen

   YouTube videos

   Yemen: A History of Conflict - Foreign Policy Association

       Why is Yemen at war? - Al Jazeera English
 
       Yemen Is Facing the World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis, 
   Then Coronavirus Came - VICE News


5) Keep talking about it and share resources!!!!!
  
       more resources & information can be found here:       https://yemencrisis.carrd.co
 




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