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Posts Tagged: Yemen
June 11, 2021
Hear from people displaced by the war in Yemen. Their families have benefited from different livelihood improvement initiatives implemented by Generations Without Qat, with the support of the Presbyterian Hunger Program and One Great Hour of Sharing funding. 7 minutes. The work of the Presbyterian Hunger Program is possible thanks to your gifts to One Great… Read more »
January 20, 2021
By Eileen Schuhmann | Presbyterian Hunger Program Just yesterday, on the Trump administrations way out, a new policy went into effect designating the Yemen Houthis as a “foreign terrorist organization.” The global community is concerned that this labeling of the Houthis as terrorists could lead to catastrophic famine in the country. For nearly 6 years,… Read more »
December 4, 2020
Conflict escalation puts millions at risk of starvation By Mesk Alabsi | Generations without Qat, Yemen Yemen is experiencing the largest humanitarian crisis in the world and every day the situation grows worse. After nearly 6 years of war between the Houthis and a Saudi-backed military coalition, about 20 million people are suffering from food… Read more »
August 9, 2019
The Presbyterian Hunger Program is prioritizing work on famine and extreme hunger By Eileen Schuhmann | Presbyterian Hunger Program The Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) is working to support grassroots organizations in Somalia, Yemen, South Sudan and Nigeria in their efforts to provide emergency food relief and rebuild livelihoods in communities faced with extreme hunger and… Read more »
November 2, 2018
8.4 Million are at risk of starvation in Yemen By Eileen Schuhmann | Presbyterian Hunger Program It’s been weeks since the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered in the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Turkey. There has been so much attention, and rightly so, on the details of his suspected murder given that he was… Read more »
June 12, 2018
Twenty Million on Brink of Famine By Eileen Schuhmann | Presbyterian Hunger Program We tend to associate famine with weather-related food supply issues. However, conflict is the primary driver of “persistent severe hunger” (IFPRI). On May 24, 2018, the UN Security Council recognized for the first time that armed conflict and violence are closely linked to… Read more »