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Women’s and girls’ rights and agency in humanitarian action: A life-saving priority

Four years on, Yemen war leaves country reliant on humanitarian aid

March 26 marks four years since the escalation of conflict in Yemen in 2015.
In four years the country has seen the worst cholera outbreak in history, a declaration of famine, and a crippled economy. There have been almost 20,000 airstrikes, over 70,000 people have died, 4 million have had to leave their homes behind, and now 80 per cent of the population requires humanitarian assistance – an increase of 10 per cent since 2018.

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