There is an SOS from the UN about the fate of millions of people in Yemen facing hunger and in need of protection.

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen has held a media conference to raise the alarm about conditions getting worse in the country after war erupted in 2014.

HC Jamie McGoldrick adresses Yemeni press: +10M people in #Yemen need urgent assistance to protect their safety, dignity & basic rights. pic.twitter.com/yRe0xTAnPt— OCHA Yemen (@OCHAYemen) January 16, 2017


“There are about 11 million people in this country who need some sort of protection in terms of human rights, to protect their dignity and their safety,” said Jamie McGoldrick.

“And there’s another 2.9 million living in acutely affected areas, who require legal and other types of support.

“Some of them are related to being displaced people, some of it related to gender-based violence.”

The UN says the number of civilians killed in the conflict is now estimated to be more than 10,000, with some 40,000 people injured.

But it says that is only according to figures collated by local hospitals and the actual death toll may be much higher.

About 2 million under-5 children suffer from moderate acute malnutrition, 462k of whom are severely malnourished. #Yemen pic.twitter.com/QO4Tp6gq4e— UNICEF Yemen (@UNICEF_Yemen) January 16, 2017


Yemen death toll has reached 10,000, UN says https://t.co/nlBq5VkD1i— lily allen (@lilyallen) January 16, 2017