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Yemen war - why the world is ignoring - When a Thought of War Comes, Oppose It By a Stronger Thought of Peace

Yemen war - why the world is ignoring When a Thought of War Comes, Oppose It By a Stronger Thought of Peace The United Nations declared that Yemen is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world and millions are at risk of starving to death in crisis driven by war.  Yet according to a report from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) just 15 percent of Americans are even aware of the crisis.  Also a recent report from IRC suspected cholera cases have hit one million in Yemen - a country ravaged by war. The United Nations  reckons three-quarters of Yemen’s 28m people need some kind of humanitarian aid. So, why the world is ignoring the war in Yemen - one of the Arab world's poorest countries that has been devastated by a war since 2015  - and poor and innocent Yemenis, as a result, have become the pawns in the regional power-struggle between super powers in the Middle East. Unfortunately, civilians have borne the major brunt of the fighting and more than 8,000 people hav