Oxfam calls to help Yemenis, Saying Yemenis are”on the brink of famine”

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Oxfam has called to help Yemenis, urging donor nations to provide aid for the Yemeni people rather than arms for war.

Oxfam said in a statement on the eve of a United Nations conference in Geneva” “Many areas of Yemen are on the brink of famine, and the cause of such extreme starvation is political”.

The British charity further argued that Western governments are participating in the confab “while they continue to sell billions of dollars’ worth of weapons and military equipment to parties to the conflict

The food crisis could deteriorate in case the international community fails to send a clear message that Saudi-led airstrikes against Yemen’s western port city of Hodeida, which serves as a primary entry point for humanitarian aid and fuel for the Arab country, would be “totally unacceptable”, Oxfam noted

He added “Children are more at risk of dying from preventable diseases, pregnant women are unable to deliver safely and people suffering chronic conditions like renal failure are in need of dialysis. Silent deaths must be prevented”.

Source: Agencies