the Two-year-old inhabitant Yemen Badel is exhausted by from malnutrition. Photo of United Nations
In spite of the fact that the coalition led by Saudi Arabia partially raised blockade about Yemen, the most part of air, sea and land borders of this country remains closed. This blockade aggravates and without that a catastrophic situation in which there were inhabitants Yemen. About it it is spoken in the joint statement of chapters of WHO (WHO), UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP).
his authors urged to open immediately borders and to provide delivery humanitarian freights to people who are in great need in the help. "Drugs, vaccines and the food are necessary to them to avoid hunger and diseases. Without this help of one thousand in anything not guilty people, including many children, will simply be lost", - it is spoken in the statement.
of the Head of three institutions of United Nations remind that 20 million people in Yemen, including 11 million children, urgently need the help. At least 14,8 million have no opportunity to address to the doctor. The number of cases of cholera reached 900 thousand, diphtheria started extending also. 17 million people undereat, and 7 million can die of hunger without food aid.
Authors of the statement – Director general WHO doctor Tedros, the Executive director of UNICEF Anthony Leyk and the Executive director of VPP Bisli David.