This is the humanitarian crisis U.S. is funding: Think Progress

[Stuart G]

https://thinkprogress.org/yemen-famine-us-actions-30dbd5ad7521/

(our country is funding the country causing the famine: Saudi Arabia - warning: this is about people dying of starvation. gruesome )
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Yemen Is On the Brink of Famine

Ripped apart by war and ignored by the international community, the nation of Yemen is facing what could be the world’s worst famine in many decades, one that was caused at least in part by U.S. actions.

A week after the United Nations (U.N.) warned that Yemen is in dire need of immediate assistance to stave off the crisis, one U.S. lawmaker raised the issue on the Senate floor. On Tuesday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) railed against global inaction and took the United States to task for its role in allowing the tragedy.

“There is a humanitarian catastrophe inside this country…of absolutely epic proportion. This humanitarian catastrophe, this famine….is caused in part by the actions of the United States of America,” Murphy said.

Murphy’s comments referenced long-standing U.S. support for Saudi Arabia, which borders Yemen. The poorest country in the Middle East, Yemen has been embroiled in civil war since 2015, with factions loyal to President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi warring against the Houthis, a religious-political movement. Saudi-led coalition intervention — which includes a deadly air campaign and devastating blockade — has only worsened the conflict. More than 10,000 people have died in the ensuing chaos and millions more have been displaced.

(rest of article at link)

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