The UN’s top aid official warned Monday that renewed political instability and economic woes linked to the conflict in Yemen threaten to complicate the already difficult task of helping vulnerable people suffering from deepening hunger, illness and displacement,
Julien Harneis, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, said: “The simple narrative is, children are dying and it’s going to get worse,” adding: “My fear is that we won’t hear about it until the mortality and the morbidity significantly increases in this next year.”
Mr. Harneis described the torment for the families of the 69 staff members still being held by the Houthi rebels in Sana’a: “It's terrible for them; some families haven't seen their loved ones in five years. They don't know the conditions of their detention, they don't know where they are, they don't know if they're going to be sentenced to death in the coming days.”