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On 23 November, Saleh signed a power-transfer agreement brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh, under which he would transfer his power to his Vice-President within 30 days and leave his post as president by February , in exchange for immunity from prosecution. A presidential election was held in Yemen on 21 February With a reported 65 percent turnout, Abdrabbuh Mansur al-Hadi won Saleh returned home the same day to attend Hadi's presidential inauguration. Throughout the year, some people were killed in clashes between Houthis and Salafi militias in Sa'dah province.

On February 26, , heavy fighting occurred in Hajjah governorate as Houthis fought Sunni tribesmen loyal to the Al-Islah party. At least seven fighters from the Hojjor tribe were killed and nine others injured, while in the Ahem area nine bodies were found, belonging to Houthi fighters.

Houthis launched an assault backed by artillery on al-Jarabi area, al-Hazan village, al-Moshaba mountain, and Ahem police station to take control of the al-Moshaba mountain. Parts of the Kushar District were put under siege [] since clashes erupted in that province between Houthis and the al-Zakari tribe in November. A total of were killed in clashes in Hajjah between November and April , mainly in Kushar and Mustaba Districts.

On March 8, a high-ranking military commander and six of his bodyguards were killed by Houthi gunmen in the northern province of Amran. On March 23, a suicide bomber targeted a Houthi march in Sa'dah, no casualties were reported. On August 21, clashes broke out between Houthis and tribes in Ash Shahil District of Hajjah after Houthis allegedly shot two women in the district. As the fighting broke out, Houthis retreated from al-Amroor area and retreated to the mountains between Janeb al-Sham and Janeb al-Yemen.

Houthis were said to control several mountains in the region including mount Azzan and the governorate center that overlooks al-Mahabishah , Qafl Shamer and Ku'aydinah Districts. A truce was signed between the two sides on August Some 30 people were killed in the battles. Houthi slogans were hung all across the old city of Sana'a and Shi'a majority areas during the protests.

Sunni sources have alleged that Houthis have used the protests to smuggle weapons and fighters from areas surrounding Sana'a into Sana'a city itself, mainly in the old city. During one of the protests, in Raydah , Amran, clashes broke out between Houthis and Islahi gunmen after the Islahi gunmen interrupted a Houthi mass rally, denouncing Innocence of Muslims and the US government, on September Two people were killed during the clash and three Islahi gunmen were captured. After a cease-fire was agreed on, Houthis withdrew from the town and released the prisoners they had taken.

On 18 August , the Houthis began a series of demonstrations in Sana'a against increased fuel prices. On 21 September, the Houthis took control of Sana'a, after which Prime Minister Mohammed Basindawa resigned and the Houthis signed a deal for a new unity government with other political parties. The protests were marked by clashes between the Houthis and the government and also clashes between the Houthis and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. A spokesman for the Houthi group has accused Yemen's President Hadi of arming members of Al-Qaeda in the Marib province, east of the country, in order to create a new security crisis.

The crisis intensified as Houthi militants attacked the presidential palace and private residence in January , quickly seizing control of both. Hadi escaped from house arrest on 21 February and made his way to Aden , where he renounced his resignation, condemned the Houthi takeover, and attempted to reassemble his government. He declared Aden to be Yemen's provisional capital.

The Revolutionary Committee declared a "state of general mobilisation" in response to the events and launched a military offensive directed at Hadi's holdouts, whom the Houthis accused of being in league with al-Qaeda. Since the clashes at the airport and the Houthis' southward offensive, the media has increasingly described the deteriorating situation in Yemen and the escalating clashes between the two factions claiming to represent the legitimate government as a civil war. Several states led by Saudi Arabia also mounted a military intervention in Yemen codenamed "Operation Decisive Storm".

The Saudi-led coalition sided with Hadi's government in Aden, shelling Houthi positions from land and sea and hitting them with airstrikes. On May 19, Saudi Arabia intercepted a Houthi-fired ballistic missile targeting, a deserted area south of the Saudi capital and most populous city Riyadh.

On 19 December , a direct attack on Riyadh by another ballistic missile was intercepted, allegedly "Iranian-made" , launched by "Iranian-supported rebels" and aimed at the Saudi royal palace. There have been a number of allegations that Iran , North Korea and Hezbollah have intervened to aid the Houthis, including:. Saudi Arabia has led a major military intervention in Yemen, and organized a coalition of other nations to support its efforts, including Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, and Bahrain. In December , The New York Times reported that the United States has provided weapons and logistical support to Yemeni government strikes against suspected hide-outs of Al Qaeda within its borders.

The officials said that the American support was approved by President Obama and came at the request of the Yemeni government. Houthi leaders however claim that US involvement started on 14 December when the US launched 28 air raids. It cancels out much touted American claims of human rights protection, promotion of freedoms of citizens as well as democracy.

On June 17, , following Friday prayers, tens of thousands of protestors rallied in Sa'dah against US interference in Yemen. The Houthis blamed US intelligence forces of carrying out a bombing in August which killed 14 Houthi fighters. Allegations were made that both the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels exploited the use of child soldiers during the war. Human Rights Watch noted difficulty in citing the exact numbers of child soldiers on the Houthis' part.

However, there existed a significant amount of evidence that the government itself employed child soldiers in the ranks of the armed forces, the result of the country's lack of birth certificates and further documentation of age. A Sana'a-based human rights group, Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection, noted that the Houthis were mainly responsible, stating that fifty-percent of the rebels were under the age of eighteen.

It is estimated that anywhere between and children are killed every year in Yemen as the result of tribal conflict. These allegations were supported by the story of "Akram," a nine-year-old boy who was duped by a cousin to deliver a bomb to an unspecified target in the Old City of Saada. Akram, unknowingly wired with an explosive, was apprehended by police and taken to safety in Sana'a, along with his father. A day after telling his story at a press conference Akram's home was bombed in Saada City.

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Saudi Arabia and Egypt would not rule out ground operations. After Hadi troops took control of Aden from Houthis, jihadist groups are active in the city, and some of terrorist incidents were linked to it such as Missionaries of Charity attack in Aden in 4 March More than 50, children in Yemen died from starvation in Many of the islands are volcanic; for example Jabal al-Tair had a volcanic eruption in and before that in Yemen is a transcontinental country.

Yemen can be divided geographically into four main regions: Despite the aridity, the presence of many lagoons makes this region very marshy and a suitable breeding ground for malaria mosquitos. Extensive crescent-shaped sand dunes are present. The evaporation in the Tihamah is so great that streams from the highlands never reach the sea, but they do contribute to extensive groundwater reserves. Today, these are heavily exploited for agricultural use. The Tihamah ends abruptly at the escarpment of the western highlands. Temperatures are hot in the day, but fall dramatically at night.

Perennial streams occur in the highlands, but these never reach the sea because of high evaporation in the Tihamah. This area is drier than the western highlands because of rain-shadow influences, but still receives sufficient rain in wet years for extensive cropping. Water storage allows for irrigation and the growing of wheat and barley.

Sana'a is in this region. It is populated only by Bedouin herders of camels. The growing scarcity of water is a source of increasing international concern. See Water supply and sanitation in Yemen. The flora of Yemen is a mixture of the tropical African, Sudanian plant geographical region and the Saharo-Arabian region. The Sudanian element—characterized by relatively high rainfall—dominates the western mountains and parts of the highland plains. The Saharo-Arabian element dominates in the coastal plains, eastern mountain, and the eastern and northern desert plains.

A high percentage of Yemen plants belong to tropical African plants of Sudanian regions. Among the Sudanian element species, the following may be mentioned: Among the Saharo-Arabian species, these may be mentioned: Panicum turgidum , Aerva javanica , Zygophyllum simplex, Fagonia indica, Salsola spp. Many of the Saharo-Arabian species are endemic to the extensive sandy coastal plain the Tihamah. The characteristic genera of the Irano-Turanian in the eastern and northern east of the country are: Teucrium , Lavandula , Juniperus , Brassica , and Diplotaxis spp.

The Yemeni government has been divided in two since , when a Shi'ite group known as the Houthis seized control of the capital Sana'a. After months of tense coexistence, the Houthis made a constitutional declaration in early that placed them in de facto control of the government. President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi fled the capital to the southern city of Aden, former capital of South Yemen , and eventually evacuated to Saudi Arabia. With the support of the Saudis and other Gulf states , Hadi remains the official leader of a provisional government based in Aden.

De jure , Yemen is a republic with a bicameral legislature. Under the constitution, an elected President, an elected seat Assembly of Representatives , and an appointed member Shura Council share power. The President is the head of state , and the Prime Minister is the head of government. In Sana'a, a Supreme Political Council not recognized internationally forms the government.

The constitution provides that the president be elected by popular vote from at least two candidates endorsed by at least 15 members of the Parliament. The prime minister, in turn, is appointed by the president and must be approved by two-thirds of the Parliament. The presidential term of office is seven years, and the parliamentary term of elected office is six years.

Suffrage is universal for people age 18 and older, but only Muslims may hold elected office. President Ali Abdullah Saleh became the first elected president in reunified Yemen in though he had been president of unified Yemen since and president of North Yemen since He was re-elected to office in September Saleh's victory was marked by an election that international observers judged was "partly free," though the election was accompanied by violence, violations of press freedoms, and allegations of fraud.

Saleh remained almost uncontested in his seat of power until , when local frustration at his refusal to hold another round of elections, as combined with the impact of the Arab Spring, resulted in mass protests. The constitution calls for an independent judiciary. The former northern and southern legal codes have been unified. The legal system includes separate commercial courts and a Supreme Court based in Sana'a. Sharia is the main source of laws, with many court cases being debated according to the religious basis of law and many judges being religious scholars as well as legal authorities.

The geography and ruling imams of North Yemen kept the country isolated from foreign influence before The country's relations with Saudi Arabia were defined by the Taif Agreement of , which delineated the northernmost part of the border between the two kingdoms and set the framework for commercial and other intercourse. The Taif Agreement has been renewed periodically in year increments, and its validity was reaffirmed in Relations with the British colonial authorities in Aden and the south were usually tense.

Following the September revolution, the Yemen Arab Republic became closely allied with and heavily dependent upon Egypt. Saudi Arabia aided the royalists in their attempt to defeat the Republicans and did not recognize the Yemen Arab Republic until At the same time, Saudi Arabia maintained direct contact with Yemeni tribes, which sometimes strained its official relations with the Yemeni Government. Saudi Arabia remained hostile to any form of political and social reform in Yemen [] and continued to provide financial support for tribal elites.

In February , North Yemen joined Iraq, Jordan, and Egypt in forming the Arab Cooperation Council ACC , an organization created partly in response to the founding of the Gulf Cooperation Council and intended to foster closer economic cooperation and integration among its members. Yemen is not a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council mainly for its republican government. Yemen is a member of the United Nations, the Arab League , and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , and also participates in the nonaligned movement.

Since the end of the civil war, tangible progress has been made on the diplomatic front in restoring normal relations with Yemen's neighbors. In the summer of , Yemen and Saudi Arabia signed an International Border Treaty settling a year-old dispute over the location of the border between the two countries. Until the signing of the Yemen-Saudi Arabia peace treaty in July , [] Yemen's northern border was undefined; the Arabian Desert prevented any human habitation there.

Yemen settled its dispute with Eritrea over the Hanish Islands in The Saudi — Yemen barrier was constructed by Saudi Arabia against an influx of illegal immigrants and against the smuggling of drugs and weapons. The government and its security forces, often considered to suffer from rampant corruption, [] have been responsible for torture, inhumane treatment, and extrajudicial executions. There are arbitrary arrests of citizens, especially in the south, as well as arbitrary searches of homes.

Prolonged pretrial detention is a serious problem, and judicial corruption, inefficiency, and executive interference undermine due process. Freedom of speech, the press, and religion are all restricted. Since the start of the Shia insurgency, many people accused of supporting Al-Houthi have been arrested and held without charge or trial.

According to the U. State Department International Religious Freedom Report , "Some Zaydis reported harassment and discrimination by the Government because they were suspected of sympathizing with the al-Houthis. However, it appears the Government's actions against the group were probably politically, not religiously, motivated. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants reported several violations of refugee and asylum seekers' rights in the organization's World Refugee Survey. Yemeni authorities reportedly deported numerous foreigners without giving them access to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , despite the UN's repeated requests.

Refugees further reported violence directed against them by Yemeni authorities while living in refugee camps. Yemeni officials reportedly raped and beat camp-based refugees with impunity in Yemen is ranked last of countries in the Global Gender Gap Report. The onset of puberty interpreted by some to be as low as the age of nine was set as a requirement for marriage instead.

The United States Department of State Trafficking in Persons report classified Yemen as a Tier 3 country, [] meaning that its government does not fully comply with the minimum standards against human trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so. Yemen officially abolished slavery in , [] but it is still being practiced.

A major reorganization of the armed forces continues. The unified air forces and air defenses are now under one command. The navy has concentration in Aden. Total armed forces manning numbers about , active personnel, including moreover especially conscripts. The number of military personnel in Yemen is relatively high; in sum, Yemen has the second largest military force on the Arabian Peninsula after Saudi Arabia. In , total active troops were estimated as follows: In September , the government announced the reinstatement of compulsory military service. Yemen's defense budget, which in represented approximately 40 percent of the total government budget, is expected to remain high for the nearterm, as the military draft takes effect and internal security threats continue to escalate.

By , Yemen had , active personnel. As of the end of , Yemen was divided into twenty governorates muhafazat — the latest being Raymah Governorate, which was created during plus one municipality called "Amanat Al-Asemah" the latter containing the constitutional capital, Sana'a. In , a constitutional panel decided to divide the country into six regions—four in the north, two in the south, and capital Sana'a outside of any region—creating a federalist model of governance. Services are the largest economic sector Principal agricultural commodities produced in the nation include grain, vegetables, fruits, pulses , qat , coffee, cotton, dairy products, fish, livestock sheep, goats, cattle, camels , and poultry.

Most Yemenis are employed in agriculture. Sorghum is the most common crop. Cotton and many fruit trees are also grown, with mangoes being the most valuable. A big problem in Yemen is the cultivation of Khat or qat , a psychoactive plant that releases a stimulant when chewed, and accounts for up to 40 percent of the water drawn from the Sana'a Basin each year, and that figure is rising. Some agricultural practices are drying the Sana'a Basin and displaced vital crops, which has resulted in increasing food prices.

Rising food prices, in turn, pushed an additional six percent of the country into poverty in alone. Yemen's industrial sector is centred on crude oil production and petroleum refining, food processing, handicrafts, small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods, aluminum products, commercial ship repair, cement, and natural gas production.

In , Yemen had an industrial production growth rate of 4. The labor force was 7 million workers in The main export commodities are crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish, liquefied natural gas. The main imported commodities are machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, livestock, and chemicals. These products were mainly imported from the EU Taxes and other revenues constituted roughly The public debt was Its inflation rate over the same period based on consumer prices was Beginning in the mids, the Soviet Union and China provided large-scale assistance.

In the south, pre-independence economic activity was overwhelmingly concentrated in the port city of Aden. The seaborne transit trade, which the port relied upon, collapsed with the closure of the Suez Canal and Britain's withdrawal from Aden in Since the conclusion of the war, the government made an agreement with the International Monetary Fund IMF to implement a structural adjustment program. Phase one of the program included major financial and monetary reforms, including floating the currency, reducing the budget deficit, and cutting subsidies.

Phase two addresses structural issues, such as civil service reform. A key challenge is severe water scarcity , especially in the Highlands, prompting The Times to write "Yemen could become first nation to run out of water. Access to water supply sanitation is as low as in some sub-Saharan African countries.

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Yemen is both the poorest country and the most water-scarce country in the Arab world. Third, the capacity of sector institutions to plan, build, operate and maintain infrastructure remains limited. Last but not least the security situation makes it even more difficult to improve or even maintain existing levels of service. For example, in Sana'a, the water table was 30 metres 98 feet below surface in the s but had dropped to meters below surface by The groundwater has not been regulated by Yemen's governments. Even before the revolution, Yemen's water situation had been described as increasingly dire by experts who worried that Yemen would be the first country to run out of water.

A large portion of Yemenis are dependent on small-scale subsistence agriculture. Half of agricultural water in Yemen is used to grow khat , a drug that many Yemenis chew. Due to the Yemeni Civil War , the situation is increasingly dire. Bombing has forced many Yemenis to leave their homes for other areas, and so wells in those areas are under increasing pressure. In , it was 4.

It is the 30th highest in the world. According to Muqaddasi , Persians formed the majority of Aden's population in the 10th century. Yemenite Jews once formed a sizable minority in Yemen with a distinct culture from other Jewish communities in the world. Most of the prominent Indonesians , Malaysians , and Singaporeans of Arab descent are Hadhrami people with origins in southern Yemen in the Hadramawt coastal region.

The Maqil were a collection of Arab Bedouin tribes of Yemeni origin who migrated westwards via Egypt. Several groups of Yemeni Arabs turned south to Mauritania , and by the end of the 17th century, they dominated the entire country. They can also be found throughout Morocco and in Algeria as well as in other North African Countries. Yemen is the only country in the Arabian Peninsula that is signatory to two international accords dating back to and governing the protection of refugees.

Refugees and asylum seekers living in Yemen were predominantly from Somalia , , Iraq 11, , Ethiopia 2, , [] and Syria. The Yemeni diaspora is largely concentrated in neighbouring Saudi Arabia, where between , and 1 million Yemenis reside, [] and the United Kingdom, home to between 70, and 80, Yemenis. Modern Standard Arabic is the official language of Yemen, while Yemeni Arabic is used as the vernacular.

In al Mahrah Governorate in the far east and the island of Socotra , several non-Arabic languages are spoken. Yemen is part of homeland of the South Semitic languages. Mehri is the largest South Semitic language spoken in the nation, with more than 70, speakers. The ethnic group itself is called Mahra. Soqotri is another South Semitic language, with speakers on the island of Socotra isolated from the pressures of Arabic on the Yemeni mainland.

According to the census in Yemen, the number of speakers there was 57, Yemen was also home of the Old South Arabian languages. The Razihi language appears to be the only remaining Old South Arabian language. English is the most important foreign language, being widely taught and spoken mostly in the south, a former British colony. A small Cham -speaking community is found in the capital city of Sana'a, originating from refugees expatriated from Vietnam after the Vietnam War in the s.

Religion in Yemen consists primarily of two principal Islamic religious groups: Shias are primarily Zaydi and also have significant minorities of Ismaili [] and Twelver [] [] Shias. The Sunnis are predominantly in the south and southeast. The Zaidis are predominantly in the north and northwest whilst the Ismailis are in the main centres such as Sana'a and Ma'rib. There are mixed communities in the larger cities.

Estimates of the number of Christians in Yemen range from 25, [] to 41, There are approximately 50 Jews left in Yemen. Yemen is a culturally rich country with influence from many civilizations, such as the early civilization of Sheba. Radio broadcasting in Yemen began in the s when it was still divided into the South by the British and the North by the Imami ruling system.

However, it drew back after , due to destroyed infrastructure resulting from the civil war. Television is the most significant media platform in Yemen. Given the low literacy rate in the country, television is the main source of news for Yemenis. There are six free-to-air channels currently headquartered in Yemen, of which four are state-owned. The Yemeni film industry is in its early stages; only two Yemeni films have been released as of [update].

The history of Yemeni theatre dates back at least a century, to the early s. Both amateur and professional government-sponsored theatre troupes perform in the country's major urban centres. Historically speaking, the southern port city of Aden is the cradle of Yemeni theatre; in recent decades the capital, Sana'a, has hosted numerous theatre festivals, often in conjunction with World Theatre Day. Football is the most popular sport in Yemen. The Yemeni national football team participates internationally.

The country also hosts many football clubs. They compete in the national and international leagues. Yemen's mountains provide many opportunities for outdoor sports, such as biking , rock climbing , trekking , hiking , and other more challenging sports, including mountain climbing.

The coastal areas of Yemen and Socotra island also provide many opportunities for water sports, such as surfing , bodyboarding , sailing , swimming , and scuba diving. Socotra island is home to some of the best surfing destinations in the world. Camel jumping is a traditional sport that is becoming increasingly popular among the Zaraniq tribe on the west coast of Yemen in a desert plain by the Red Sea. Camels are placed side to side and victory goes to the competitor who leaps, from a running start, over the most camels.

The jumpers train year round for competitions. Tribesmen women may not compete tuck their robes around their waists for freedom of movement while running and leaping. Yemen's biggest sports event was hosting the 20th Arabian Gulf Cup in Aden and Abyan in the southern part of the country on 22 November Many thought Yemen was the strongest competitor, but it was defeated in the first three matches of the tournament.

Internationally, Naseem Hamed , a world champion boxer, is the most well known Yemeni athlete. Among Yemen's natural and cultural attractions are four World Heritage sites. Sana'a became a major Islamic centre in the 7th century, and the mosques, 14 hammams traditional bath houses , and more than 6, houses that survive all date from before the 11th century. Close to the Red Sea Coast, the historic town of Zabid , inscribed in , was Yemen's capital from the 13th to the 15th century, and is an archaeological and historical site.

It played an important role for many centuries because of its university, which was a centre of learning for the whole Arab and Islamic world. Algebra is said to have been invented there in the early 9th century by the little-known scholar Al-Jazari. Mentioned by Marco Polo in the 13th century, this remote and isolated archipelago consists of four islands and two rocky islets delineating the southern limit of the Gulf of Aden. The site has a rich biodiversity. It is home to bird species, species of coral, species of coastal fish, and species of crab and lobster, as well as a range of Aloes and the Dragon's Blood Tree Dracaena cinnabari.

The cultural heritage of Socotra includes the unique Soqotri language. Department of State reports that compulsory attendance is not enforced. A seven-year project to improve gender equity and the quality and efficiency of secondary education, focusing on girls in rural areas, was approved by the World Bank in March According to estimates, life expectancy in Yemen is In Yemen had 6.

Health care services are particularly scarce in rural areas. Most childhood deaths are caused by illnesses for which vaccines exist or that are otherwise preventable. Circa Sana'a may be the first capital city in the world to run out of drinking water. In , the child mortality rate for Yemen rose to Yemen has made significant progress since ; as of , the child mortality rate has dropped to With the ongoing epidemic of Cholera ravaging Yemen, the death toll of children rises. As of , more than 20 million Yemeni people are in need of humanitarian assistance, 9 million being children.

Currently every 10 minutes, a child dies from preventable causes. Malnutrition is one of the leading causes of child mortality. As of , about 2 million Yemeni children suffer from acute malnutrition due to the civil war consuming their nation's economy. Geographically, Yemen also consists of the worlds most depleted water sources. According to Unicef, nearly , children are reported suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition leading As of November 21, , an estimated 85, children have died under the age of five due to acute malnutrition throughout the three year long war.

Abuse and the exploitation of children in Yemen has become common practice as the civil war carries on between the Houthi rebels and Yemeni Government Forces. There are a reported 6, children that have been killed or injured from violence as the country's infrastructure collapses. Children are constantly being recruited for war measures and being killed in the cross fire. There have been a reported an upwards of children being recruited for the civil war. Cholera has broken out within Yemen because of it's poor infrastructure. Yemen faces issues in control and provisions of fresh clean water as Yemen does not have the capacity to create infrastructure needed to provide it.

Thus, forcing it's people to obtain water from rivers and lakes that isn't sanitary.

Cholera is prominently found in contaminated drinking water, making the Yemeni people, especially children, the most prone to such a disease. Cholera currently kills an estimated 95, people per year and infects upwards of 2. As of February 21, , there have been a reported 66 people deceased from Diphtheria. Unicef has made a huge effort in fighting the war against the Cholera Epidemic with major efforts of providing vaccines help immunize the Yemeni people.

There have been , of suspected Cholera cases and can be treated. They've launched various campaigns to help combat sicknesses such as whooping cough, pneumonia, tetanus, tuberculosis, diphtheria, and meningitis and continue to send vaccines to the Yemeni people. Humanitarian Organizations have created huge impacts in Yemen by providing Health, Nutrition, and Food provisions for the impacted. The World Health Organization has provided substantial aid to Yemen and continues the efforts in creating a sustainable health system.

In , the World Health Organization created functional health facilities including operating sites within districts including of over mobile health and nutrition teams in another districts throughout Yemen. They've also provided extensive child health nutrition interventions in over districts and have established 26 Cholera Treatment centers.

They are the leading effort in polio immunization treating over 4. They've supplied tons of essential vaccines and medical supplies expected to help upwards of 3 million people in conflict impacted areas. The World Health Organization has provided huge efforts by creating their Humanitarian response plan in Provide health services, response and supervision, and medical supplies to districts; Strengthen health sector efficiency and health information systems; Increase reproductive, maternal, newborn, and adolescent health interventions, including violence against women; Bolster community-based health initiatives and create self-sustaining infrastructure for the health system.

Currently Yemen still stands divided as a nation engulfed in political turmoil and disease. Infrastructure is still yet to be set by the government, resulting in suffering for the people across the nation. We've made significant progress in Yemen however, there are still major problems at hand.

The infant mortality rate is still The Cholera Epidemic still grows strong as the government has failed to sustain clean water filtration systems and infrastructure. Diphtheria is growing into a major issue infecting hundreds of people and in certain cases resulting in death. Although vaccines are being sent to Yemen, majority of the population has yet to get immunization shots because of lack of access or lack of knowledge.

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