Protracted conflict in Yemen has severely undermined healthcare services, with 46% of health facilities currently either partially operational or entirely out of service for various reasons, including fuel shortages. The conflict has led to a decline or complete cessation of healthcare services, severely hampering people's access to essential medical care.
Last fall, US diplomats received grim news that border guards in Saudi Arabia, a close US partner in the Middle East, were using lethal force against African migrants who were trying to enter the kingdom from Yemen.
The United States was told last year that Saudi security forces were shooting, shelling and abusing groups of migrants, but it chose not to raise the issue publicly.