The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Thursday that about two-thirds of the displaced families in Yemen do not have any source of income. “The conflict in Yemen has caused many citizens to flee their homes towards displacement sites in search of safety,” said the UN body on its website. UNICEF noted that the displaced families not only live in poor conditions but also suffer from acute shortages of services to meet their basic needs. “Sixty-four per cent of internally displaced families have no sources of income. As a result, two out of three internally displaced families resort to negative coping mechanisms to survive,” explained UNICEF, citing an assessment by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). “These include skipping … Continue reading Yemen: two-thirds of displaced families have no income, says UNICEF