Yemen: Biggest famine in modern history

Yemen is speeding towards a massive famine. Over 16 million people now face crisis levels of hunger or worse. US President Joe Biden’s envoy to Yemen, Tim Lenderking, last week urged the Houthis to agree to a cease-fire proposal. Missile and drone strikes from Houthi-controlled areas into Saudi Arabia targeting civilian and commercial infrastructure have also increased significantly in recent weeks,’’ Griffiths said. And retaliatory airstrikes on Sanaa city are endangering civilians there as well.’’ In addition to the suffering of Yemenis, Griffiths called for an independent investigation into the cause of last week’s fire at a Houthi detention center in Sanaa holding predominantly Ethiopian migrants that killed dozens and seriously injured over 170. On the humanitarian front, Yemen, which imports most of its food and other commodities, remains the world’s worst crisis.