We're Alright..
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This Corona pandemic affects us all, in some way or another. Some people are forced to work from home, some even lost their job, and some may feel agitated by the inability to party in the club.. It's a disaster, I know;) But, we should be glad that we can take proper precautions without endangering our access to basic needs – as in food, and clean water.
Yesterday I read an article published by the United Nations on the dire situation in Yemen.
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Yemen government troops are backed by a Saudi-led coalition, which announced a ceasefire for an initial two-week period. Currently they are in negotiations with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels to reach a consensus over a nation-wide ceasefire to prevent the possible disastrous spread of COVID-19. They have made some progress with the negotiations, but, for now civilian casualties keep rising.. According to the UN's article, casualties have risen every month since January.
Epidemiologists warn that due to the already dire humanitarian situation in Yemen, COVID-19 could spread faster and with deadlier consequences. The war in Yemen has resulted in five years of non-stop fighting, which has ''degraded the health infrastructure, exhausted people's immune systems, and increased acute vulnerabilities.''
Currently, about 80% of the civilian population of Yemen requires some kind of aid to survive. On top of this, due to a lack of funding, 31 of the UN's 41 major aid programmes will shut down in the coming weeks..
The World Food Program, the food assistance branch of the UN, has been forced to cut its aid by 50% because it simply does not have enough funds. Families will now only receive aid once every two months, instead of monthly.
You might've noticed that the United States has halted funding to the WHO (World Health Organisation), which is a part of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Group.
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The United States was the biggest single donor to the WHO. Contributing roughly 15% of the WHO's annual budget (please, somebody shoot the Donald).
This week the first official case of COVID-19 was reported in Yemen.. However, Yemen's inability to do proper testing could mean that it isn't just this one case.
It's deadly, it sure is. But, if you're lucky enough to be healthy, can take proper precautions without endangering your access to basic needs, then I would say you're fine. Take a moment to imagine how life in Yemen is right now. You're already as fucked as a human can be, and then there is this deadly pandemic looking around the corner.. Oh, and, desperately needed foreign aid is deteriorating.