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Time ‘running out’ to reach Yemen’s Taiz amid deepening crisis, UN says
Al Jazeera • • general
Key Points:
- Yemen’s city of Taiz faces a severe humanitarian crisis after nearly three weeks of a Houthi siege that has blocked supplies, leaving over 800,000 people cut off from aid, including 200,000 women and children.
- The siege has caused critical shortages of fuel, food, cooking gas, water, oxygen, and medical supplies, with hospitals and community kitchens struggling to operate amid escalating fighting.
- Recent clashes have intensified in Taiz province, with government forces claiming significant Houthi losses, though these figures remain unverified; meanwhile, malnutrition affects tens of thousands of children in the area.
- The UN and humanitarian agencies are urgently seeking access to the city, while the European Commission has pledged an additional €22.5 million in aid to address the worsening crisis.
- The conflict in Yemen, ongoing since 2014, escalated after the collapse of a 2022 truce and a Houthi blockade on Saudi ports, resulting in nearly 260,000 displaced people and over 1,500 deaths since August.
