GENEVA (Reuters) – Western coastal areas of Yemen are on the verge of a catastrophe due to malnutrition, the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. “We’ve seen figures of 33% severe and acute malnutrition in certain areas. Especially on the west coast, in Hodeidah it is on the verge of a catastrophe…where thousands […]
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Western coastal areas of Yemen close to a catastrophe due to malnutrition, says UNICEF
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GENEVA (Reuters) – Western coastal areas of Yemen are on the verge of a catastrophe due to malnutrition, the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
“We’ve seen figures of 33% severe and acute malnutrition in certain areas. Especially on the west coast, in Hodeidah it is on the verge of a catastrophe…where thousands will die,” Peter Hawkins from UNICEF told reporters in Geneva via video link in Sanaa.
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(Reporting by Olivia Le Poidevin; Editing by Madeline Chambers)