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UN Agencies Chieves: "Unprecedented response" needed for Yemen crisis
27.07.2017 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
An «unprecedented response» from the international community is needed to save millions of lives across Yemen, UN Radio says referring to
the report by heads of three UN agencies (the UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), who have just finished a three-day fact-finding mission within the war-torn country, which is suffering the largest ever cholera outbreak.
As to the report, there have been around 400,000 suspected cases of the disease and nearly 1900 associated deaths.
The UNICEF, WFP and WHO heads described Yemen as the «worlds largest humanitarian crisis», where vital health, water and sanitation facilities have been crippled within over two years of conflict.
In addition, more than 30,000 health workers havent been paid for over 10 months they said, but «many still report for duty».
The UN Agencies heads said they were doing their best to pay incentives and stipends to the dedicated health workers, but the international community needed to «redouble its support for the people».
However, at same time, the UN Agencies heads say that there are also hopeful signs despite the dire situation: thus, over 99% of people sick with suspected cholera who can access health services, are surviving, although an estimated 80 per cent of Yemens children need humanitarian assistance.
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