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Yemen, March 21, 2016
Mercy Corps: Yemen’s Children Starved by War
Malnutrition worsens as conflict hits one-year mark
Sana’a, Yemen – Almost a year into the country’s civil war, one in four Yemeni children is malnourished and food insecurity is on the rise, according to information gathered by the global organization Mercy Corps. As the conflict drives price increases for essential food items, even more children are likely to become hungry in the months ahead.

“Families were struggling to put food on the table before the crisis began. Now the war in Yemen has forced people throughout the country to flee their homes, close their businesses and deplete their savings,” says Jonathan Bartolozzi, Director of Programs for Mercy Corps. “In particular, we are concerned for the children of the country, who in many cases face life-threatening illnesses due to malnutrition.”

Recent Mercy Corps surveys of children under the age of five have shown Global Acute Malnutrition rates of about 28 percent, compared to pre-war levels in the same age group of 13 to 17 percent. In Taiz governorate, Mercy Corps recorded overall child malnutrition rates higher than 30 percent. A malnutrition rate above 15 percent constitutes an emergency condition, according to the World Health Organization…