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Like so many problems faced by ordinary Yemenis, the food security crisis is not an accident - it is entirely manmade (Photo: Krar Almoaed/Dietrich Klose)

Yemen is about to plummet into famine: EU must pull it back

Yemen is about to plummet into famine: the EU must lead efforts to pull it back from the brink.

Nearly half of all children under the age of five in Yemen are suffering from acute malnutrition, while the majority of adults do not know where their next meal will come from.

Already in the grip of the world's largest humanitarian crisis, Yemen is now teetering on t...

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Imogen Sudbery is director policy and advocacy for Europe at the International Rescue Committee. Birte Hald is Brussels representative of the Danish Refugee Council. Evelien van Roemburg is head of EU office for Oxfam. Céline Mias is EU representative for CARE International. Jonathan Cunliffe is regional operations director for Middle East at Action Against Hunger. Edouard Rodier is director of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Europe. Anita Bay is director of Save the Children Europe.

Like so many problems faced by ordinary Yemenis, the food security crisis is not an accident - it is entirely manmade (Photo: Krar Almoaed/Dietrich Klose)

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Author Bio

Imogen Sudbery is director policy and advocacy for Europe at the International Rescue Committee. Birte Hald is Brussels representative of the Danish Refugee Council. Evelien van Roemburg is head of EU office for Oxfam. Céline Mias is EU representative for CARE International. Jonathan Cunliffe is regional operations director for Middle East at Action Against Hunger. Edouard Rodier is director of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Europe. Anita Bay is director of Save the Children Europe.

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