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Yemen Conflict Drives Severe Malnutrition Among Displaced Children

Yemen Conflict Drives Severe Malnutrition Among Displaced Children

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THE BRIEF
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Seven-week-old twins Raghad and Raad were diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition at al-Sadaqah hospital in Aden after fleeing fighting in the Kahboub mountains.

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The United Nations reported that over 250,000 people have been displaced and 800,000 can no longer receive lifesaving aid following the collapse of an informal ceasefire.

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Houthi advances along the Red Sea coast have completely cut off Yemen's third-largest city, Taiz, leaving civilians at grave risk of food shortages.