Yemen is Already in a Civil War. Now it Faces a Famine

May 04, 2017

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Shrapnel-injured Yemeni refugee Seif Zeid Abdulah stands on crutches at Markazi camp in Djibouti. Photo: UNHCR/Oualid Khelifi

Yemen was already the poorest country in the region when the country descended into civil war three years ago. Now, millions of people in Yemen are facing a potential famine.

The reasons for this famine? Conflict. Specifically, a …

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