The war in Yemen was sparked in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings of 2011. Following the forced removal of the countrys president of 33 years, Ali Abdullah Saleh, a period of political transition failed to address many of the countrys core problems. As the political process faltered under the countrys new president, Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, clashes broke out in Yemens most northerly governorate, Saada home of the predominantly Zaydi Shia Houthi movement. When fighting between the Hadi government and the Houthis broke out in 2014, Yemen was already on the brink of collapse. Its political and economic situation made it one of the poorest and most fragile states in the world, but it was the introduction of conflict into a perfect storm of conditions that pushed Yemen over the edge. Having been notably absent from British media for the majority of the wars duration, the conflict and crisis in Yemen is now prevalent.

Jean-Nicolas Beuze of the UNHCR quotes "The situation in Yemen is really dire. I've worked in some pretty tough places including Syria, Sudan, Libya and Afghanistan, but this is one of the worst and most desperate places Ive experienced.

Probably two-thirds of the population relies on our humanitarian assistance for their daily survival. Half of the health facilities have been destroyed by five years of conflict. One person in eight has been displaced by conflict. There is cholera, malaria, chikungunya, and dengue fever and, on top of all this, we now have coronavirus, which is not even the main concern in terms of communicable diseases.

So, it's a combination of all those factors that means people are barely keeping their heads above the water. I see that on a daily basis, when I go and meet families who have been displaced by the conflict.

Somebody once asked me, What are the hopes and dreams of Yemeni people? I was really taken aback because I cannot really respond to this question. The conversations with Yemeni displaced families, and even my colleagues, reveal that although they may have dreams of moving away or studying, most of them are just concerned about their daily survival".

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