"Historically, Yemen has been one of the poorest Arab nations -- if not the poorest -- with (poverty) and corruption, poor governance and poor
infrastructure. The war has simply made it much worse," said Auke
Lootsma Men's Nike Air Force 1 Low White For Sale , UN Development Program (UNDP) Country Director, while briefing journalists in New York via teleconference from
the Yemeni capital of Sanaa.
He compared the situation in the country to a bus "racing towards the edge of a cliff."
Instead of hitting the brakes and turning around, "the one controlling the direction of the bus keeps going and pushes the accelerator, all but certain to
crash," Lootsma warned.
He stressed that the Yemeni people are enduring incredible hardship, with 70 percent of the population -- some 20 million people -- in need of humanitarian
assistance. Additionally nike air force 1 flyknit mens low , some 400,000 cases of cholera recorded in the past few months have resulted in 1,900 deaths.
Due to the scope of the crisis combined with a lack of funding and access, humanitarians "are asked to cover gaps that are well beyond" their mandates and
capacities, he said.
The country is on the brink of famine, with 60 percent of the population not knowing where its next meal is coming from nike air force 1 flyknit low , according to the UN official.
"The current food security crisis is a man-made disaster not only resulting from decades of poverty and under-investment, but also as a war tactic through
economic strangulation," he noted.
Pointing out that Yemen imported 90 percent of its food even before the crisis, he painted a picture of the difficulty in bringing food into the country
now, as "it is actually financially out of reach for many of the poor families
at this point in time."
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Almost half of the health facilities are no longer functioning because they are partly or completely damaged.
What makes the situation worse is that "doctors and nurses are not coming to work because they have not been paid and looking for income elsewhere."
With almost 1.2 million civil servants having not been paid since September 2016, many businesses have collapsed.
The conflict continues unabated as remaining infrastructure continues to be shattered -- garbage is piling up and water treatment facilities are marginally
functioning, creating ideal conditions for diseases -- and civilian casualties
continue to mount, rendering Yemen as the world's largest cholera crisis,
according to Lootsma.
With its population set to double by 2050, pressing development challenges -- including changing climate nike air force 1 womens low , negative production and malnutrition -- will have a great impact on Yemen's future.
Lootsma called on the international community to redouble their efforts, warning that time is running out to find the brakes to stop the bus before it
goes off the cliff.
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BOGOTA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's former prosecutor general is in Colombia after fleeing across the border with her husband and two of her
colleagues, Colombia confirmed on Saturday.
Luis Ortega Diaz was under investigation for fueling violent anti-government protests.
"She is in Colombia," Colombian Interior Minister Guillermo Rivera said, adding that he did not know whether she had applied for political asylum.
Efrain Antonio Torres nike air force 1 07 low , president of the Colombian Congress' Foreign Relations Committee, called on the government to protect Ortega.
"Give her every protection and political asylum so that she can tell the world all the evidence she has against (Venezuelan President Nicolas) Maduro in
the (Brazilian construction giant) Odebrecht case," said Torres.
Odebrecht is embroiled in an international corruption scandal involving its systematic bribery of Latin American officials in exchange for lucrative public
works contracts.
Ortega's departure comes after the release of a taped recording in Mexico, in which she accuses Maduro of involvement in the scandal.
Ortega, a ruling party member who fell out with Maduro and his administration, turned into one of its most vocal critics. She reportedly fled
in a speedboat nike air force 1 premium low , going from Paraguana Peninsula to the island of Aruba, where she then got on a private plane to Bogota.
According to a statement from Colombia's immigration service, Ortega landed on Friday afternoon "aboard a private flight ... and went through the
corresponding immigration process with Colombian authorities."
On Wednesday, Venezuelan officials searched her home, after her husband was accused of running an extortion ring.
Colombia has served as a haven for Venezuelans who oppose their country's ruling socialist party and President Maduro, and Colombia's
government nike air force 1 grey low , along with its close ally the United States, backs the right-wing opposition struggling to take back power.
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