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Yemen: Aid Officials in “Race Against Time” to Prevent Famine

HeadlineMar 14, 2017

In Yemen, aid officials said Monday they’re in a race against time to prevent a famine brought on by a U.S.-backed, Saudi-led war and blockade. The executive director of the World Food Programme said her agency had just three months’ worth of food stored and that officials were only able to provide hungry Yemenis with about a third of the rations they need.

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