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Speakers warn more than 18 million Yemenis face acute food insecurity; urge political solution
Summary
At an unidentified council meeting, speakers said roughly half of Yemen’s population — more than 18,000,000 people — could face acute food insecurity next month and urged Yemeni leaders and the council to pursue political solutions and unity rather than force.
At an unidentified council meeting, Speaker 1 warned that "More than 18,000,000 Yemenis or half the population will face acute food insecurity next month," describing conditions as catastrophic and saying the most vulnerable — particularly women and girls — are likely to suffer most. Speaker 1 said the expected conditions include widespread hunger and "family-like" deprivation and added that women and girls often eat "last and least."
Speaker 2 framed the situation…
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