Yemen: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP debate on the humanitarian and political situation
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European Parliament,
Yes, the humanitarian and political situation in
Yemen deserves more attention. Much more than the one we pay to it. The war has been raging for almost 6 years, with a devastating impact: 24 million people – which means 80% of the Yemeni population – are in need of humanitarian assistance and more than 4 million are displaced.
Beyond this terrible humanitarian crisis, the war in
Yemen has become a source of instability in the whole region. We need to take decisive action to avert a mass famine. The situation can still deteriorate, if restrictions to imports of basic commodities and humanitarian access persist. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the humanitarian situation in
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