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Yemen, the war that must not be forgotten
As the world focuses upon events in Ukraine and the action taken by the international community in that conflict, STEVE BISHOP highlights the current issues and tasks required to bring the war in Yemen higher up the international agenda
A child’s shoe and clothes are left at a site of Saudi-led air strikes targeting two houses in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday March 26

THE bombing of Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition has devastated infrastructure across the country.

Hospitals, clinics and vaccination centres have been among the targets. The blockade imposed by the coalition has resulted in widespread starvation and prevented hospitals from getting essential medical supplies.

Such supplies would be vital at any time but have exacerbated the issues faced by the people of Yemen during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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