Aid Agency Warns Millions at Risk Of Famine In Yemen

By Worldview
A displaced boy who fled Saada province, northwest of Sanaa with his family, carries relief supplies to his family during a food distribution by Yemeni volunteers in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015.
A displaced boy who fled Saada province, northwest of Sanaa with his family, carries relief supplies to his family during a food distribution by Yemeni volunteers in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo
A displaced boy who fled Saada province, northwest of Sanaa with his family, carries relief supplies to his family during a food distribution by Yemeni volunteers in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015.
A displaced boy who fled Saada province, northwest of Sanaa with his family, carries relief supplies to his family during a food distribution by Yemeni volunteers in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo

Aid Agency Warns Millions at Risk Of Famine In Yemen

By Worldview
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The war in Yemen has killed thousands and forced more than two million people from their homes. Now, the international aid agency Oxfam says that the ongoing conflict, “compounded by a looming banking crisis” could mean that millions of people are at risk of famine. 

Farms have been destroyed, a shortage of fuel and supplies has led to a decrease in food production and “exorbitant” food prices, the agency reports. We talk about the situation in Yemen with Scott Paul, senior humanitarian policy advisor at Oxfam America.