UN News Centre: Malnutrition and cholera 'a vicious combination' in war-torn Yemen – UN agency chiefs
In Yemen, the world's worst cholera outbreak is unfolding amid the world's largest humanitarian crisis, crippling health, water and sanitation facilities in the country, and creating ideal conditions for diseases to spread, according to the heads of three United Nations agencies.
“The country is on the brink of famine, with over 60 per cent of the population not knowing where their next meal will come from,” said UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Anthony Lake, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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style="font-size: large;">More News On Yemen's Cholera Epidemic
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80% of Yemen children in need of immediate aid: UN -- News24
400,000 suspected cases of cholera, 1,900 related deaths recorded in Yemen in 3 months -- Arab News
U.N. leaders visit Yemen to issue plea for help in humanitarian crisis -- Washington Times
What To Know About the Massive Cholera Outbreak in Yemen -- Alexandra Sifferlin, Time
Yemen cholera epidemic slowing after infecting 400,000 -- Reuters
Nearly 1,900 cholera deaths in Yemen in last three months -- The National
Red Cross urges West, Saudi-led coalition to resolve Yemen crisis -- Reuters
80% of Yemen children in need of immediate aid: UN -- News24
400,000 suspected cases of cholera, 1,900 related deaths recorded in Yemen in 3 months -- Arab News
U.N. leaders visit Yemen to issue plea for help in humanitarian crisis -- Washington Times
What To Know About the Massive Cholera Outbreak in Yemen -- Alexandra Sifferlin, Time
