Yemen Was the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis. Then Came Sanctions, Aid Cuts and Air Strikes

Yemen Was the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis. Then Came Sanctions, Aid Cuts and Air Strikes

For the past decade, Yemen has stood as one of the world’s gravest humanitarian disasters, with more than 20 million people—over half the population—in need of aid. Now funding cuts, air strikes, and new sanctions are intensifying an already dire situation, according to aid groups and experts.

No Wheat, Milk, Rice, Medicines: How the U.S. and Israel Are Starving Yemen

The Trump administration announced a truce with the Houthi rebels on May 6, but this was after the United States had already bombed critical infrastructure for importing food and fuel.