Half of the 2.3 million Yemeni children suffer from malnutrition, the United Nations Secretary -General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, said on Wednesday.
Fletcher added that among half of the children of Yemen, who suffer from malnutrition, 600,000 suffer from acute malnutrition.
He considered that children are more at risk in a deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country.
It was recorded that only 69 percent of Yemeni children under the age of the year received a complete vacation, while 20 percent did not receive any vaccines at all, which Fleischer considered one of the worst rates in the world.
In light of this situation, the UN official pointed out that the diseases that can be prevented by vaccine increases the exacerbation of the humanitarian crisis. He emphasized that the cases of cholera and measles are high.
In the past year, Yemen recorded more than a third of the international cholera cases and 18 percent of its associated deaths, while one of the highest measles rates in the world recorded.
The same spokesman raised the issue of fields full of lands that impose children to deal with, pointing out that schools are free of teachers, books and opportunities.
Breastfeeding and pregnant women
Fleischer not only stood when children suffer, but also went on to say that malnutrition also affects 1.4 million pregnant and breastfeeding women, stressing that this situation exposes mothers and newborns to a “serious danger”.
He pointed out that 9.6 million women and girls in Yemen need a sharply saving humanitarian aid, and they are hungry, violence and a health care system, which he described as “collapsing”.
Fletcher also warned of depleting time and resources. He pointed out that the human response plan for Yemen for the year 2025 has received only 9 percent of the required amount, which will have severe consequences by closing nearly 400 health facilities, as it will affect nearly 7 million people.
