what needs attention ...
cholera in yemen
One child infected every 35 seconds in Yemen cholera crisisSince Yemen’s cholera epidemic erupted in April 2017, a total of 1.2 million suspected cases have been reported with 2,515 deaths. To provide some perspective, there were only 172,000 cases reported globally to the World Health Organisation for all of 2015. Children under five represent 31.7% of the total suspected cases. |
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internally displaced persons (IDPs)
10.4% of the total population of Yemen has experienced the shock of displacementAs of 01 April 2017, the TFPM has identified, 1,988,946 internally displaced persons (IDPs) (331,491 households) who have been displaced due to conflict since March 2015, dispersed across 21 governorates. For the same period, the TFPM has identified 900,258 returnees (150,043 households), across 19 governorates.
As a result, 10.4% of the total population of Yemen has experienced the shock of displacement due to conflict in the last 24 months |
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Water
10 million people are at risk of losing access to waterRavaged by war, climate change, water shortage, and government mismanagement, Yemen is already in many ways a failed state. It will require immense assistance just to provide for its people’s basic needs in years to come. |
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