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Adim Wosono tells SKU council Yemen crisis is worsening, urges $2.16 billion appeal and release of detained UN staff
Summary
Adim Wosono briefed the SKU council that more than 22 million people in Yemen need humanitarian aid, health services are collapsing and 2.2 million children under five are acutely malnourished; she urged immediate funding of a $2.16 billion appeal and the release of detained UN colleagues.
Adim Wosono, a United Nations official, told the SKU council on April 16 that the humanitarian crisis in Yemen has deteriorated sharply and requires immediate international action. “More than 22,000,000 people…need humanitarian aid,” she said, adding that the number is rising and that the situation is worsening daily.
Wosono said hunger is spreading across the country: “More than 18,000,000 people face severe hunger,” she said, and reported that “2,200,000 children under the age of five are acutely malnourished” and that “1,300,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women face life‑threatening complications due to malnutrition.” She warned these conditions can lead to irreversible…
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