Yemen on the Brink of Famine Amid an Intractable Conflict

Yemen’s 18-month civil war has killed about 10,000 people, and now it is pushing the country to the brink of famine. More than 21 million Yemenis — 80% of the population — are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, according to the U.N.

Drowned by the noise of the U.S. presidential elections and overshadowed by the conflict in Syria and Iraq, war and hunger have quietly ravaged Yemen.