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This Is Why

How Gaza conflict could be worsening Yemen's humanitarian crisis

This Is Why

Sky News

News, Daily News, News Commentary

4.0 • 552 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Yemen is in the middle of a humanitarian disaster after nearly a decade of civil war between the Saudi and Western-backed government, and the Iranian-backed Houthi militia. 

As Sky's special correspondent Alex Crawford has found, war in Gaza is making the situation even worse for Yeminis already facing violence, starvation and disease. 

On this edition of the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Alex and Yemen-born producer Ahmed Baider to explore how Houthi attacks on shipping lanes in the Red Sea, ostensibly in support of Gaza, are preventing aid from getting into Yemen. 
 
Senior Producer: Annie Joyce 
Producer: Rosie Gillott
Assistant Producer: Iona Brunker 
Podcast Promotions Producer: David Chipakupaku 
Editor: Paul Stanworth

Transcript

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0:31.2

A place that's racked by conflict that's already killed tens of thousands, and is in the

0:36.8

midst of a humanitarian catastrophe

0:38.9

that sees children die every day. AIDS is desperately needed, but precious little is getting

0:45.0

through. I'm Neil Patterson, and on this edition of the Sky News Daily, no, we're not talking about

0:51.2

Gaza, instead Yemen. After almost a decade of civil war between the Saudi and Western-backed Yemeni government in the south

0:58.7

and the Iranian-backed Houthi militia in the north,

1:02.0

the country is not so much on its knees as it is face down in the dirt.

1:06.9

Yet, the international outrage has been striking by its absence, certainly when compared

1:13.6

to the plight of the Palestinians. Indeed, in response to Israel's war on Hamas, the Houthis

1:19.0

have increased their attacks on cargo ships passing through the Red Sea and the Gulf of

1:23.4

Aden, bumping up prices everywhere, including Yemen.

1:33.6

You can also throw into the pot alongside war and famine, significant water shortages,

1:39.2

a cholera outbreak which threatens to become an epidemic, and a pending ecological disaster.

1:44.8

Simply put, why are precious few of us seemingly paying any attention?

1:51.6

Suffering doesn't hide itself in Yemen, and hunger hits the young most hard.

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