Yemen: Fragile lives in hungry times
Widespread hunger and chronic malnutrition have taken hold in Yemen. A protracted political stalemate over much of the past six months has left the government in paralysis, prompting a fuel crisis that has brought the economy to the verge of collapse.
A recent study by Oxfam found many communities to be on the brink of disaster. In other parts of the country the United Nations has found that some vulnerable communities are now facing critical levels of malnutrition.
Read Oxfam's Briefing Paper - Yemen: Fragile lives in hungry times
Publication Date:
19 September 2011 
