US aid cuts push Yemeni children into begging
Thursday, 24 April 2025، 09:45 AM
In a makeshift camp located in Yemen's mountainous Taiz province, Ahmed Ghalib, in his 60s, lives with his wife and four children. He fled his home in 2018, leaving everything behind, and has since depended on humanitarian aid for basic services. He added that those who felt ashamed went to beg in far away markets to avoid being recognised by neighbours and relatives. According to the United Nations, 19.5 million Yemenis – more than half the population – including 4.5 million displaced people, are in need of humanitarian aid (Read more at Middle East Eye).