There is an SOS from the UN about the fate of millions of people in Yemen facing hunger and in need of protection.<br /><br /> The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen has held a media conference to raise the alarm about conditions getting worse in the country after war erupted in 2014. <br /><br /> HC Jamie McGoldrick adresses Yemeni press: +10M people in #Yemen need urgent assistance to protect their safety, dignity & basic rights. pic.twitter.com/yRe0xTAnPt— OCHA Yemen (@OCHAYemen) January 16, 2017<br /> <br /><br /> “There are about 11 million people in this country who need some sort of protection in terms of human rights, to protect their dignity and their safety,” said Jamie McGoldrick. <br /><br /> “And there’s another 2.9 million living in acutely affected areas, who require legal and other types of support. <br /><br /> “Some of them are related to being displaced people, some of it related to gender-based violence.”<br /><br /> The UN says the number of civilians killed in the conflict is now estimated to be more than 10,000, with some 40,000 people injured. <br /><br /> But it says that is only according to figures collated by local hospitals and the actual death toll may be much higher. <br /><br /> About 2 million under-5 children suffer from moderate acute malnutrition, 462k of whom are severely malnourished. #Yemen pic.twitter.com/QO4Tp6gq4e— UNICEF Yemen (@UNICEF_Yemen) January 16, 2017<br /> <br /><br /> Yemen death toll has reached 10,000, UN says https://t.co/nlBq5VkD1i— lily allen (@lilyallen) January 16, 2017<br />
