UNICEF: Famine Threatens 6 Million Children in Yemen

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that 6 million children in Yemen face the threat of starvation unless urgent measures are taken to ensure adequate funding to provide life-saving aid.

"Nearly six million children in Yemen are just one step away from starvation. They are in dire need of urgent support," the organization's office in Yemen said in a tweet on Twitter.

"It is time to step up our commitments with European partners to provide life-saving relief and support," UNICEF added.

Early this year, the international organization announced its urgent need for $484 million to continue its life-saving humanitarian response in Yemen during 2023.

According to a report by the organization in late March, more than 11 million children in Yemen need humanitarian assistance, of whom 2.2 million suffer from acute malnutrition.

Last Sunday, the World Food Program announced its urgent need for $80 million so that it could continue to provide life-saving food aid to children in Yemen.