Case Study - Yemen Famine

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One case study of the issues affecting a famine-stricken country or area

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when did the famines begin

2015

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what percentage of the population rely on food aid in yemen

67

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how many people are living in starvation in yemen

8M

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where are the worst cases of famine

rural areas

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how many people are/have been affected by wasting/stunting

1.5M

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how many child deaths occurred (mostly due to malnutrition)

85,000

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who is responsible for the blockades in yemen

saudi coalition

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what are effects of the blockades (2)

expensive food, heavily reduced exports

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what percentage of yemen was unemployed pre-war/famine

13

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what percentage of yemen live in rural areas

70

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what percentage of yemen live below the poverty line

48

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how many people has oxfam aid reached since july 2015

3M

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what are the hottest temperatures experienced in yemen

40C

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what water intensive crops are sold as cash crops (not grown for nutrition) (2)

coffee, qat

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when did rebels take hold of yemen

2014

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who forms/backs the saudi coalition (up to 4)

saudia arabia, UK, france, USA

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how many weeks must food entering yemen be inspecte for by the saudi coalition

6

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how much extra cost do inspections add to food (USD)

25,000

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what does forced migration cause in yemen (3)

cholera, malaria, water insecurity

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where did families look for food

dumps

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what did UNICEF provide (2)

food, medical supplies

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what did oxfam do to improve the water situation (3)

emergency sanitation infrastructure, building latrines, trucking in clean water

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what war crimes were the UK, France and the US accused of by a UN report in august 2019

selling weapons to saudi

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what was the saudi coalition condemned for

starving civilians as a warfare tactic

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how much mainstream media coverage has there been about the famines

little

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why can journalists and reporters not (easily) enter the country

rebels prevent them

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how much money did the UN world food program raise (USD)

534M

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