Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Al-Jazeera Video: Yemen's refugees face dire hunger threats - 23 Nov 09



"Children who are malnourished and undernourished are not difficult to spot in Yemen where hunger stalks the poverty-stricken population.

While fighting in northern Yemen between government troops and Houthi rebels has displaced thousands of civilians, aid workers fear they will not be able to address the country's growing hunger needs.

Several aid groups have warned that that widespread suffering could ensue if they unable to reach camps that have effectively been cut off by the conflict.

Some camps are running short of vital supplies and others are unable to accomodate the growing number of displaced.

Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra reports from a refugee camp in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital, where each tent is packed with at least four families."

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