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U.N. delegate urges immediate funding as Yemen faces escalating hunger crisis
Summary
Ramesh Rajasinghe told the council that more than 17 million people in Yemen are food insecure and called for immediate funding, including a $20 million release from the Yemen Humanitarian Fund and increased support for local partners.
Ramesh Rajasinghe, a delegate addressing the council, said more than 17,000,000 people in Yemen are going hungry and that the figure “may crest 18,000,000 by February” (year not specified in the remarks). He said humanitarian assistance can keep people alive but that “only a political solution can make them safe.”
Rajasinghe described dire child malnutrition across the country: “Half of the nation's children under the age of 5 suffer from acute malnutrition, and nearly half suffer from stunting.” He gave a specific case of a 9-month-old child, Ahmed in Abs District in Hajjah…
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