CARE: Yemen situation 'absolute shame on humanity'
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Wolfgang Jamann, the secretary-general and CEO of CARE International, gives a press conference in the Yemeni capital Sana’a
International humanitarian agency Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) has voiced alarm at the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, calling the situation a "shame on humanity".
"We are now in the 21st century and the current situation is an absolute shame on humanity," the head of the NGO Wolfgang Jamann told reporters after a five-day visit to the country.
"Sixty percent of the country is food insecure and over half the population is unable to access safe drinking water," he said.
"Many areas in Yemen are just one step away from a famine situation," the body's CEO said, urging the international community to "end the suffering".
He also touched on the massive bloodshed and destruction which has been plaguing the country since Saudi Arabia began bombing the country in 2015.
More than 12,000 people have lost their lives, and much of the country turned into death traps for civilians since the onset of the invasion, meant allegedly to restore Yemen’s former, fugitive president backed by Riyadh. More than 44,500 people are estimated to have been wounded.
The US and the UK have been providing the bulk of the military ordnance used by Saudi Arabia in the war. The UK has licensed 3.3 billion pounds worth of weapons since the beginning of Saudi Arabia's war on Yemen in March 2015.
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