The Humanitarian Crisis In Yemen

An elderly man stands among the rubble of the Alsonidar Group’s water pump and pipe factory after it was hit by Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. The Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels and their allies since March 2015.
An elderly man stands among the rubble of the Alsonidar Group's water pump and pipe factory after it was hit by Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. The Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels and their allies since March 2015. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo
An elderly man stands among the rubble of the Alsonidar Group’s water pump and pipe factory after it was hit by Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. The Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels and their allies since March 2015.
An elderly man stands among the rubble of the Alsonidar Group's water pump and pipe factory after it was hit by Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. The Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels and their allies since March 2015. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo

The Humanitarian Crisis In Yemen

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The aid organization Oxfam say that millions of people in Yemen are at risk of starvation. The country’s eighteen-month long war has forced more than three million people from their homes and left millions without access to basic aid.

There are many factions fighting in Yemen but the main fight is between the forces loyal to President Hadi and those allied with the Houthi rebels. Scott Paul, senior humanitarian policy advisor for Oxfam America, has recently returned from Yemen and joins us to talk about the conflict and its impact on the population.