Feb 28 UN warns of mass famine in Yemen ahead of donor conference By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, said the risk of large-scale famine in the Arab world’s poorest country “has never been more acute,” adding that the years-long conflict, economic decline, and institutional collapse created enormous… Continue reading
Feb 19 UN programs in Yemen blocked as Houthi rebels impede aid flow By Maggie Michael, Associated Press Aid workers privately expressed concerns about the funds from U.N. aid agencies being diverted into the coffers of Houthi leaders or their supporters. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 9:49 How climate and corruption have combined to create Zimbabwe's food crisis Continue watching
Jun 28 5 ways social entrepreneurs are trying to cut food waste By Bryan Wood For now, the problem isn’t that there’s not enough food on the planet to feed everyone. The problem is how much food is wasted. Continue reading
Dec 31 AP report: Yemen's food donations are being snatched from the starving By Maggie Michael, Associated Press Documents reviewed by The Associated Press and interviews show that thousands of families in the city of Taiz are not getting international food aid intended for them — often because it has been seized by armed units that are allied… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 6:28 What conflict-torn Yemen needs to keep more children from dying In Yemen, the U.N. has called for a cease-fire in the conflict between Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition backed by the U.S. No official death toll exists, but Save the Children says 85,000 children have died since the war… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 6:11 Yemen's war must end to address starvation, UN food aid chief says In Yemen, 10,000 are estimated to have been killed in the war that's been raging for three and a half years. But millions are suffering from an acute hunger crisis and the United Nations warns that Yemen is on the… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 3:00 Yemen on brink of catastrophic famine orchestrated by Saudis By PBS News Hour In addition to thousands of civilians in Yemen who have already died in a war between a Saudi-led coalition and Iran-backed Houthi rebels, less documented war tactics may also push the poorest Arab country into a catastrophic famine. Declan Walsh… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 11:33 Yemen's spiraling hunger crisis is a man-made disaster By Jane Ferguson One of the poorest countries in the Middle East, Yemen's war has pushed it to the brink of famine. A Saudi blockade has slowed the flow of food and helped push prices up. Markets and businesses are ruined from airstrikes. Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 3, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, March 3, Florida considers gun restrictions, and how political conflict contributes to famine. Also, female jazz musicians bring attention to sexism in the music industry. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue watching